I’ve just made the finishing touches to my drawing of an orang-utan in mixed media and painted the final fine furs on his face. I feel so proud yet relived that this is the last paint stroke. I put my paintbrush down and sit back admiring my finished work yet there’s one thing missing… my signature.
Even after years using and perfecting the same signature I still hesitate when I sign my work because I want to make sure that it enhances the composition perfectly. Although it’s been many years that I have used the same signature it took quite some time for it to evolve into what it is today.
Some artists like to use just their initials only or their first initial plus their surname. I decided just to use my Christian name instead of my full name which is quite long. I like the way it flows with a balance of simplicity and flair that becomes a part of the drawing without being too noticeable. I designed it in such a manner so that it could work at any angle and lie besides something in the foreground like a branch, a tree trunk or a leaf for example.
Quite often an artists’ signature will reveal what type of person they are. If an artist uses bright colours and bold strokes it’s more than likely that their signature will be quite flamboyant whereas others are more reserved so their signature would be more subtle.
What truly makes a statement is whether you have communicated a message through your work. The signature is like your trademark; it gives you an identity. Yet it’s the style of your of work, your unique way of applying paints or pencils is what people notice most. It’s as though the painting were the paragraph and the signature is the final full stop.
I think it’s important that the signature does not distract from the statement of the art piece; rather, it compliments your work of art that flows within the composition as a part of it.
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