How to Create a Custom Watermark
- ON1 Photo RAW
- 09:33
- Intermediate / Advanced
Watermarks are a great way to brand your imagery and showcase your work. They’re also incredibly easy to make and use! Let’s quickly create a custom watermark and use it on an image inside of ON1 Photo RAW.
32 Comments
william ballardJuly 21, 2022
Excellent video on creating a watermark.
Timothy Palmer-BensonJuly 21, 2022
Am stuck at the beginning. Layers panel and everything below it is greyed out and not active….what settings do i need to activate it?
Timothy Palmer-BensonJuly 21, 2022
Restarted and problem corrected itself. Wonder what I did to cause it or is it a bug?
peter.paton@talktalk.netJuly 29, 2022
I had the same problem then realised I was in edit, not browse. Dylan commented on starting in browse. Changed to browse and all worked. Your restart would take you to browse as a starting point so maybe you had the same issue?
Timothy Palmer-BensonJuly 21, 2022
Restrated and problem corrected itself. Wonder what I did to cause it or is it a bug?
Bronnie ThompsonJuly 21, 2022
I never knew I could do that! Awesome, thanks for the straightforward explanation
Ed AdamsJuly 21, 2022
good video.. I have a few questions.
1. If you look at your Signature using that font the space between the D and the y is too large for my preference. Can on1 allow me to change the spacing between only those two letters?
2. Can I add elements to text like shadows etc? with on1?
3. I use watermarks as a brush, can I change what you did to a brush?
Thanks in advance,
Dylan KoteckiJuly 22, 2022
Hey, Ed thanks for watching! 🙂
1. Yes – highlight the specific letter space that you want to modify and use the Character Spacing slider to adjust.
2. Unfortunately there aren’t any effects for text.
3. Through Photo RAW you wouldn’t be able to export your watermark as brush – just as a file. You could import your watermark brushes that you’ve used and they will work in Photo RAW.
Cheers,
Dylan
Ed AdamsJuly 22, 2022
thank you Dylan
carol elliottApril 3, 2023
Placed the watermark in lower corner but it shows up higher . Can not see it on the picture
Timothy Palmer-BensonJuly 21, 2022
What do you do if the white text is lost in the white background of an image?
Dylan KoteckiJuly 22, 2022
You could make a black text watermark and a white text for instances like that – just change the font color in the top tool modifier bar.
Greg BoyleJuly 21, 2022
Is it possible to edit an existing watermark without starting from scratch? I would like to edit the color so, depending on the photo, I can insert the proper colored watermark onto the photo. Thanks!
Dylan KoteckiJuly 22, 2022
Hi Greg,
You could modify your png watermark using the Edit module – paint with color in the Local Adjustments tab should do the trick for painting in a specific color.
Cheers,
Dylan
Greg BoyleJuly 22, 2022
Well I feel like a blithering idiot. I cannot seem to make the adjustments needed. After I get to the Local Adjustments what do I do to change colors including Export settings? Any further help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Greg
Greg BoyleJuly 22, 2022
Never Mind. I found that, if I go into the Effects -> Photo Filter and select a color, the text in my Watermark changes. Easy Peasy!
Russ HoreJuly 22, 2022
Excellent explanation. Many thanks
Henry GerversJuly 24, 2022
Hi Dylan
as always…. cool video..
One thing.., how to integrate the fonts in One1
Maybe I’m blind but I don’t find how
Can you help me out?
And please go ahead teaching the crowd 🙏
Best
Henry
Barry TurnerJuly 25, 2022
I’ve imported a few font styles, and can see them immediately in “Word” yet they don’t appear in the ON1 text menu: Any ideas?
shtrbug60August 3, 2022
Hi Dylan – I’m trying to make note cards. I have to go through a lab to get all the printing done. I assuming that to create the info that goes on the back of the card is like creating a watermark for the photo. I have followed all of your steps and exported as a png to a folder on my desk top, where I keep my images that will be uploaded to the lab using their template. My issue – the exported png shows in the folder of images, but when those images (that folder) are brought into the web site (ROES) they are not there and I cannot put that info into the template. Have I missed a step or is creating this watermark or would this be an entirely different procedure? Thanks for any help on this….Theresa
Dylan KoteckiAugust 4, 2022
Hi there! I’m not sure what’s happening Theresa – if you can see the images exported from Photo RAW, I’m assuming it’s the uploader or website that is having issues. Possibly the file is too big?
Dylan
Dylan KoteckiAugust 4, 2022
If you’re having trouble finding the font inside of Photo RAW, restart the program and then try looking for the font – takes a reboot to populate the font in the menu sometimes. Cheers!
schnur7October 8, 2022
This was a great tutorial! I used a watermark for the first time. I used it on jpeg photos. I take sports photos for some high school teams and don’t want to have to edit every photo. When I applied the watermark and exported the photos it was very faint on many of them. This was a night soccer game with poor lighting taken at high ISO so maybe that had something to do with it?
Guido GalassoMarch 15, 2023
??? Is this one available on MAC machine only ?
Patrick SmithMarch 15, 2023
This works on both Mac and Windows
D T VenidisMay 17, 2023
You are one of the best teachers On1 has, Thank you for all I have learned
Kenneth DeOlivieraMay 29, 2023
This May have work great with ON1 2022 but it won’t work with 2023. can you update your video for the new version?
Deborah FreemanOctober 12, 2023
Hi,
Watched your video on Watermark creating. Great video. But I tried to install the free DaFont fonts into On1 2024. They will not install. Do I need to create an account for DaFont?
Debbie
SYED SHARAFATMarch 31, 2024
Please do one tutorial for watermark with 2024.
ken chegwiddenJune 11, 2024
I have a reverse problem on ON1 2024. How do I get rid of old watermarks. There doesnt seem to be a delete option anywhere. Im sure others might have the same issue
David McIlroyOctober 22, 2025
Thanks for this video. Even though the ON1 RAW 2026 interface has changed a lot I managed to stumble my way through to creating several logos!
Mike DealJune 24, 2026
Hi Dylan,
I remember watching this video when it was fresh. I knew that it would come in handy someday, that day is today. I downloaded the font and designed my logo. When I add it in export, It comes out with extra, like it is trying to write a second one. I’m sure that it is something that I did using the text tool. I really struggle with it.
Thanks, Dylan!
Best Regards,
Mike Deal
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