Watermark Overlay
Testing watermark copyright text overlay settings with Affinity Photo. Repeating copyright information set at a diagonal across the image.
- Layer blend mode set to: Soft Light
- Layer opacity set to: 50%

Testing watermark copyright text overlay settings with Affinity Photo. Repeating copyright information set at a diagonal across the image.
Graphic designer since before the Internet. Started with newspaper paste-up; then art director for advertising agency in Reno, NV; and now freelancer designing marketing materials, print-on-demand t-shirt art, websites, and social media graphics.
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