some photoshop help and ideas please :) - UPDATE post #5

**shutterbug0303** · 01-19-2010, 12:23 AM

I think it might finally be time for me to start pbing! I'm nervous and excited about the prospect but want to grow and meet my goal/resolution for the year...which would be to book 2 "clients" a month by the end of the year!

So to start, I want to revamp my image/logo and get a website and blog going for people to come to and see my growth. My original watermark is below in my signature but I think that it doesn't "say" the right thing about my work. It is fancy and foo-foo (lol) but I really am working and growing towards being more contemporary. Here is what I came up with....what do you think?

Now, if this is the logo that I would choose to go with, I would love to use it as my watermark with the colors. The only problem is, I can't figure out for the life of me how to make a brush with colors or use the pattern tool! If anyone has an idea how to do this and can take a moment to share, I would much appreciate it!!

I've searched google for hours on end and just can't find anything!

Thanks so much everyone!!

jendodd · 01-19-2010, 01:18 AM

I love it! I'll be watching this thread, because that's what I've been meaning to do for a LONG time!

**AmberBella** · 01-19-2010, 03:19 AM

You can't use it as a brush, you have to save it as a tiff...or something....with a transpant background. I sort of know how to do it, but sadly don't have time right now to say more than.

It's not a brush...you have to make a seperate file and then copy and paste that image to each picture you want to watermark. Most people make an action that does all that for them.

**shutterbug0303** · 01-19-2010, 09:51 AM

aahhh...now that makes sense! I knew that brushes were only gray-tones, but wasn't sure if the pattern brush would work...

But - I can save as a tiff or gif with a transparent background and paste into my photos! DUH! I had it saved as a jpg and when I pasted it brought the white in with it....so I tried the background eraser tool, but that took forever! I'll give this a shot and see how it goes! Thanks Amber!!! I needed that memory jog!

**shutterbug0303** · 01-20-2010, 01:42 PM

Thanks again Amber for the brain jog! Your suggestion worked perfectly....

But I just don't know if I like it in color! lol I see others in color and love it, but I just don't know if it works for me. Here are some examples. But before I post that, I'll give a quick run-down of what I did for anyone that wants to give it a go.

Open a new document in PS. Make sure you change the background to transparent and choose a size (I used 800x500 px). Then, create your logo. Finally, save as a TIFF. Remember to preserve transparency and remove layers and save as a copy when the options window pops up during the save. To apply to a photo, open your photo that you want to include the watermark on. Switch windows back to your watermark and ctrl-A or cmd-A (mac) to select all. The ctrl-C or cmd-C to copy your watermark. Switch back to your image and create a new layer. Then ctrl-V or cmd-V to paste your watermark on your photo. To adjust size, use ctrl-T to transform the size. Remember to hold down the shift key while adjusting to maintain ratio. Use your arrow tool to move your watermark into place. TA-DA!! Hope that helps someone looking to do the same thing I was!

New logo with color:

New logo as a brush:

Old logo as a brush:

Which one would you choose??

**La123** · 01-20-2010, 04:53 PM

I love colored watermarks too. I think it looks good. Have you tried it out on other photos? You can always just use it in color sometimes? Good luck with PBing!