TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

I have seen a number of questions from members about how to add a signature or copyright signature to an image using PS Elements. Hope this will work for you.

In Elements you can make your own copyright "Brush" (which will be used with the brush tool) which allows you to simply insert your name any where you wish on an image, you can change the size and color at will.

Open a New, blank, white page 6"X4" or smaller in Elements ~ Using the Text tool create a text box and set your font size to around 50. Find a copyright symbol somewhere (Google, copyright symbol) and use your mouse to copy that symbol. In your text box paste the copyright symbol then type your name using what ever font you wish, if you use one of the cursive texts it looks more like a signature. NOTE: You can also get the copyright symbol if you have a number key pad on the right side of your computer keyboard by holding down the Alt key and typing 0169.

When you name is completed in the text box select "Edit" at the top of the page ~ In the drop down window that opens select "Define Brush" ~ Another small window will open titled Brush Name ~ Type something like Copyright or Copyright signature in the name space and click OK

You now have a copyright signature in your brush presets in your Elements program and can use it when every you wish.

Open an image Select the Brush tool ~ right mouse click any where on the image and the brush selection box will open, find and select your copyright brush you have created in the brushes box.

Select the color you want your brush to be by changing the color in the color pallets at the very bottom of your tool bar (the top color will be the one the brush uses).

Change your copyright signature size by changing the size in the box at the top of the page seen under [ File Edit ] You can use your mouse to highlight the size shown and type in any size you wish, for most copyright brushes it will be some were around 500px

Hope all of this makes sense to you, if not feel free to send me a PM.

P.S. This procedure works nearly the same in Photoshop all versions

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

This is so funny I just got my PSE book in yesterday and was testing out how to do signatures and watermarks last night. Thanks for sharing the information with us all.

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

You are very welcome

deanna_hg Loc: So. Alabama

Thanks so much. I'm not very computer literate and trying to understand the books on them are mind blowing.

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

I hope this helps you, feel free to send me a PM if you need clarification on any thing.

JCook Loc: Piney Flats Tennessee U.S.A

Appreciate this info too. Will try it this weekend.Thank you

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

You are welcome, good luck.

MarkDG

I tried it, but when I right click and the brush window opens up my copyright brush is not in that list?

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

You can get the copyright symbol, ©, easily by going to MS Word-->Insert-->Symbol, and the select the © symbol, copy and paste it. I think you can also do the same in any MS program. Also, you can change the size, color, etc. from the format menu.

greyeagle Loc: N. E. Texas

many thanks i have been trying to figure out how to do that for a while and had not gotten anywhere with it...

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

Not sure why it would not be there unless it didn't save. The brushes in the brush window are very small and some like this on would be hard to see.
I would say try it again and make sure it saves, worst case you will have two of them.

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

Hope it works for you, if you have troubles send me a PM and I will try to help

TheBirdMan Loc: Southeast Missouri, USA

Thanks for the added information, I didn't include this in the original post because I was afraid it would confuse people.