Will installing an htaccess file on my site block image search engines?

I get most of my traffic from image search engines, but now people are hotlinking like crazy to my images. I want to install an htaccess file to stop people from stealing bandwidth, but I’m afraid it will prevent image search engines from finding me even if I include them on the list of allowed sites. Do htaccess files block EVERYTHING?

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