Designed signatures

[jeanette1976]

Does anyone know where I can have my sinature designed specially? I'm good at painting on a large scale but I'm absolutely hopeless at trying to design my own signature and my name is awkward to write... Jeanette Lowther, although I could just use my initials J C Lowther... any ideas?

Many thanks X

[Champagne]

Hi jeanette. What do you need the signature for? Are you just looking for a jpeg of your best signature or what? Sorry, but I just don't quite understand what medium you'll be using the signature on.

[jeanette1976]

Hi Champagne, I'm going to be doing more paintings and exhibiting them if I can and I need to be able to sign them properly and stick to it... but I find it difficult signing on a canvas... I know some artists use twigs in ink or paint. Any ideas?

Just let me know of anything that me be of use...

Thanks!

[Golden Shred]

Hello jeanette. I do a little painting now and again but my right hand has arthritus which plays me up now and again and alters my signature. To get over it I did many ink signatures until one appeared which I liked which I then sent off to a rubber stamp maker found in Exchange & Mart. Back came a perfect rubber stamp of the signature which I carefully apply paint to and then press on the painting. With careful cleaning it has been with me for years now, so I am happy to commend this to you.

[joko]

use a marker pen?

[jeanette1976]

Goldenshred, that is one EXCELLENT idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But any ideas how do actually go about DESIGNING my signature? x

[Champagne]

jeanette, write your signature out a few times until you find the one that you like best. You'll need to decide what size you would like it, but you can do that by getting your favourite signature, then enlarging on a photocopier until you have the desired size. When you get the stamp made up, give the stamp maker your 'actual size' template and they'll reproduce it.

Bear in mind that the bigger the stamp the more expensive it'll be!