Forums » Art & Creativity » What's your Watermark? (Inspiration)

Three years ago, I tried my hand at digital art on my little phone. (Is still using phone.) It's been hard...but rewarding. I absolutely adore being able to bring things to life with far more creativity than I could accomplish in pencil alone. I still believe there are things I need to work on in many different areas, but I have come a long way from where I began.

I would like to update something important to any one person who does art in any shape or form. When I started, I was very new and very inexperienced. I had no idea what I wanted or how to present myself. In seeing a lot of pieces from other, more advanced artists, I find myself wondering if what I created is sufficient and equal to my current level of creativity. My watermark is very ...inconvenient half the time as I would like to start placing it onto the body or piece of work itself instead of off to the side or in the corner where there is the possibility of being removed. Now that I have gained some understanding of this and have grown more confident in my work alone, it needs to convey me better.

I may be the only one or not the last to change their mark to something else for one reason or another. However, I felt it to be an interesting topic to share with all my fellow artists. I need some creative help and advice from one to another as I'm struggling. (And I'm incredibly picky.)

So sit and enjoy a drink with me and enlighten me:

What inspired yours?
How did it come to look the way it does?
How long did it take for you to decide it was the one?
How many times did that change?
What do you recommend it intaling?

Any other fun things you wish to add, inspire me.

💙 Sybil ~

Ahh I have thought about this a few times before. mostl in refining my own as established artists often use the same one.

What inspired yours?
Mine is actually my real name initials, but I have the last one tilted so the whole thing looks like a whimsical M for Mipps. I have a curly line in there because.. well.. I like curly things and its embodies a bit of my old cursive signature I used to do.

How did it come to look the way it does?
I wanted something 'clean', something simple, and something I could copy and paste onto all my pieces for a more uniform look. It took some playing around with different styles to really get what I wanted. but its the first time i stepped away from a signature that was unique every time to doing a water mark.

How long did it take for you to decide it was the one?
I think i dabbled with it for a few days? i drew and redrew it until it took a shape I liked.

How many times did that change?
This is my first one sooo once. I do think that later it might evolve again. we shall see. i am currently happy with it as of right now.

What do you recommend it intaling?
Do something that represents you. I did mine on a transparent layer in its own file in color. In my program i can copy and paste that layer on all my paintings and then edit its color to match the work - or even resize it. It doesn't need to be anything fancy. Some people still do their signatures which makes it easier for people to find your work if your paintings float around. So it really depends on you and what you want people to get from it.

Other professional artists dont do watermarks, they put their portfolio URL instead.

So do what works for you. be fancy, be simple.
I once saw an artist who has a triangle and two lines not as a watermark, but as a symbol embedded into all his paintings artistically in armor or tattoos. so you can get super creative with it.

Thank you Mipps!