How To Make Your Own Photography Logo and Watermark

[@brandonkapana2453]

Matt's editing tips + Mark Galer's wealth of Sony knowledge = Photographer gold mine

[@shadowfoxsports]

I met Matt in January 2008 at a PS seminar in Cincinnati - my very first foray into the world of PS. And as a result of this seminar, I have become an admitted Photoshop-aholic. Thank you Matt for that eye-opening seminar; for everything you've taught us and for everything you will continue to educate us on in the world on LR and PS.

[@MattKloskowski]

Thanks so much!

[@barbarianatgate2000]

I love the fact that you suggest doing this as a brush. I used another tutorial that suggested creating it in Illustrator, but for some reason I was still finding edges that weren't smooth even when scaling it down. This produces beautiful results! Thank you.

[@cindydecker57]

Absolutely the most valuable and easy to use "how to" for logos I have seen! Thanks so much Matt for all you do for the community.

[@erinjacobphotography]

Matt, thank you so much for this 'in plain English' tutorial! I found this 4 years ago and had to go searching through my youtube history to find you again (I changed operating systems and consequently lost all my presets I'd previously made).

[@rhsmoe]

I can't believe ho easy this was. I love that because it is a brush I can easily change the color to suit every photo. You are amazing at clearly explaining things. Thank you.

[@beast5099]

Wow the way you explain things smoothly helps so much. A lot of ppl speed through or dont have voice overs just more pointing. Thanks

[@Shannon-C3PO]

You are my favorite teacher by far. Thank you so much!

[@alanm.6096]

It's so nice to have the capability to do customization...and escape the basic watermark that Lightroom's export function offers.

[@fototyz]

That’s one of the best tutorials I’ve come across..... most are usually a huge ego trip for the over excited presenter, but here Matt has given a highly informative solution to a useful topic..... I’ve saved this.... unlike most tutorials which I consign to the rubbish bin! 👍👍👍

[@drew_bryden]

Thanks for the quick and informative tutorial! One tip that might be helpful to someone is that Photoshop will not allow you to convert text to shape if it has a Faux Bold style for some reason. If the font you select has that style, it is turned on by default in the Character Palette. Reset the characters to "Standard Ligatures" and you are good to go for the conversion.

[@SHREEN.]

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[@jjhphotography]

Ha! I wish I had watched this before I made an "ugly" signature. Onwards and upwards! Thanks again Matt! Making my work look good since 2005

[@markhamer5563]

Thanks Matt 👍

[@Joani161]

Thank you. I did not realize you could change fonts like that so neat.

[@maricruzhernandez9640]

Because of you! I was able to make my own logo!!!! Thank you so so so much

[@hnubhliyang7477]

Lots of stuff I learned in just a few minutes! Thank you !!

[@shelleygrant9737]

Great tutorial. I appreciate that you don’t rush the lesson and you speak clearly and plainly. Unfortunately for me I’m working on an iPad Pro and my menu and tabs do not look anything like this and is very limited. Do you have a tutorial specifically for iPad Pro?

[@MattKloskowski]

Sorry. I do not.

[@milenkanikolova3495]

that was really helpful! Been trying out different styles to put on my photos, and ive never been happy with the result, after watching your vid i finally managed to satisfy myself. Thank you!

[@LimitedSpectrum]

Man, I've been looking up a bunch of methods and ideas to come up with my own brand logo, and this is the ONLY thing I've come across so far that tells you hot to CUSTOMIZE the font! This is perfect! Thank you, Matt. You're amazing!

[@MattKloskowski]

Glad I could help!

[@keliwakeley6356]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are an excellent teacher. I look forward to trying your logo package. Thank you for the clear instruction. Great video!

[@ihazelmac]

Thank you for taking the time to create this video.

[@davepastern]

Hi Matt - wonderful tutorial that made sense and worked. I tried a few others and just got lost and frustrated.

[@holuwatobee]

This teaches what it says it teaches and in a very simple way. Thank you

[@pbziegler]

Just bought this one Matt and you have outdone yourself. While all your courses are terrific and I pick up ideas and practices with every one this one is really something. I have watched stuff on creating watermarks and even have an action for doing it. But you cover the whole topic of creating a great logo and then getting it available as a watermark. Bravo.

[@deppfanatic777]

Fantastic video. Taught me so many new things about watermarks. I however would like to know how do I use this watermark (set as Brush preset in Photoshop) for images edited in Lightroom.

[@debid4665]

Just watched another tutorial similar to this but got stuck with the spacing which was not mentioned. Came searching for more info, found this and I've got everything I need! THANK YOU!

[@the-birdman-of-panama]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you! You made it easy. The brush technique near the end was superb.

[@rcdreamtravelers]

Hi Matt, Thank you very much for this tutorial. Now I can add watermark to my photographs.

[@richardsisk1770]

Great tutorial. Thanks Matt.

[@aaz148a]

This was magic from a to z or as photographers say, from edge to edge! thank you so much!

[@theonlyitaliangirl]

This is exactly what I was looking for and found your tutorial by accident. I"m so glad I did. Thank you. You're a great instructor. I plan to take it a step further and invest in your logo and watermark kit soon!

[@mumintaha7883]

This is absolutely fantastic! There's so much you can do with this. Thanks!

[@shancvanchal]

For signature water markings,thre s No perfect Tutorial than this on KZbin ,,perfect,clear explanation ,,great work 👍👍Sub

[@RoastChestnut]

Always enjoy your videos Matt. This one is fantastically helpful and informative. Thank you very much for all your efforts and inventiveness.

[@josephlam917]

This is a most informative and easy to understand tutorial. Two thumbs up!! You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you Matt.

[@jenhongkong]

Thanks Matt. You always make things so easy when you step us through them :-)

[@ellexusse]

Thanks for this tutorial Matt!

[@pamelapayne8883]

Right up my alley Matt💗👉🏿cool beans😎. Thank you kind sir. I will be sharing this 🔥🔥🔥

[@JTFuller]

excellent Matt..

[@gordroberts53]

Strange, I was just thinking I need to do something like this and up pops your notification! Great tutorial, will give the toolkit a look. Thanks for sharing!

[@MattKloskowski]

Glad to help :-)

[@jaylinroelf5192]

I am from South Africa,Thank you so much Matt. You really helped me alot today.

[@Jayrocky]

What a great video! Thank you!

[@PremaGhasemi]

Hi Matt, thank you for the great tutorial. I went ahead and made the logo, however I can't get the brush to transfer to the photo page. Is there a way I can save this and transfer my watermark to Keynote?

[@JeffPattiAkaElliptiVANgo]

“Patti” agrees with you about crossing the T-shirt. Great video. Now I want the toolkit too.

[@RandyPollock]

Take the 39.99 that Matt just saved you (form buying one from one of those companies) and put it towards his tutorial and templates...and future proof new logos, title plates, and watermarks.

[@AshuKumar-kf4fy]

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[@danandreas3885]

Awesome tips and tutorial Matt

[@pichmongkol168]

Thanks you for this tutorial.

[@talexanderphoto]

ThanksMatt - great as always. I had used the pen tool and created a logo but unless you have outstanding handwriting your method is a whole lot easier.

[@Ammitawilliams]

Awesome Awesome Awesome! I learned more than I previously knew!

[@rajasekaran5055]

thanks matt. i created my first signature today

[@LiveMusicOntario]

I have been saving signatures and logos as PSD that I open and copy over to the work in progress, but I can see several advantages to having them as a brush. Nice. Saved.

[@myselfme767]

Thank you so, so much! This was very useful and no one explained it better than you.

[@susanpratt3290]

I love this tutorial. I also bookmarked Dafonts.com and searched and found the Anthony Signature on their website and found Athelas on Adobe's fonts. They also have Font Packs as well.

[@RenderMuffin]

Great tutorial! I have a few problems though... whenever I make a logo and then try to apply it to a photo with the brush created it's not sharp like yours but a bit blurry. Any ideas why?

[@nagenhoj]

Why don’t you reply to questions, Matt?

[@pixelcountphotography5093]

Great stuff Matt. Thank you.

[@irinaadams4880]

Wonderful video! I just have one question, is there a way of saving the logo in Lightroom at all? So when you export photos the logo can just be uploaded in bulk amount of photos?

[@adambiersack8462]

Yes, it is. From Photoshop you can export the logo in PNG or JPG format to your computer. And after go to Lightroom - Edit - Edit Watermarks, and the just select the file from your computer. That should do it. After that just twitch the settings for it.

[@favismiles]

@@adambiersack8462 how can i change the logo to white if i already transformed the layer? so i can export it and use it in Lightroom?

[@NatureKing98]

Thank you so much! I'm so pleased with mine and can't wait to start applying to all my pictures!

[@Code3chef]

Great video! Any chance you can share if this apple software or Microsoft? I am using a Microsoft and or HP laptop? Any feedback would be appreciated

[@UncleNorthgate]

Thank you Matt!

[@lifewithabria5054]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you!!

[@ellaricketts]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it was so helpful!

[@andrzejdziuba]

thats whats exactly i was looking for, thank you so much

[@gabes8904]

Great tutorial and just created my own logo

[@asimgeekhan]

great help! but how do i take this method and apply watermark or my logo onto a photo or multiple photos in lightroom? Do I have to use photoshop for this process? Also when i create the new layer with the brush tool, I have to click multiple times before the text begins to darken and come through. what settings do i need to adjust to make the it appear white with 100% opacity with one click?

[@jimmitchell8244]

Really nice job. I've been waiting for something like this for years.

[@nelsonclub7722]

It may be destructive or it may be nondestructive, either way it totally destroyed my brain. Superb. Thanks a zillion.

[@valeriebrady7888]

Great tutorial, but how would you have changed color of the brush before you attached it to the photo, before sizing?

[@samanthad2866]

thank you i found this very helpful

[@chrisalexander2478]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for making this one :)

[@Pamj2003]

So I did this and it worked and I love it. But I didn’t save the original file after saving it as a brush. Is there a way to get the original file back using the brush set?

[@alyssiasummers8660]

Just created my water mark and love it! Thank you for this video!

[@alfiekerswill6046]

I have spent like 2 hours looking for a video on how to create a watermark, thank you!! Know I need to figure out how to import this to Lightroom 🥲

[@stephanecalvinrosenberg5706]

So useful! Thank you very much :) ! Is there a way to export this new "brush" to Adobe Illustrator?

[@noskin.noproblem]

"If you misspelled your name you have bigger problems to worry about than destructive" - hahaha what a good laugh. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@walterwarawa3416]

Hi Matt, absolutely loved this creative video, and will definitely use it. THANK YOU.

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

Thanks Matt. Great Stuff.

[@JerrasKitchen]

Thank you for this video! Very helpful thanks so much.😘

[@bucsjay8018]

This is so helpful. Thank you. Also I noticed the TBBC shirt! I love that place. I love 5 mins from there

[@nedmez8699]

thanks a lot really healped making my own signature logo

[@sammie_sami_am_sam2721]

Thanks for the informative, helpful video 👍

[@marthasedano5791]

Excellent video ...............................Thank You !!!

[@trentaj4288]

Incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@AngeloQ]

Awesome, thank you, great tutorial!

[@brandonvazquez3068]

...this video is so clear, I questioned whether or not you were real. Oh, and thank you.

[@robertcox3315]

great tutorial Matt, thanks

[@saidal-mazrouiyjr1816]

Thanks a lot, very easy and did mine right a way. How to use in it Lightroom

[@shannonmartin1580]

This video was great!! Can’t wait to get to work, however, just a quick question....do you have a tutorial on how to add a color piece of art such as flowers? Or something cute for a logo?

[@chrisscoggins7258]

Thank you for the video! Just like your courses, super simple and easy to comprehend! Appreciate it!

[@MaryLeeDereske]

Very cool and I am quite happy with my very first custom logo. Thank you for sharing.

[@spacemind6920]

Wonderful... thank you

[@systnx]

Such a great tutorial, thank you!

[@peternicholson7915]

Great video..... but I can't see how to change the colour of the signature, please can you help? You say change the colour and click, but I can't see what you do.

[@carlmarceau9913]

Thank you Matt. This was very helpfull and I made my watermark with Affinity photo with the same steps .

[@DavidMorehead]

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

[@EugenioCasasnovas]

Excelente. Muy útil. Gracias!

[@jeannetteburch9352]

Hello Matt, I love your teaching style, thank you. I’ve been making my custom signature brush in photoshop for years now. I use the exact method you describe. I use photoshop 2023 on both a windows desktop and laptop. Lately my signature brush has been disappearing. When I go into photoshop the next time it’s nowhere to be found. Then I need to make another one. Extremely frustrating. I’ve searched the internet for hours looking for a resolution and found nothing. Any ideas why this might happen? Thank you

[@megmturner]

I'm also having this issue! An old custom brush is there but I can't find the more recent one I made...

[@Ciucchina77]

Hi, thank you so much for this very helpful tutorial. I'm in trouble as I cannot find how I can change the color of my brush, from black to white, could you help me please? Thanks

[@chillz323]

Great tutorial. Easy to follow. Thanks 🙏

[@sueburt9001]

Great video and I learned so much. Worked on a new logo and made it into a brush (had never done that). The only problem I had was when I clicked on the new layer with the brush logo, it wouldn't "release" I guess you could say. Something I'm missing so will try and figure it out. Wonderful video and easy to learn how to be creative! Thanks!

[@MattKloskowski]

Hi Sue If you want the brush shape to go away you have to select a different tool or different brush. Hope that helps

[@sueburt9001]

@@MattKloskowski thanks so much! I actually found I hadn't held the "click" hard enough to place the logo. It's those little things...

[@burtba]

Completely appreciate this is a Photoshop tutorial, BUT just incase somebody knows, is there a way in Affinity Photo to convert text to a shape like at the 7min mark here? Thanks for any tips

[@RenzDMP]

Hi, I followed this step by step to make my own. But when adding it to my pics it comes out a grey colour and not white and I can't see where I change the colour to make it white, can you help?