kathrynloch
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Hey gang,
I think this has been brought up before, heck it might have even been me asking. lol! But I can't remember so let's get updated answers. :question:
If you paint commissions or something you plan to sell on Ebay, do you sign your work? Even if you really don't intend to sell something, do you sign it just in case? If you don't but someone makes an offer you can't refuse, would you quickly sign the piece before it changes ownership or would you only sign if the buyer asked?
In the model horse hobby most folks got into the habit of signing the horses no matter what. Because of the expense, especially with the traditional size resins, trading models happens a lot so signatures tell folks down the road who sculpted and/or painted the piece. Typically the painter signs on the belly, using a Micron pen then seals it under a couple of layers of Dull Coat. Signature location depends on visibility, you don't want to be able to see it when the horse is at eye-level, so sometimes folks will sign on the inside of a leg or the bottom of a hoof.
For some reason, I always manage to forget to sign. lol! I'm still trying to get into the habit of it.
With minis, I try to put my initials on the corner of the base where they aren't obtrusive but honestly it still seems obtrusive no matter what I do.
I was thinking of creating a small decal with my logo as seen in my avatar. Then I could put it on the bottom of the base rather than on the lip.
But that brings me to the question of decals. I need to get more Testors Dull Coat and the cheapest place I've found it is at www.scalehobbyist.com. They just started carrying Vallejo products and shock of all shocks, their prices are even better than The War Store. (If anyone knows where to get it cheaper, I'm all ears!) Anyway, while shopping, I found the decal paper you can use in an ink jet printer, and the Micro Set solution and Micro Liquid Decal Film. If memory serves these were decent enough products and the Liquid Decal Film helps keep those ink jet colors from running or changing colors. But please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, the size of the decal is going to be small enough putting my entire logo will probably turn it into a blob, so I'm thinking of just using the horse head or the shield and horse head - no words. Or something like that.
So I'd treat the decal just like a normal decal and make sure it wouldn't come off easy and putting it under the base (or on the bottom of the mini if it doesn't have a base) where it can't be seen but if the mini happens to change hands a few times and the new owner has no idea who painted it, the little logo might give them a clue where to start looking.
What do y'all think?
I think this has been brought up before, heck it might have even been me asking. lol! But I can't remember so let's get updated answers. :question:
If you paint commissions or something you plan to sell on Ebay, do you sign your work? Even if you really don't intend to sell something, do you sign it just in case? If you don't but someone makes an offer you can't refuse, would you quickly sign the piece before it changes ownership or would you only sign if the buyer asked?
In the model horse hobby most folks got into the habit of signing the horses no matter what. Because of the expense, especially with the traditional size resins, trading models happens a lot so signatures tell folks down the road who sculpted and/or painted the piece. Typically the painter signs on the belly, using a Micron pen then seals it under a couple of layers of Dull Coat. Signature location depends on visibility, you don't want to be able to see it when the horse is at eye-level, so sometimes folks will sign on the inside of a leg or the bottom of a hoof.
For some reason, I always manage to forget to sign. lol! I'm still trying to get into the habit of it.
With minis, I try to put my initials on the corner of the base where they aren't obtrusive but honestly it still seems obtrusive no matter what I do.
I was thinking of creating a small decal with my logo as seen in my avatar. Then I could put it on the bottom of the base rather than on the lip.
But that brings me to the question of decals. I need to get more Testors Dull Coat and the cheapest place I've found it is at www.scalehobbyist.com. They just started carrying Vallejo products and shock of all shocks, their prices are even better than The War Store. (If anyone knows where to get it cheaper, I'm all ears!) Anyway, while shopping, I found the decal paper you can use in an ink jet printer, and the Micro Set solution and Micro Liquid Decal Film. If memory serves these were decent enough products and the Liquid Decal Film helps keep those ink jet colors from running or changing colors. But please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, the size of the decal is going to be small enough putting my entire logo will probably turn it into a blob, so I'm thinking of just using the horse head or the shield and horse head - no words. Or something like that.
So I'd treat the decal just like a normal decal and make sure it wouldn't come off easy and putting it under the base (or on the bottom of the mini if it doesn't have a base) where it can't be seen but if the mini happens to change hands a few times and the new owner has no idea who painted it, the little logo might give them a clue where to start looking.
What do y'all think?
