How to Create a Watermark in Canva

Quick Tips

• Canva lets you easily add a watermark to your images as long as the watermark is in PNG format.
• Alternatively, you can create a custom watermark using Canva, which can be used on other images.
• While Canva is essentially free, certain templates are behind a paywall.

Create a Watermark Using Canva on Desktop

While Canva’s mobile app gets the job done, it’s the desktop version where the real action happens. Using the web tool, we will first create a brand logo and then convert it to a watermark with editing and export options. Follow the steps below to create your own Watermark in Canva with ease.

Step 1: Visit Canva on the web and type Logo in the Search box and select the first result.

Step 2: From the logo designer page, you can browse through hundreds of pre-made logo templates.

You can also create a logo from scratch, but we would prefer to go with a logo template as professionals design them, and Canva always had beautiful templates. It’s one of the strong suits of Canva compared to the competition.

Step 3: Select the template you like and start the editing with the built-in editing tools.

Note: Many templates carry the ‘Pro’ label. To use certain images, text, templates, and other assets on Canva requires a Canva Pro subscription. Canva Pro is available for $12.95 per month.

Step 4: On the designing page, you can select a template for your logo on the left-hand side. Now, you can play around and add text, images, shapes, backgrounds, and other options.

For instance, you can change the font, rotate it, and place it wherever you want.

Step 5: After designing the perfect logo, it’s time to modify the transparency. To do that, click on the Transparency menu at the upper right corner and decrease the number to 50-60 for an ideal result.

It won’t look good or ideal if you try to use the custom logo as a watermark. If you ask us, a watermark has to be subtle and should blend into your digital art without messing up the original design.

Step 6: After you are satisfied with the watermark transparency, you can hit the Download button at the top.

Make sure to enable the Transparent Background toggle, otherwise, you will end up with an unwanted white background in the watermark.

Also See: How to Edit Images in Canva

Add a Watermark to Image in Canva Desktop

Now that you have created a watermark in Canva, it’s time to implement the watermark to the image. Go through the steps below.

Step 1: Visit Canva home and click on Create Design at the upper right corner.

Step 2: Select Edit photo from the following menu.

Step 3: It will open the image picker menu. Select the image on which you want to apply the created watermark and import it to Canva.

Step 4: Now, click on Edit Photo. It will open a new tab with the editing interface.

Step 5: Now, to add your watermark, first click on Uploads on the left sidebar and use the Upload media option to upload the watermark image to Canva.

Step 6: Now, click on the watermark, add it to your image, resize it, and place it wherever you prefer. In the example below, we added the watermark to the bottom right corner.

That’s it. Hit the Download button at the top and download the image to your computer.