For information about which fonts, programs, etc I used to construct my pages and my headers, click here.
For this tutorial you will need:
Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. I've done this tutorial in PS CS3 and PSE 5, I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.
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I am assuming you know the basics of Photoshop/Photoshop Elements and where the tools can be located.
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This is an extremely easy tutorial and can be done by beginners.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           



Here's what your watermark will look like in use
1. open new canvas, transparent, 200 X 50
2. Go to text tool , pick a fat font, I used ATNadianne-Bold, 9 pts, color white, type the name you want to use, use the move tool to center it. It will be hard to see but if you look closely, you will see it.
Go to Layer>Layer Style>Drop Shadow and apply these settings.
Blend mode: Multiply, Black
Opacity 100%
Angle 120, Use global light checked
Distance 3 px
Spread 12%
Size: 3 px
Contour: first thumbnail
Anti-aliased unchecked
Noise 0%
Layer knocks out drop shadow checked
Do not merge.
3. File>Save for Web, this will save it as a transparent gif.
Or save as a psd file, you can open it and drop it on any tag or graphics you're working on.
Now you can use it whenever you want to watermark.
When you need it, just open the gif or psd file, Select>All, Edit>Copy, paste onto item you want to watermark, it will apply as a new layer, now just play with the blend mode (where it says Screen in the screen shot) in your layer palette to find the best blend mode, normal is usually ok and so is difference, sometimes overlay or soft light is needed, all depending on the graphic.
l hope you had fun!
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This tutorial was written March 29, 2004
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These tutorials are all my own creations.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site,
but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group.
You may also save it to your hard drive (go to File>Save As, and save as an mht file-
this will save the pictures with the page in one single file and will open in a browser)
or print it out for your own personal use
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Webpage Design Information
 This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away and her site is gone.
 The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Making a Watermark" tutorial header is Wavy.
 Click on the font names to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.