Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/21

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Help me mat & frame?
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:28:32 -0700

I sign all of my Cibachrome and LightJet prints with a "paint" pen. White,
black, silver, or gold. The print is then laminated with a very thin (~2
mil) UV laminate, either gloss or matt. It is difficult to tell that the
laminate is there, but it makes the print cleanable. That is, you can wipe
it with a damp cloth to clean off the sneeze spots. My signature is under
the laminate on the print. The appropriate contrasting color for whatever
print color it has to be on top of.

The paint pens are nice because they have calligraphy (chisel) points. I
can sign small on small prints (use the end point of the chisel) and I can
sign very large on very large prints (use the flat face of the chisel).

Jim


At 08:06 PM 4/19/00 +0000, Ed Buziak wrote:
>Mark,
>
>You've got me checking my prints again... all those from your side of the
>pond (Sextons, Orlands, et al) are signed in pencil... but in ink from the
>European side  8-(
>
>Ed Buziak / Publisher
>
>From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
>
>>George
>>And they had you sign the print and with what? I use a pencil, not ink like I
>>just saw in the Martine Frank show.
>>I like black metal frames but wood is sometimes elegant.
>>Your teacher above  has you do it just like I do it and I use the light
>>impressions people as a main source for stuff as well as info.
>>Many people here will still swear by dry mounting and signing a mat. Things
>>change but not always people.
>>Mark Rabiner