Adding a watermark to your images can help to protect your work and display your branding to clients. Pixieset’s built-in watermark tool allows you to add a display watermark (text or image) which will be shown on images in your client’s Collection.

Watermarks created in Pixieset are applied to display versions of your images only by default and are not applied to the high-resolution original image file that is sent to the lab for any automatically fulfilled print orders through your Store. This helps create a seamless, hands-off experience for you and your clients!

On this page:

• Creating a Watermark
• Applying a Watermark
  • Applying a Watermark when Creating a Collection
    • Using a Collection Preset
    • Without Using a Collection Preset
  • Applying a Watermark while Uploading
  • Applying a Watermark to an Existing Collection
    • Setting a Default Watermark for the Collection
    • Applying or Updating a Watermark after Images are Uploaded
      • All Images in the Collection
      • Select Images in the Collection
• Adding a Watermark to Web Size Downloads

Creating a Watermark

From the Client Gallery dashboard, go to Settings > Watermark. You can start creating a text or image watermark by clicking the ‘+’ icon under Watermark.

From here, you can follow the prompts to add your text watermark or upload your image file, adjust the watermark attributes to suit your business needs, and preview how your watermark will look on both portrait and landscape-oriented images. Click Save when you’re ready.

Tip: For image watermarks, we recommend uploading a PNG file with a transparent background and a minimum width of 1600px; the width or height cannot exceed 5000px.

 

Applying a Watermark

Once you’ve created your watermark, you’re ready to apply it to images in your Collections. You can apply a default watermark to a Collection or update the watermark on existing images in a Collection.

 

Applying a Watermark when Creating a Collection

Using a Collection Preset

To save time when creating Collections, particularly when you have specific settings you use regularly such as a watermark; Pixieset offers the option to create templates, saved as ‘Presets’ via our Collection Presets feature. You can set up Collection Presets from your Client Gallery dashboard’s Settings > Presets page.

If you use a Collection Preset when creating a new Collection, the watermark included in the Preset will be applied automatically.

Learn more here: Creating Preset Settings for your Collections

 

Without Using a Collection Preset

If you don’t have any Collection Presets set up or wish to apply a different watermark to your Collection, manually select your preferred watermark when creating a new Collection.

 

Applying a Watermark while Uploading

While you are uploading photos to your Collection, you have the option to specify your preferred watermark. To do this, click +Add Media, and before you select photos to upload, choose the watermark setting. This will update the Collection’s default watermark setting so that your updated watermark preference will automatically apply to future uploads as well.

Note: These watermark updates will only apply to new uploads. It will not reprocess any existing watermarks in the Collection to the selected watermark. To apply a different watermark to your images, see the ‘Applying a Watermark to an Existing Collection/Photos’ section below.

 

Applying a Watermark to an Existing Collection

Setting a Default Watermark for the Collection

You can always apply, update, or remove a watermark for a Collection. Head to your Collection’s Settings tab > General > Default Watermark to customize the Collection’s watermark setting.

Note: Selecting a default watermark for the Collection will only apply to new uploads. It will not reprocess any existing watermarks in the Collection to the selected watermark. To apply a different watermark to your images, see the ‘Applying a Watermark to an Existing Collection/Photos’ section below.

 

Applying or Updating a Watermark after Images are Uploaded

You can apply a new watermark or remove a watermark from photos you’ve previously uploaded!

All Images in the Collection

To select all photos in the Collection at once, simply select one photo > click the more icon (•••) > Watermark > select your preferred watermark setting > Apply to all in this collection > Save.

Select Images in the Collection

Start by manually selecting the photo(s) you’d like to update. Next, click the more icon (•••) > Watermark > select your preferred watermark setting > Save.

Tip: To select all photos in that set, click the down arrow via the action bar > Select All or use a keyboard shortcut (⌘ + A (MacOS) or CTRL + A (Windows)).

 

Adding a Watermark to Web Size Downloads

Whether you’re providing downloads using the download PIN, or selling downloads in your Store, watermarks created in Pixieset will never be applied to high-resolution downloads (original or 3600px).

For web size downloads in the gallery and Store (640px, 1024px, or 2048px), you can choose whether or not you would like your watermark applied, for example, if you want clients to share images on social media with your watermark.

You can control this option from the Client Gallery dashboard under Settings > Watermark > Apply Watermark to Web Size Downloads.

Note: Changes made to this setting will only be applied to images uploaded to Client Gallery going forward. If you need to make the change for previously uploaded images, you can reprocess the images as described above (Applying a Watermark to an Existing Collection).