How to Make Your Signature Your Watermark Using Photoshop

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw your signature on a white paper with a dark marker.

   Make sure you use a light surface (preferably white) and a dark marker.
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   Step 2: Put your camera to "scene" or "text" mode

   Use a good camera with a great resolution, it will help you later. ,,,, At the end of this step you should have a major distinction between the background and the signature.
   
   This is why we kept it black and white. ,, If you haven't done the levels correctly, this step will not work well.
   
   Go back and set the levels again. ,,,
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   Step 3: whichever is suitable for clearer pictures.

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   Step 4: Take a picture of the signature using your camera and transfer it to your PC.

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   Step 5: Open your signature-picture in any version of Adobe Photoshop.

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   Step 6: Press Ctrl+L (windows) or just go to Image>Adjustment>Levels

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   Step 7: Increase the shadows so much that the ink of your signature becomes almost flaw-less and increase the highlights to a level so that the background becomes completely one color.

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   Step 8: Click and hold the eraser button and select "Magic Eraser".

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   Step 9: Erase the background with just a click.

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    Step 10: If you want to write anything with your signature

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    Step 11: use the text option.

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    Step 12: Save it as a .PNG file and you'll be able to use it as you watermark later.

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    Step 13: Open your png file and copy it over your desired picture!

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