tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post7241776494336651695..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: The Business of Cartooning: Your SignatureMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-194612795541377442010-04-30T13:30:41.570-04:002010-04-30T13:30:41.570-04:00Here's the MOST important thing ANY cartoonist...Here's the MOST important thing ANY cartoonist needs to know about signing their work...no matter what you sign...JUST MAKE SURE IT'S LEGIBLE!!!<br /><br />If people can't read your name, you're nothing but a ink blot test.<br />Possible investors in your work often can't contact you because they don't know who you are.<br /><br />Oh, if your last name is LARSON, WATTERSON, ADDAMS, or other real well known cartoonists for example, make sure you add your first name, too.Dan Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493924652749248285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-77390742896822944842010-04-30T07:03:38.991-04:002010-04-30T07:03:38.991-04:00I like the new signature!I like the new signature!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499993185318055659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-2080670876282708732010-04-29T17:15:14.610-04:002010-04-29T17:15:14.610-04:00Mike, I can't believe you scanned all those si...Mike, I can't believe you scanned all those signatures in! I like both of your signatures.Benitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491383689157558593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-69145034252211212972010-04-29T09:03:24.874-04:002010-04-29T09:03:24.874-04:00Thanks for the kind words.
Trade, if you check y...Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br />Trade, if you check your old CONAN comics, Barry Windsor Smith had a cool art noveau signature decal that he would use to sign his work.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-76819215579769917902010-04-28T14:35:24.739-04:002010-04-28T14:35:24.739-04:00Excellent advice, Mr. Lynch.
I'm updating my...Excellent advice, Mr. Lynch. <br />I'm updating my cartoon signatures from here on out.<br /><br />I'm a great fan of your work, BTW!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Chris Schiavo <br />40thBirthdayJokesCartoons.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990171978691660862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-48751304295366839802010-04-28T11:45:00.606-04:002010-04-28T11:45:00.606-04:00This is excellent advice, Mike. And something I NE...This is excellent advice, Mike. And something I NEED to remember to do. I've never signed my name to any of my comics. One of my readers actually mentioned it to me because he'd been reading the comic and never could figure out who the artist was.<br /><br />One interesting trick I heard an artist talk about doing was that he'd made a Photoshop file of his signature and would just paste it into the comic after he'd scanned it. I don't know if that's much of a time or work saver though, unless you've got an extremely long name.Trade Loefflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063262326474120857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-11822354328151368082010-04-28T10:33:56.513-04:002010-04-28T10:33:56.513-04:00Very fun post, Lynch. Er, Mike Lynch. Do you remem...Very fun post, Lynch. Er, Mike Lynch. Do you remember being a kid and practicing your sig? That was sometimes more fun than actually drawing...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002574143259011530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-53834113609213592862010-04-28T10:19:54.456-04:002010-04-28T10:19:54.456-04:00Great point, Mike. This is something I have though...Great point, Mike. This is something I have thought about, too. For the same reasons as you (findability), I decided to sign my full last name (Kogan) as opposed to just an initial/monogram.Gregory Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049939199585477250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-76057663013581968702010-04-28T10:06:45.611-04:002010-04-28T10:06:45.611-04:00Great! Congrats, Mike! Welcome to the London adver...Great! Congrats, Mike! Welcome to the London advertising scene. :-)The Cartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456948706967701326noreply@blogger.com