ellisjune21
Sep 5, 20222 min
I am working on tweeking an older painting. There were things in it that just didn't seem right. I'm not quite sure if I am done yet. I may add some flowers in the front grassed area on the right. I'll just have to look at it for awhile and see.
Signing Your Painting.
One of the most difficult tasks for a beginning artist is deciding how to sign your artwork. Signing your artwork can often lead to some anxiety.
Is my work good enough to sign? Where do I sign? What do I use to sign my work? Do I only sign if I am a professional artist selling my work in galleries?
The simple answer is you should sign your first painting or piece of art and continue from there.
Your signature is your brand, your mark of ownership. It identifies your artistic work as your own original.
It doesn’t matter if it will be sold or hidden away in a closet, it deserves to be identified as your original piece.
There is no hard and fast rule as long as the signature doesn’t detract from the painting. It can even blend in with the painting. You can use the paint medium that you are using for your painting or a permanent, smudge free marker.
Make allowances for matting and framing. You don’t want your signature hidden behind a mat.
However you decide to sign your artwork be consistent.
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Talk to you soon. June