BobBlast 449 - "Signing Your Name"
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Weekly BobBlast Issue 449
Signing Your Name
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
Thank you for your questions! Just recently I was asked about how I sign my oil paintings. After I answered, I realized that if we expanded the question to include acrylic, we could have a whole BobBlast! This week's subject of "Signing Your Name" will include info for acrylic, oil and watercolor. This is what I do and the reasons why I sign my work!
Painters: Clearly sign your name on everyone of your artworks. Besides claiming ownership, it conveys your pride in "this is who I am and what I do".
It makes no difference if you sign on the bottom left side or bottom right. Just be certain that the viewer can easily find your signature. I've heard, it doesn't matter how you communicate, it just matters that you do.
So now, the big question is… Sign with what? For clarity, I sign with a pen or marker. It's easiest for me to sign consistently and clearly.
For an oil painting, I sign with an oil-based marker. It's paint! It's a pen! Not only are they water-resistant, they resist fading and abrasion. There are several good ones. The most recommended is Chromatek Medium-Tip paint pen. Quick to dry, they are available in 21 colors, including silver and gold. Decocolor Paint Markers are another top favorite. If you do art that withstands the outdoors, these lightfast, water-proof, fast-drying ink pens are a good choice. They can only be removed with turpentine.
The other option is Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Makers. They have similar features with the added benefit of blending colors. One more choice is the favorite Sakura Pen-Touch Paint Marker. All of these oil-based signing pens are available where professional art materials are sold. These are the popular go-to pens for oil paintings. I also use them on my acrylic paintings.
Generally, I also sign my acrylic paintings with the favorite drawing pens - Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens. They claim to be archival, and that's good enough for me! They come in 4 different nib sizes.
After signing (and after your signature is dried) Photograph Your Art. Hope this techno-info clears up your questions about signing pens. Oh - one more final suggestion: Consistency. Your signature is like a logo. Your Brand. Keep the signature the same - whether you print or use script, make your signature clear and legible. Hint: Your signature should match your website!
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Thankyou Bob. Very useful to know these little but important things. The paintings you were signing are awesome. 🙂
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks Andrea!
This lesson came to clear my doubts about how to sign the works that I do. Thank you !
Thanks Teresa!
Hi Bob😊 great info about the pens… you are always in my list of artists to watch and learn from👨🎨
, one more thing I always tell my students is to make sure to sign it far enough away from the edge on both sides so it doesn’t get covered up by matting and framing.
Amen to that, Donna! Thanks for writing.
thank you. this has always been a topic that i needed someone to talk about. you covered it wonderfully.
Thank you! There are many different viewpoints out there too! Adopt the practice that works (and makes sense) for you!
thanks for all this important information🌹
You are very welcome!
Thank you❤️ I’ve been just initialing my work. You’ve convinced me.
Thank you so much . I’m new at this very valuable. Love your approach and common sense😊
Thank you Diana!
Great info, as always. I use the sharpies in oil also on my acrylic paintings. If you like to add color to your sig I recommend the Posca Acrylic pens in various nibs
Thanks! I love the input!
You are the best. Thank You.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much. I remember trying to sign my paintings with a very small liner brush…way back in the day.
LOL me too!
You are always so helpful! Hope to take a workshop soon!!
Thanks Nina! Hope to see you soon!
Thank You Bob
Thank you!
Thank you for everything Bob! You're an amazing artist and I love your videos!
Thank you Brittany!
Bob, I love that yellow piece and that moody oil painting. Very nice!
Great! Thanks!
Thank you Bob for this lesson. I always love to see your videos. Las Bahamas are to far away from me. Probably one day somewhere else. xx
Thanks! I will look for you!
Love love love this guy.
Thank you Susan!
Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
I love your advice!!
I Love that floral painting!😍
Thanks Judy! It can be yours!
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Hi Bob.. Very helpful!! Thanks.
Thank you!
Desde que comencé a pintar me gustó cómo usaba el color y sobre todo se entusiasmo
Thank you very much!
I like the Posca paint pens as well . (acrylic) They come in different nib sizes - including fine enough to sign. I find signing before varnish works better for me as the matte finish has tooth, esp for the Pitt pens.
Thanks! I love this sharing of info!
I love your content bob! I have wondered if you use paint pens because your artwork is wonderfully signed. I love what you do!
Thank You!
Good lesson, but it was difficult to pay attention because I was so busy loving your paintings!
Thank you! What a nice compliment!
I use a paint pen when I sign my acrylic works and archival ink on my watercolour paintings.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing what you do!
@@RobertBurridge thank you. Your a wonderful teacher and artist. My therapist suggested you when i was going thru a patch when i couldnt create. You got me out of my funk and creating again.
Love your florals Bob. Do you or will you have a start to finish floral workshop on line? Thanks
Hi Pamela - we always have new projects in the works. That is one of them. I also have online workshops - In the Loosen Up with Aquamedia workshop we cover Floral Still Lifes.
I love your art!! What if a woman has been married and divorced twice? Which of my 3 last names would I use? I've used all 3 separate and together. Lol
Hi Barbara, I recommend that you make a decision right now and stick to one single painting name.
Good to know that you sign over the varnish. Do you varnish over your signature?
I do - if I go back in and paint more on top. I have been known to do that!
So pretty Bob! Would you sell the one with white table cloth?
Hi Darlene - I don't know how I missed your note! Yes, I will sell the one with the white table cloth.
Wait, you don't sign your name in Futura Bold? 😉
LOL - Thanks Brad!
I am trying to create a monogram but I just don’t like any that I make
Keep at it! One will stick!
Hello Bob Burridge, I used you suggestion with the oil based pens. It made the signature nice and easy BUT after it dried for a week I tried to varnish the painting. THE SIGNATURE SMEARED ALL OVER. MADE A MESS!!! FOLKS, DON't USE THESE PENS THEY ARE NOT ARCHIVAL!!
Booger
What is "foilage? Did you mean "foliage?"
Probably! Thanks
The signature and any other info. should always go on the back of the work. Never the front. So much artwork is " destroyed " by signing on the front, no matter how " small " or " unintrusive " you think it is. Just my preference, but I will never use the front of any artwork. Never.
And so we will agree to disagree... !