Watercolor Painting Signatures

Signatures like that are more prone to being questioned.

Watercolor painting signatures. Watercolor artist and instructor susie short replies to questions about watercolor painting watercolor paints watercolor papers watercolor brushes palettes etc. Julia has two unidentified signatures. Every visitor can search and browse our listings when looking for an artist. Often artists choose to apply the same medium used in the artwork to create their signatures whether its pastel watercolor acrylic etc.

When examining a watercolor piece hold the painting at an angle and look for rough spots around the brush strokes. At worst signatures applied well after the fact can actually detract from the overall appearance of the art. A lovely nautical scene. Below you can browse the artists by their last name.

If you have a watercolor question ask susie. Our goal is to help you to identify. This meta category includes all signatures in the other reverse lookup categories. Many times the signature is just a scrawl or an extra artistic treatment of their name.

Marlene has a landscape oil painting with a legible signature but no idea who it is. Val has a few paintings tempera or watercolor darker colors all about 10 by 15 inches. This is especially useful if you are not quite sure how the artists name is spelt. Artists signatures offers free access to over 100000 artist directory listings in our database.

When you click on an artists name you will automatically access all the artist information such as art prices signaturesmonograms and photos. This can be especially frustrating with older or less popular artists who did not get credited for their work. All signatures all reverse lookup signatures. While hunting for valuable paintings keep an eye out for authentic pieces that have the artists original signature on them.

These signatures are listed alphabetically according to the artist name. Mr a asks for help with this simple but illegible signature. It can be hard to identify a particular artist from their signature. Adding a signature to your painting will make it easier for people to identify you as the artist even after your painting has been sold and moved around.

Dont sign on top of a varnished painting or completed sculpture because the signature will look like it was added later or more as an afterthought than a declaration. You want it to blend in and match the rest of your. The signature on your painting should be legible and clear without being a distraction. Before buying an oil painting check to make sure that the surface has texture.