How to Add Watermark in an Image in Photoshop

Watermark is very salient when it comes to copyrighting an image. No matter whether you design an image or capture a photograph, you can use a watermark to claim ownership of the image. If certain images contain watermarks, no one can deploy them legally somewhere else.

But how to add watermarks to images? This is exactly what you would learn in this tutorial. We would walk you through 2 different methods of adding a watermark to an image. And the good thing is that both these methods you will find easy-peasy.

So, let’s dive in….

Learn: How to Add Watermark in Photoshop

At first, we will show you how to add a watermark in Photoshop using a logo image. Let’s check it out-

Step 1- Open your Image:

First up, open an image in Photoshop in which you want to add watermark.

Step 2- Place your Logo on the Image:

Now, drag and drop the logo that you have on the image that you opened. You can also open the image from the menu bar.

Step 3- Apply Color Overlay to your Logo:

If you find the logo color mismatching, you can tweak the color using the “Color Overlay” option. All you have to do is double-click the logo layer in the Layer panel. After that, tick the “Color Overlay” option. Also, don’t forget to unlock the background layer.

Step 4- Adjust the Opacity and Set the Logo Color:

Once you are done with applying the color overlay, it’s time to adjust the opacity to the right percentage using the slider on the window. Then, pick your desired color from the color palette and hit the “OK” button.

Step 5- Set the Position of the Logo:

Now, it’s time to position as well as resize the logo as per your needs. Use Move tool for positioning the logo and Transform tool for resizing the logo. You can use V and Ctrl+T for former and latter actions as shortcuts.

Step 6- Adjust the Opacity on the Blending Options:

Next, double-click the logo layer again and select the Blending Options. This time, adjust the opacity from the Blending Options. Once you are satisfied with the transparency of the logo, hit the “Ok” button.

Step 7- Final Output of the Watermark:

With that, the watermark will show up on the image as positioned before. And that’s the final output!

Adding a Watermark Using Text

Now, we will take a look how to add a watermark using text. Let’s get started…

Step 1- Open the Image again and Type your Logo Text:

Go ahead and open the same image that you used for the 1^st method. However, you can select any other image too. Now, type a logo text on the image using the Type tool. Press T to type on the image.

Step 2- Resize your Logo Text:

If the logo text appears tiny and small, resize it using the Transform tool. You can scale up the text holding the Shift key.

Step 3- Adjust the Color:

Now, apply the color overlay, adjust the opacity to the right percentage using the slider on the window. Then, choose your preferred color from the color palette and hit the “OK” button. You can also rotate the logo text to a particular angle using the Transform tool.

Step 4- Set the Opacity from the Blending Options:

After that, double-click the logo layer and select Blending Options. Here, adjust the opacity from the Blending Options. Once you are pleased with the opacity of the logo, hit the “Ok” button.

Step 5- Final Output of the Text Watermark:

And here is the final output of the text watermark. The text watermark is visible on the image.

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That’s it! We have showcased you 2 different methods of adding watermark to images. Hopefully, you found both the methods super easy. Now, you can easily add a watermark to your image, right?