interested in what people do to watermark and protect their work

i usually do a small text sig of my nick.. i need ideas how you guys watermark your artwork too..

sometimes i hide a not very obvious sig in my work so that when people claim it as theirs or something, i can prove to them that theres a giant sig in there actually. but i doubt that i can prove that i actually put it there in the first place.

is there any particular software to do watermarks?
i need to watermark my pictures.

any suggestions? acdsee pro?

Adobe Photoshop should do the work..

photoshop....transparet the text layer

i googled and found the software uMark. anyway i will try it out.
i dont have adobe photoshop... need to find some freeware

EDIT: uMark offers a free software with limited functions. 300kb only

This post has been edited by ahtiven: Nov 11 2006, 02:18 PM

Small logo with text.

Still, DigiMarc's subcriptions/software are the way to go. Some are quite cheap and are great to show to clients (you can sue them and the invisible watermark's there as a proof)

urm.. i understand that there's no way to protect a design..

however, for professional work.. you only have 1 file to prove that it's your own and that can be sold separately.

lol, in the picture itself, hide your signature lor. quite fun to do also

usually i do at photoshop....put muh name and logo and transparent it...

Oic..thanks

I think most easy just put in into paint and write ur name on it..tats it

bro..if put name and logo then transparent it, if later saved it in jpg format, is the watermark still there?

i think the best way to protect your work is to create an easter egg... put something that are small or hidden in places that no one will think of it...

just my two cents...

if transparent like cannot see at all? i doubt it.
though i remember a dev art tutorial that lets you make a concealed watermark behind your art that shows up when you highlight the pic

wow... dats nice... hope u can provide the link to us...

I put my digital signature in most of my completed works.. like what deleted said.. hidden watermark

where do u usually put it?? consider as an easter egg is it??

Mine involved when someone invert the colors / curve editing.. then the watermark shows up.

It was done through a plugin for Photoshop. Cost me USD 120 for it.. free updates tho so its worth.

wahh..need to pay ar..any free alternatives for watermarks?