Been asked to sign a print...what with?

[AccidentalArt]

Howdy,

I have been asked to sign a print I sold and have no idea what to use.

Colored sharpie or what?
Are there pens just for that? I went to Hobby Lobby and didn't find a "print signing pen".

Thanks for any tips. I certainly don't want to trash his art.

[Zilly]

i find blood quite aurthentic and its got DNA verification for proof of orginality

or if you dont go for that try a sharpie but practice first to see what you like the look off

you could try a digital signiture

[jra]

A new sharpie with a nice sharp point works great for signing just about anything.

[JaertX]

agree with Dom. blood is the preferred medium.

go back to Hobby Lobby and look in the scrap booking section. they have photo pens that are supposed to be safe (Zig is the brand, I think). Probably the same ink as Sharpie, but who knows?

[maxyedor]

Never use Sharpie to sign a print. It will look great for about 3 months and then start to fade terribly. Use an acid free archival pen, you can get them at any art store for a few dollars

[AccidentalArt]

Thanks Max. I've seen sharpies change colors after a while. I'll look for your recommendation.

[newbie_photog]

A guy I assisted used gold paint pens, it seemed to work well. He had signed prints from 15 years ago that the signiture was great on.

[hijinks]

I second the paint pen gold for color and silver for B&W.

[Zilly]

gold pens i suppose but blood is still prefered