Protect Photos with a Tiled Watermark

Cover a whole photo with a repeating watermark so it cannot be cropped out, for proofs, previews and drafts you share before payment or approval.

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When a tiled watermark makes sense

A small corner mark is fine for photos you are happy to share. When you are sending work that someone could use without paying, such as a photographer's proof gallery, a designer's draft or a product mock-up, a mark repeated over the entire image is far more effective. There is no clean area to crop to, and removing dozens of overlapping marks by hand is tedious.

This page opens the Watermark tool with tiling already selected. All the same options are available if you want to switch to a single mark.

How the tiling is drawn

Text is repeated in rows rotated 45 degrees, spaced roughly twice the text width apart along each row.
Logos are repeated in a straight grid with a gap the size of the logo between copies. The logo width slider controls how dense the grid is: smaller logos mean more copies.
Opacity applies to every copy. For proofs, 25% to 40% usually keeps the image readable while making the marks impossible to ignore.

Making it harder to remove

Use a mark that crosses important areas, such as faces or the product, not just background.
Pick a colour that contrasts with most of the photo, or a mid-grey that shows on both light and dark parts.
Send previews at a reduced size with the Image Resizer, so even an unmarked copy would be too small for print.

No visible watermark is impossible to remove, and this tool does not add any hidden or invisible mark. It is a deterrent, not a technical lock.

Output

The result is a WebP at quality 0.9, the same size as the original, with metadata removed. Keep the clean original for the final delivery.

Where the processing happens

The marks are drawn in your browser. Your photos and logo are not uploaded.

Questions about this tool

I send photo proofs to clients. How do I stop them using the photos before they pay?

Cover each proof with a tiled watermark. This page starts in tile mode, so your text or logo is repeated over the whole photo. There is no clean area to crop, and painting out dozens of marks is slow work. Keep the clean original for when the client has paid.

The repeated marks hide too much of my photo. Can I make them lighter?

Yes. Lower the transparency slider so every copy becomes fainter. Around 25% to 40% usually keeps the photo easy to judge while the marks are still impossible to ignore.

Can I use my logo instead of text?

Yes. Switch to Logo and upload your logo, ideally a PNG with a transparent background. It is repeated in a grid. A smaller logo width gives more copies; a larger width gives fewer.

Does this also add an invisible watermark?

No. Only the visible marks you see in the preview are added. Nothing hidden is written into the file.

Is a tiled watermark impossible to remove?

No visible watermark is impossible to remove, but a tiled one takes far more effort than a corner mark. Sending proofs at a smaller size with the Image Resizer adds another layer, because even a cleaned-up copy would be too small to print.

Watermark Tool

Advanced Tools

Add a text or logo watermark with position and opacity controls.

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