
I also advise on using a brush size that complements the image. Holding down the “Alt” key, click a point on the image that you feel can be copied over the watermark area without significant changes to that area – this is how we select the clone source.

Thus, we need to replace the section of the image that has the watermark with similar content (pixels) so the first step is to pick a source point. How does the clone stamp tool work? It lets you pick a spot on the image (a source) and clone or copy it on to another area. Click on the icon or hit “S” on the keyboard. We shall now employ Photoshop’s Clone Stamp Tool to delete the watermark. Having said that, the success of cleaning an image depends on its complexity, the placement of the watermark and its size.īelow is an image with a watermark – my name. Actually any graphic tool that has a “clone” utility can be used to remove a watermark. If you want to clean a watermark off such images, you have to employ an image editor such as Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, the free editor etc. There are three popular web image formats – Gif, JPG and PNG.

The instructions for deleting a watermark from an image provided below are for academic purposes only. Please do not misuse the information on this page to blatantly disobey the law. These have been put for a reason – to protect the copyright and endorse ownership. Note: I do not encourage removing the watermark from images. Depending on its placement and complexity of the image, one can try to remove the watermark or at least clean the image a bit. Once a watermark has been added to standard web image file formats such as JPGs, Gifs or PNGs, it becomes a part of the image.

Watermarks can be added using image editors… in fact, there are many free services available on the net that let you upload your image and add a watermark. So what is that? An image watermark is generally a semi-transparent (and sometimes, a fully opaque) bit of text or design element that’s put on an image to prevent illegal use of the graphic. I’m sure you would have come across images that have watermarks.
