Digital DIY Wednesday How to Create a Watermark Using GIMP

Happy Digital DIY Wednesday!
Today I have a video tutorial on how to create your own watermark using GIMP.  Recently there has been quite a buzz about copyright, and photographs on the internet, especially with regards to Pinterest and now Etsy.  I have had at least two friends of mine who have had their photographs stolen, and then reused as their own to sell similar Etsy items, which is not only dishonest and disgraceful, but also illegal, oh and I'd like to add unoriginal to the mix as well.
So, adding a watermark to your photographs that you will be sharing on the internet is a great way to protect yourself and your photographs!Here are two samples of watermarks:

Below the video I'm providing a written step by step as well. If the video appears too small within the blog screen, you can view it on You Tube HERE

Step By Step Instructions
1) Open the File you want to use as your watermark
2) Save a Copy of that file as a .gbr file and make sure you save this copy within the Gimp Brushes Folder (If you're not sure where the GIMP folder is, do a search for it using the "Search Programs and Files" on your Windows start bar
3) Open the file that you want to use the watermark on
4) Select the BRUSH tool and select the brush type. If you don't see the brush file you just created, hit the refresh arrows in the bottom left of the toolbox window
5) Once selected adjust the SCALE and OPACITY to where you want it and then click the brush onto where you want it to appear
*If you mess up and don't like where you put the watermark, or want to further adjust the size or opacity you can just hit CTRL and then Z to undo it. Once you click the brush onto the picture you cannot edit it so simply undo it and and adjust, and then redo the brush

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DIY Wednesday: How To Create a Custom Watermark Using GIMP

I'm sure you have all seen photographs with Watermarks on them. Watermarks are super important so that no one else can take your photos and claim them as your own. They're also just a good way to identify yourself with your work so people know where the photograph, including the project, tutorial and/or creation within the photograph, originated.

So how do you do it?

Today's video shows how to do this using GIMP. I do believe the process would be similar when using Photoshop. Hope this is helpful!  

Below the video I also typed out some basic instructions as well.  You can then use the video to clarify!

P.S.Please ignore the end of the video...epic ending failure. 

Oh, and to see it larger, you can view it straight from YouTube.

1.  Open New File
2.  Select TEXT tool and type out your text
3.  Size and position your text to desired position
4.  Add image if desired
5.  Make image transparent (SEE TUTORIAL HERE)
6.  Save new image as a GBR file (pay attention to where you are saving it)
7.  Find newly created GBR file and move it to the GIMP BRUSHES folder (Search for GIMP using your search bar, brushes folder is within.  I like to drag and drop, but you can cut and paste as well
8.  To place the watermark, open a photograph in GIMP, select BRUSH TOOL, find the watermark in your Brush Bank (hit little arrows refresh button on bottom right corner if you don't see it right away)
9.  Hover brush over photograph and click!

Par-tay!
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