Creating Copy Proctection on an Image

Hi everyone
Thought I would add another posting in this forum to keep things going.
This is a simple method of putting visual protection across your image, like your name and the copyright symbol. Visual protection is good if you are sending out a CD-ROM of your images to potential buyers, or applying for a gallery exhibit. You may already have a program or method of doing it. If not, this works in all Photoshops.

1 – Make sure that white is the color in the foreground box (in some cases you may want to use black or a different color).

2 – Select the Type tool from the toolbox, place it somewhere on the center of your image and click. This will bring up the Type dialogue box.

3 – For font, choose Ariel or Roman regular. For size, I find 60 point good for an 8x10 image, but you can adjust this according to your needs.

4 – Click the courser on the white box and type in you name. Then make three spaces after it with the space bar. The words show up on your image as you type.

5 – Change the font size to half the size you used to type your name, in the above example that would be 30.

6 – Go back to the type box and place the curser line where it was after making the third space. (if you place it before it, it will change the type size back to 60). Type a small “c” and then click the OK on the type box.

8 – Your typed words are now a layer and can be moved with the “move tool”. Place it on you image where you would like it.

9 – Go to “opacity” in the layers box and fade the words to blend into background of the image but can still be seen. 50% is a good place to start.

10 – Go back to the type tool and click on the image somewhere near your words.

11 – Set the font size to what you used to type your name. Click on the white box and type a capital “O”. Then click OK on the box.

12 – The “O” is now another layer. Center it over the “c” with the move tool, and adjust its opacity to match the rest.

13 – Flatten the image in the layers box and save.