polsonm87 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hi, I am looking to create a signature/watermark so that i can add to all my photos, basically just my name to b added at the bottom corner of the photo. How do i make a signature so it can be saved then added to each individual photo when needed? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountnman Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 i am assuming you want this to be a fairly simple line drawing or text water mark--- open a new canvas, bucket fill base layer any color but black(just so you can see better), add a layer, add your text/line drawing in black(work with fairly thick lines, you resize later), use the magic wand while pressing shift to select the area outside of you watermark(this uses the global select and selects all of the pixels that are not your water mark), add a new layer, use the bevel selection tool- set both sliders to white(path is effects/selection/bevel selection), delete the layer with your black watermark, this should leave a whitish watermark, adjust the opacity of the beveled layer in the layers window(just double click that layer) when you get it to the opacity you want, delete the base layer, resize your image(image tab> resize) then save as a PNG image-- when you want to add it to a picture, open both the picture and the water mark-on the watermark hit ctrl/a(select all) then ctrl/c (copy) then ctrl/d (deselect) then go to your picture, add a layer hit ctrl/v (paste) the watermark will be pasted usually in the upper right corner, use the move selected pixel tool to move/resize, merge layer down, and your done plugin pack needed for bevel can be founds here -> http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/8318-boltbaits-plugin-pack-updated-july-15-2010/ Quote SARCASM- Just one of the many services I offer free to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 If you don't have a tablet to save your actual signature with, you could use any font you like for your signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Try this simple technique: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/19817-water-mark-programme/page__view__findpost__p__334009 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsonm87 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 mountnman - thanks for the help, but am only with you up "delete the layer with your black watermark" am not fully sure what am meant to be deleting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountnman Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 at that point you would have three layers- a base layer in whatever colour, a text layer with what you choose as a signiture in black, and a beveled layer that has a white bevel in the shape you your sig.. it would be the text layer you delete there.. i did miss a step in there-- to invert your selection, this would be before you created the bevel layer EER's sugestion might be better for you , hes usualy much more on point than me Quote SARCASM- Just one of the many services I offer free to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Perhaps start with the simple technique I linked to. Once you have learned that, you can expand to try more complex overlays - like the one mountnman gave, or other cool bevelling and shading effects. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsonm87 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks for th help i have sussed out both techniqus now. Complete newbie to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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