#CREATE A WATERMARK IN GIMP 2.8.22 PROFESSIONAL#

Once those parameters are set, click Stroke. You can always undo it and try a different size if that turns out to be too thick or too thin. I suggest starting with 8 and taking it from there.

In the Stroke Path menu, select Solid color and set both the Cap style and Join style to Rounded (the middle icon,) and set the Line width to whatever thickness (in pixels) you’d like your signature to be. It’s much easier for me to demonstrate it than it is for me to describe it with text.Īfter that, set your foreground color to whatever color you’d like the signature to be (I recommend white,) then go to Edit > Stroke Path. I would recommend watching the video at the bottom of the page if you’re unsure of the technique this calls for. Once you have a dedicated layer for your tracing, go ahead and grab the Paths tool and start manually creating a path going through your signature as depicted below. So, the first step is to create a new transparent layer on top of your signature photo. The Hard Wayįor a more polished, refined look with clean, smooth, fluid lines, we’re going to manually trace over the signature with the Paths tool.

#CREATE A WATERMARK IN GIMP 2.8.22 PROFESSIONAL#

If this is below your standards (as it is mine,) then read on for a more professional method. If you zoom in on the signature, you’ll see exactly why I’m not crazy about this method - it results in jagged, messy edges. Once you’ve done that you can grab the Eraser and manually brush out whatever leftover white areas that surround the signature, go to Colors > Invert to turn the signature white, then go to Image > Autocrop Image to change the canvas size to that of your signature’s, and you’re done! Now, you just have to grab the Select by Color Tool, click on any white area and press Delete on your keyboard to get rid of it.

Create a watermark in gimp 2.8.22