07-18-2010, 02:22 PM
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How to get the watermark/tone-on-tone look?
I love the look people get that looks like they've stamped using a Versamark pad. Almost like a watermark. I always find it super classy. How does one get this look? I've tried selecting the color and then making it darker but it just doesn't look right. Any tips??
~ Heather 
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07-18-2010, 02:26 PM
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Play with your blending modes and the opacity and see if that gives you the look for your page you are wanting.
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07-18-2010, 10:05 PM
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I sample the background color and then in the color picker, I pick a shade darker for the brush. Like Donna said, the blending modes help too!
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Amy my gallery My stuff: Nikon D700; f2.8 24-70mm, f4.0-5.6 55-200mm VR, and f1.8 50 mm lenses; Photoshop CS5, iMac, MacBook 
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07-19-2010, 09:06 AM
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I use the soft light blending mode a lot.
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Linda My gear: Nikon D700; 24-70mm 2.8; 70-200mm 2.8; 105mm 2.8; 50mm 1.4; 150-500mm 5-6.3 My software: CS5 on a PC; Lightroom 2; ACDSee 12  
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07-19-2010, 10:02 AM
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Another trick is to use the same paper/color as your background, switch to multiply and then play with the opacity.
Soft light is my favorite, but I usually add a hard light or multiply layer under it at a low opacity to bump it up a bit. Make sure you play with different colors (in addition to changing the blending mode) and not just black/white. It makes a big difference!
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07-19-2010, 02:31 PM
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Wow, great tips. Thanks everyone! Will be trying these out tonight
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