Watermark (Text): add custom text across every image in a batch

Adds the same text watermark to every image in your batch — shop name, copyright, brand mark. Pick text, font, color, opacity, position.

Useful for protecting designs you share online, branding your product images, or marking proofs you send to clients.

Why this step matters

When you post images online (Etsy, Pinterest, Instagram), people sometimes copy them. A subtle watermark across every image deters casual theft and credits you when your work spreads.

Doing this by hand in Photoshop on 100 product images = boring. Watermark Text in your pipeline = one setup, runs on every batch.

How to use it

Add Watermark Text to your pipeline.
Type your Text in the field.
Pick a Font, Font Size, Color, and Opacity to taste.
Pick a Position — single placement or tiled across the whole image.
(Optional) Set a Rotation for diagonal watermarks.

The settings

Setting	What it does	Range / options
Text	The actual text that gets stamped on each image.	Anything you type. Common: shop name, ©, website URL.
Font Size	How big the text is.	8 to 500 px. Most watermarks look good around 24-60 px.
Font	Which font face to use.	Arial · Times New Roman · Courier New · Georgia · Verdana
Color	Color of the text.	Color picker — pick anything that contrasts with your designs.
Opacity	How see-through the watermark is.	0 (invisible) to 100 (fully solid). 30-50 is the watermark sweet spot.
Position	Where on each image the text appears.	Tile (repeats across whole image) · Center · Top Left · Top Right · Bottom Left · Bottom Right
Rotation	Rotates the text.	-360 to +360 degrees. -45 (diagonal) is the classic watermark angle.

Common uses

Use case	Settings
Subtle copyright on Etsy listing images	Text: "© Your Shop"; Position: Bottom Right; Opacity: 30; Size: 24 px
Heavy watermark for proofs	Text: "PROOF"; Position: Tile; Opacity: 25; Rotation: -45; Size: 80 px
Brand stamp on social media exports	Text: "yourshop.com"; Position: Bottom Right; Opacity: 50; Size: 32 px
Aggressive theft deterrent	Text: "Your Shop Name"; Position: Tile; Opacity: 40; Rotation: -45; Size: 60 px

Tips

Tile position is the strongest theft deterrent. It repeats your watermark across the whole image, making it nearly impossible to crop out.
Lower opacity = subtler watermark. Around 30 is barely visible to the casual viewer but obvious if someone tries to claim the image as theirs.
Pick a font color that contrasts with your designs. White on dark designs, dark on light. Mixing up your batch with very different colors? Try semi-transparent gray (50% opacity, gray color) — works with both.
Run Watermark Text LATE in your pipeline. Apply it after Color Removal, Reposition, and other transforms — that way the watermark sits on top of the final composition, not inside the design.
For protecting originals you'll later edit cleanly, save the originals separately and only watermark the public-facing versions.

Things Watermark Text doesn't do

It doesn't pick smart positioning. It puts the text exactly where you said. If your design has important content in that corner, the watermark covers it.
It doesn't auto-resize per image. A 60 px font looks big on a small thumbnail and tiny on a 4500 px design. For consistent visual weight across mixed sizes, run Resize first to standardize, then watermark.
It doesn't load custom fonts. You're limited to the 5 built-in fonts. Custom shop fonts need to be flattened into a Watermark Image instead.
It doesn't combine with other text. One text per Watermark Text step. For multiple watermarks, add multiple Watermark Text steps.

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