RE: Where do you sign your paintings? - Ran Art Blog
I understand your point of view.
It really depends on one's vision, but I think for my part that the signature can also be a part of the painting, a distinctive sign, specific to each artist, and therefore it makes it interesting, not just "sign because you have to".
When I start to make portraits at the age of 13, I was young and inexperienced, and so I used to sign in a very clumsy way, it was really big and not discreet at all lol.
Now, in addition to trying to sign more adroitly, I'm trying to find clever tricks to integrate the signature better, because it's true that I tend to do it in a very academic way.
I really like it when an artist puts his signature in a piece of jewellery, ... that it's integrated in an element of the design.
But when I look back on this painting that I did like 6 years ago, I can only agree with what you say and think that it is a waste, this huge signature in the middle 😆
This is an AMAZING painting. It is a great example for an artwork that should not be signed in the front.
Because the painting is so beautiful, the signature grabs the observer's attention (it is so different from the painting), and becomes the focal point.
It is like I try to look at the eyes, but my eyes are going to the signature.
I do sign in the front for commission drawings. I even add my website address (in small letters, and light value, just like the signature).
Again, this is perfect. It can easily be ruined if the colors are a bit more saturated. People not always understand how much thinking, knowledge, experience, and planning goes into a painting like that.
Thank you.
In fact I was really proud of this painting when I made it, because it was my first attempt at oil painting (but I had experience on drawing portraits in general before that). After that, I tried to do others oil paintings but I didn't get the result of the first one.
I guess I had a lot of inspiration that day lol.
But it's true that I didn't make a lot of attempts in oil painting, because it asks a lot of space, and also I have a bad memory with the smell of the white spirit used to clean the brushes that remained 😵
OMG. The amount of oil paintings I threw away at 4-5am when everybody is asleep...
It is a marathon with oil painting.
I did not use spirits and other poisons.
The soap you use for washing dishes is meant to remove oils. Therefore, good for oil paint.
I would clean the brush with dish soap on my gloved hand.
Each brush 4-10 times...
Again and again, till no paint is coming out.
Then, gently use a towel or paper towel.
And let them dry with bristles up (so they won't bend).
Lastly, paint again:
And, clean again... OMG sometimes an hour just to clean brushes...
Waw, thank for the advice, I didn't know that dish soap was suitable for that, but it makes sense !
I felt uncomfortable using white spirit, but people around me told me that this is what worked for cleaning oil paint.
This new tip could bring me back to oil painting 😄
PS: your painting is stunning!
Thank you.
This is brush mileage. I had to figure these things on my own.
I always use science as my aid, because the amount of nonsense I heard from art instructors is crazy.
Besides, I am a bit of a rebel, so I like doing things my way. Usually, using logic, and knowledge :o)