Creating a custom copyright brush

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If you do a lot of work in photoshop and aren't sure how to copyright your photos, this tip can help you.

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If you do a lot of work in photoshop and aren't sure how to copyright your photos, this tip can help you.

TIP: Create your own custom, copyright or credit line brush in Photoshop and it can be easily added to images with a click of the mouse. Here’s how:

On the upper task bar, click> New
In the window/box that opens, set the dimensions to “inches.”
Input a width of 6 inches and height of 2 inches. Size is optional.
Set the resolution to 300 DPI.
In the “Background Contents” window, select “Transparent” from the drop-down menu.
Click> OK to open the new document window. It will appear in 6x2 inch dimensions.
Select the “T” Text tool.
Select the center option on the upper task bar. Center the cursor and the type your notice.
Click out of the Type tool.
Click>Edit on the upper task bar and in the drop-down menu, click> “Define brush presets.”
In the window that opens you may name the brush and click> OK.
Your new Copyright brush is instantly added to the brush panel.
To apply the custom brush, simply click on it in the brush panel and then hover the cursor over an open image to see the brush in preview. At that time, you may select the font style, size, color, opacity and placement of the brush. TIP: The brush is easily resized via the keyboard bracket keys; [to enlarge;] to shrink its size.
Click the left mouse button to apply the copyright brush to your image.

Biz Tip provided by Tim Flanigan, NatureExposure.com