Multi color watermark brush

[DW Carter]

I looked. I really did; however, I could not find where my question has been addressed.

I would like to make a copyright/watermark that is comprised of 2 colors. If I use the Brush, it appears that feature only allows a watermark of 1 color. Of course, I can choose the color, but I need a watermark of more than 1 color.

Is this possible?

If not, what are my alternatives?

Perhaps a layer? If true, will it be possible to size it appropriately for the image it will be on?

Thanks!

[Jeff Perry]

DW,
Here is the way you can do it.

Open a blank file, generally larger than the largest size that you normally deal with e.g., if you use 13X19, etc.

In the upper left hand corner, add your copy right symbol and name, color and enhance the way you want it. It is important to make it very small, since you will generally be up-sizing later…

If you use the Copyright symbol in the cookie cutter tool, you will end up making the background transparent (which is what you want). If you have used a different technique to gdraw your watermark, and the background is not transparent when you are done, select the white background with the Magic Wand Tool and hit delete.

When you have your little colored Copyright watermark in the upper left hand corner with a transparent background, hit CTRL A to Select All. (The entire page needs to be selected)

Go to Edit>Define Pattern From Selection… and give it a name.

All done!

To use your new watermark...

Open an image

Select the Paint Bucket Tool (K)

Click the Pattern check-box in the Options Bar at the top and Select your Copyright pattern (it will be the last one and will look like a checkerboard)

Create a new blank layer on top of your image

With that new blank layer active, Click once on your image (doesn’t matter where you click).


Depending on your original size document you created, you should only get one Watermark. If you started with a smaller blank when you created it, then what you are applying it to, you will likely see more than one water mark, in which case you can user the eraser to touch it up.

The key to getting a single watermark is to start with a small watermark in the upper left corner on a very large blank canvas.

Once the watermark is on the blank layer you can move it (V) or resize it, adjust opacity, etc.

If you want multiple marks, hit it once with the paint bucket, move it down, hit it again, etc…

A twist to this technique would be to start with different sized blank images, e.g., 4X6, 5X7, 8X10, etc., and create individual watermarks with the watermark properly sized and placed on the blank canvas where you want it to appear, e.g., dead center. You can always move it later, anyway. Name each one a different name. Use the Paint Bucket Tool to drop a watermark on your image, exactly where it was when you generated the indivdual pattern

As an alternative approach, you could always create the water mark as a separate PNG file and open it and add it to each image, but then you have to keep track of where you saved it, etc. The Pattern is always with you.

Hope you find this useful

Jeff

[emkayess65]

Hi, don't know if this is what you are after.
But here is my multicolor ©.
A blank file white background. Cookie cutter shape under symbols.
Draw it out on your background.
It will delete the white and leave the shape.
I put a bevel on it.
New layer, add a gradient.
Clip the layers together.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1lv2qLdh5vo7kF86BT30RHGBODs3K1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lv2qLdh5vo7kF86BT30RHGBODs3K1)

hth

mks

[ljameso1]

and if you want to make a brush, go ahead. Stamp it on a new layer and control+click on the layer thumbnail to select the watermark; then can apply different gradients as would like. Won't matter what the original color is. Can even make your own gradients to use.

[Wendy]

Another way is to use your brush on a new layer then create another new layer above that.

Clip the two together
Select any colour you like and paint on the new layer
Change colour and paint a little more
Just carry on doing that until you like the effect :)

Wendy

[DW Carter]

All

Thank you for taking time to respond! Looks like there is more than one way to skin the cat.

When I get back to my 'pooter, I'll begin playing around.

I probably was not completely clear about what I'm looking for. Say my water mark will be:

[copyright symbol] XYZ Images, where

XYZ is one color and Images is a different color.

I'd love to have a 1 or 2 click operation that would put this on my picture and I'd also have the ability to size it and place it appropriately.

Thanks again! :)

[ljameso1]

In that case making a brush will probably be best. To get your different colors try typing 1st word 1 color and commit, then change color and apply type tool with 2nd word(will now have 2 type layers). If necessary, use move tools to align them, then merge the 2 layers. Follow the making brush directions from there.