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Signing and matting prints
For years now, I have been signing prints in pencil in the white area of a print. Now a gallery owner friend said she thinks it is better to sign, title and number a print in gold or silver right on the ink of the print. This allows you to bring in the matting in much closer to the edge of the printed portion of the print. Or you can totally elimite the white of the print and have the mat just over the border of the print.
In my opinion the less white border around a print the better it looks. Eliminating it could pose a problem for non custom framed prints.....Ie if you use precut mats like I do.
Any comments?
In my opinion the less white border around a print the better it looks. Eliminating it could pose a problem for non custom framed prints.....Ie if you use precut mats like I do.
Any comments?
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I’m a painter. On original art I sign inside the art, I either scribe into thick wet paint or use an unobtrusive color and sort-of HIDE my signature. Some people get really angry if there’s no signature, I’ve had buyers bring a painting back to me to sign.
On canvas I’ve also begun putting a very thin handprint in acrylic on the backside and then sign and title over that…I had a bad case of a framer telling a client that my original was a reproduction (I’ve licensed images in the past and do not recommend it to anyone!) I lost that sale because the client believed the framer over my gallery and me!
Reproductions…If your actually doing a limited edition of that image then treat it like any other fine art print and number and sign in the white. But if you aren’t and with today’s printing processes why bother with the limited edition concept?…Sign inside as your adviser suggests, it allows for the client to have a choice in the framing.
Now if you’re a fine art print maker (etcher, litho or mono printer) or a photographer that’s different and the old standards should apply.
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