Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
As a gesture of closure, in case anyone Googles this someday, here's what I found. The Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens come in silver and gray, have a very fine soft point, and write indelibly onto the semigloss Epson Satin Photographic 240 GSM inkjet paper. So that's how I signed my prints. I

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-04-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bruce, Sorry for the delayed response, - it took me half a month to get to my desktop where I had the bookmark saved. Similarly to some PDMLers, I usually use Photoshop to add the signature (now trying to implement that in LR as well). While there are a bunch of YouTube videos on how to do

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
A little late, but...another digital option is to create a brush of your signature in PhotoShop or PSE. You can size it and color it to fit the print and it becomes part of the image when you print it. An example is here... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/KX-0010-2.jpg -p On

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-16 Thread Mark C
I usually use a pencil on mat paper or a ball point pen on gloss, ball point pen for book signings. I took a workshop with a photographer who recommended archival calligraphy pens. I would just avoid the gel ink pens since they will fade fast. Mark On 3/15/2013 11:43 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Bruce Walker
Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, discretely on the front below the image (ie in the white border). So I need a grey or silver fine-point pen that will write indelibly on Epson Satin Photographic 240 GSM inkjet paper. I bought a silver Pilot Super Color Extra Fine pen

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Walt
Here's what a lot of athletes use for signing sports memorabilia: http://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Marker-Extra-fine-Silver-Single/dp/B003JJMW8C -- Walt On 3/15/2013 10:43 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, discretely on the front below the image (ie in

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Would some pencil work? I'm sure a Sharpie would work for the indelible part, but they have too fat a tip, and I don't think grey is available. FYI, Sharpies are available with quite fine tips; I use one to sign the

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I use fine point sharpies, which are available in various colors at office supply stores. Paul via phone On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, discretely on the front below the image (ie in the white

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Jack Davis
Me too, excpt; Ultra' Sharp.   Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 9:14 AM Subject: Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper? I use fine point sharpies, which are available

OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, discretely on the front below the image (ie in the white border). So I need a grey or silver fine-point pen that will write indelibly on Epson Satin Photographic 240 GSM inkjet paper. I bought a silver Pilot Super Color

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Bill
On 15/03/2013 9:43 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, Seems such a simple thing: sign a print. Sigh. What do you do? I paste the image onto a larger canvas, then I sign the image using my tablet. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 15/03/2013 9:43 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, Seems such a simple thing: sign a print. Sigh. What do you do? I paste the image onto a larger canvas, then I