Create and Save Watermark WITHOUT Photoshop?

[C Curell]

I am driving myself crazy here!

I need to be able to upload a file to use as a watermark. I have tried using Microsoft office (creating it in a word document, copying into Paint and saving as a PNG file) but if I do that, the text has the white background box around it. Everything I see online requires you to upload photos to their site and put watermarks on them. I need to save a PNG file by itself (with only text) so that it can be applied and removed by the site I am selling from.

All I want is a very simple text watermark in century gothic, written in two lines. Ideas?

Thanks!

[Flagged]

I'm guessing you don't have Lightroom or Photoshop, maybe try the free Photoscape or just use MS paint will do a simple watermark on your jpegs.

[C Curell]

@flagged I do use photoscape, but as far as I know, that doesn't allow you to save a watermark. I just add text to those photos every time I edit.

[Flagged]

What site are you selling you images on? Seems strange to me that they ask for a watermark most are the opposite.

[Mike]

I use TSR Watermark. Very versatile and easy to use.
http://www.watermark-image.com/

[C Curell]

@flagged using Zenfolio.

[Flagged]

hmm well your current software looks like it wont do it I downloaded it and played around, I would suggest you download Photoshop 6 trial version creating your water in Photoshop will take 30 seconds :P

[Kim]

What about Gimp?

[Helene]

Picmonkey is easy to use

[ShanneW]

GIMP would let you do it - save the transparent layer with the watermark and then add it to the new pictures

[Paul Jones]

Christina, if you are still stuck, have a look and my profile and drop me an email via my site. I'll do it for you if need.

[Rixtar62]

I use Windows Paint Christina, you can choose to have a transparent back ground for the text and what ever color you want. Simple, free and effective :)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@shannew Shanne..and then do you just save one copy as the "unified" copy...that cannot be separated? And then post that one, but keep the original version with no watermark? I am about to start watermarking I think....

[C Curell]

@flagged @mikehamm @kimdelee @parisouailleurs @shannew @jonesp @rixtar62

thanks everybody. i am downloading gimp and free trial photoshop. nowww to find my way around these programs... haha.

[C Curell]

photoshop might as well be written in mandarin!

[C Curell]

boo ya! http://shineboximages.zenfolio.com/ thanks guys.

[ShanneW]

@espyetta I don't watermark, sorry - but you could either save as .xcf with all the layers so you can go back and change things, or as a unwatermarked version, plus the watermarked version. If I'm doing something complicated in GIMP I save as .xcf knowing I can change stuff / remove layers, whatever, then save as .jpg when I finish

[Rixtar62]

@ccenecua I tried the free photo shop trial, said it would take 61 hours to download, so I just purchased it. Could this be some kind of marketing plot lol !