Create a Signature Brush
Quickly create a custom signature (or text) brush that you can use as a watermark over and over again for your photos.
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THOMAS
April 13, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Done the hard way.
Johnny
April 22, 2011 at 1:29 pm
How so Thomas?
Donna
April 13, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Thank you. This looks like an easy way to create a signature watermark.
Thomas
April 13, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Great tip
Clay
April 19, 2011 at 3:45 pm
This is the first tutorial I watched since I subscribed a few minutes back. Worth the price of admission already! Can’t wait to take advantage of ALL the great information here.
Jimi
April 21, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Very nicely done. This tutorial really shows how easy it is to create a great signature brush.
Thanks!
Alex
April 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Please Help. Everything went great until I got to Edit > Define Brush From Selection. I have Elements 8 and when I went to Edit > I got Define Brush No “From Selection”. The Define Brush was also not hilighted. Please advise. Thanks Alex
J. Daniel
May 3, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Happened to me too. But I think it had something to do with missing the “select all” step for when I started over I was able to get the ‘define brush from selection’ to appear. However, see my comment below for a description of the problem that I encountered when trying to apply the signature to a photo.
Ron
April 25, 2011 at 8:59 pm
I created my sig using – New Image – Type tool. It turned out way to small. What size would I use for the new image?
Joseph
April 29, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Great tips to increasing your work flow.
Audrey
April 29, 2011 at 4:40 pm
I tried to download the cheat sheet and only got a blank black screen
Shirley
May 1, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Thanks!!! I just starting to expirment with brushes and this will be a good one to have.
J. Daniel
May 3, 2011 at 7:56 pm
I used the second option to create a copyright watermark. However, when I select the signature brush that I created (Elements 8 in Mac) the copyright symbol and my name immediately appear (not the brush icon) and I can place it where ever I choose. However, to resize and possibly move the copyright, when I go to: image>transform>free transform the whole image is captured and not the water mark. What step am I missing??
Jim
May 18, 2011 at 7:05 pm
First, make sure the layer with the signature is selected. Next, choose the Move tool. The signature should be selected since it’s the only thing on that layer. You can change the size by grabbing one of the corners, or you can rotate it by choosing Image -> Transform -> Free Transform, and grab the handle down at the bottom (middle).
J. Daniel
May 3, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Oh, forgot to ask. How does one remove custom made brushes??
Jim
May 18, 2011 at 6:56 pm
When you scroll to the bottom of your brush list, right click on the brush you want to remove. You’ll have two choices: Rename Brush and Delete Brush.
Jim
May 18, 2011 at 7:10 pm
I forgot to mention I am using version 9.
Jim
May 18, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I’m a new member and had a need for this subject as I’m trying to put a few images online. It works great although I had to watch the video a couple of times. I missed a few steps while trying from memory. Well done, and thank you!
Wayne
July 7, 2011 at 10:04 am
I found this signature brush video a while back. I have tried several times to do this but every time
the define brush tool will not highlight itself. I would to know if anybody else has tried this and did it work. Is this a tool that works only on certain element programs, I have elements 9. If someone
could shed some light on this and put me in right direction to make this work I would appreciate
any help on this item.
Thank You Wayne Stabnaw
francis
July 8, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Followed tutorial. Didn’t work. These should be tested before being posted.
Christie
August 6, 2011 at 9:44 pm
HELP… I followed all of the steps, all was good, But when I get my signature where I want it, I click once, It won’t stay, it follows my mouse, like it actually becomes my “arrow”, and will not stay in the photo? I click, double click,, nothing?
Did I miss a step? I tried all brushes, stars, leaf, they all do it. They will not stay on the photo?? Im using elements 9 , is there something Im missing, Can anyone help please.
John
September 24, 2011 at 7:02 pm
For those who never figured out why the create brush is ghosted, it is because your image is too wide. You need to have it be 2500 pixels or less in width.
Freddie
December 21, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Tried this several times in Elements 9 and still can’t save the brush …followed it play by play but still no luck
Freddie
December 21, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Ok after posting I got to read John’s comments and after the setting under 2500 px it worked fine
Staci
January 20, 2012 at 8:02 am
Incredible help. I tried to watermark some pictures a few months ago and spent over an hour in frustraion without success. I even tried following a tutorial I found online. This took me about 3 minutes. Thank You!
David
March 11, 2012 at 11:48 am
How can you take this signature brush and apply to many jpeg’s? Batch process?