(Not sure if this is in the right category...)
Spurred by recent art theft, I've been playing around with GIMP for a couple of days trying to make a transparent watermark for myself and finally succeeded.
The swanprint is of a mute swan's right foot because I'm right-handed, and I added the crossed pencil and paintbrush for a coat-of-arms effect since the swanprint is shield-shaped and I'm a heraldry nut.
.gif "Nudge nudge, wink wink ;)")
The dogprint is of a saluki's hindpaw, of course, and the celtic knotwork circle is obigatory, as my watchers should know by now.
The photo is one we took last year of some nacreous clouds, and it was posted earlier in my DA scraps; I just used it as a low-contrast example for this. :)
Comments
tacoma Says:
It's sad when artists have to go through extra trouble to prevent their work from theft, but watermarking isn't such a bad idea. Pretty design here.
Seraphim Moonshadow Says:
Very neat! I really like your design. I should come up with one myself.
Lleif Says:
Very neat ^^
Fyregryphoness Says:
Very lovely watermark you designed there!
It's very nicely made, and there's obviously a lot of meaning behind it. :) Like someone said earlier...it's sad when artists have to resort to this...but it's just what you gotta do in order to protect your artwork. 
Hopefully, this will deter them little booger art theives. 
autumnfoxfyre Says:
Oh but you used a photo of nacreous clouds!
!!!!
theSlink Says:
I luuuuurve ze watermark, yay!