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Making Your Own Watermark with Photoshop

Disclaimer:

None of the given Photoshop Tutorials are written by me. They are all taken from various sources on the Internet and I compiled some of them for you. Hope you understand. More are in the line.

Step 1:

Open a 300x300 transparent layer in Photoshop.

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Step 2:

Type/insert your text, nick or logo to use as your watermark.
The font I have used is Scriptin.

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Step 3:

Go to File > define pattern. Save your pattern as any name you wish.

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Your custom watermark is already made! The Upcoming steps are just about how to use it with your projects.

Step 4:

Open a random file, or you can use the file I have used .
The file is copyright protected, so no using it elsewhere =).

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After choosing our file, we will insert our pattern which we just made.
Illustration is shown below.

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Step 5:

Click on 'Pattern' and apply your pattern . You will have to choose your pattern from the different patterns there. The one you have created will probably be the last one listed.

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Step 6:

Reduce the opacity to make it look milder/smoother. It's up to you as to how much you would like to reduce the opacity as it depends on your personal taste. I have reduced it to 22%.

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The finished file:

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Thanks for viewing this tutorial .
Stay tuned for more innovative tutorials in the future =) .
Cheers!

Filed under: Photoshop Photoshop CS3 Photoshop Tutorials
 

Retouching skin

 There's a facinating discussion about the right and wrong way to retouch skin going on over on the Tutorial Blog. If you've ever grappled with this in Photoshop you might pick up a tip or two from reading the tutorial and the comments.As ever, it enforces the fact that there are several ways to approach almost every photo restoration and retouching task in Photoshop. It's no wonder confusion develops!
"The broader questions are: when retouching skin, should you eliminate blemishes with the clone stamp tool, and should you blur out all detail in the pores. The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT on both counts. It’s bad advice; following it will limit your Photoshop proficiency rather than developing it.For skin and many other surfaces, the clone stamp tool has been almost completely superseded by the Patch tool and the Healing Brush tool. These tools are easier to use, faster, and give better results. Yes, you can simulate their effects with careful, laborious use fo the clone stamp, but you are better off just using the right tool.As others have noted, skin has pores. You can’t just turn them into mush and expect to get a believable image back. The target appearance is not a featureless, blurry surface but the appearance of fine, shallow, barely-noticeable pores. "
Filed under: Photo Restoration Photo retouching Photoshop
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