In the illustration above, I’ve set the watermark to show up in red so you could see it, but most are either white or black.Ħ. You can add watermarks with most photo manipulation programs, like this: Usually, a watermark covers much of the image with a semi-transparent logo or word that makes the image less useful without totally obscuring it. Your watermark could be a copyright notice or a simple logo. This doesn’t keep people from stealing, but at least other people know where the images came from and can find me if they wish! I used to include only my name, but added my web address after finding images copied with the copyright notice intact. The text in white at the bottom of the image are my copyright notice: But if you include a copyright notice on each image and make it prominent enough, people who might not be aware of the law might take a second to rethink what they’re about to do. Anyone determined to steal your work will steal it no matter what type of copyright notice you use. Granted, this will only stop the people who already obey the laws. Many platforms now provide at least three standard size options and automatically scale or crop your images depending on the size you choose. You can either do the cropping yourself using photo editing software, or let whatever website builder you use do it. The cropped version may still be subject to copying, so I don’t find it to be a very workable option for anything but thumbnails. Depending on your artwork, this may or may not be an option. You can always crop your image to show just a portion of the overall design. When they’re enlarged, they become pixilated and grainy, which makes them unsuitable for printing for resale (or anything else for that matter). The advantage to smaller images is that they load faster and print small. (For example, an image that’s 300 pixels wide is smaller than an image that’s 800 pixels wide.) These images load quickly, look great, and print poorly. The best resolution settings are from 72 to 96 dots per inch (dpi).
If you put up high resolution images, not only are you increasing the loading time for your pages but you’re also inviting the unscrupulous to download and print your images. The internet is set up to handle high and low resolution images.
Click here to learn more and get a simple art website of your own! Here are 8 of the most common ways to prevent image theft online: Quick announcement - EmptyEasel has created a quicker, easier way for artists to have their own art website. However, there are a few ways you can protect your images (and your copyright) if you decide to put your artwork photos on the internet. By Carrie Lewis in Art Business Advice > Selling Art OnlineĪ lot of artists I speak with are uncertain about whether or not their images are safe online-and truthfully, it’s a valid concern.
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