Comments on: Getting an Autograph

Question: Getting an Autograph

mragreeable — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:19:02 -0800

AutographFilter : I'm going to a concert in a few weeks time, and was wondering about the ideal pen to use (if any) on glossy paper with a dark background. [More inside]

Basically, I went on ebay and looked for promotional material for the artist in question (Bill Frisell). The best I could find was a 20x12 poster, which is fairly dark, overall. To be especially clear, here's a picture of the poster in question. It's fairly glossy, like magazine paper, but heavier.

The question, then, is this : what sort of pen/marker or whatever might be capable of writing on this? I remember back in junior high a lot of girls used some sort of two-color marker-like pens... I don't know what they're called, but they had a metal ball in them like spraypaint cans do and they had to be shaken before use. Would those work?

I guess I want a website which it to pens what thistothat is to glue.

I'll probably frame it and give it to a friend, so it won't be messed with or rolled and unrolled or anything like that, but would obviously not want the signature to fade.

By: JoanArkham

JoanArkham — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:23:06 -0800

Sharpie makes silver pens. I go to a lot of conventions, and everyone is signing their glossies with them now.

By: bakiwop

bakiwop — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:31:01 -0800

Yes, but what if you want certain body parts signs? Sharpies still work then?

By: some chick

some chick — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:32:18 -0800

Sharpies bleed a bit on flesh, but I'm not sure what's better. There must be something surgeons use to draw their surgery lines.. anyone?

By: crush-onastick

crush-onastick — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:39:10 -0800

permanent pen for fabric (the sort tailors use--there's two kinds: air/water soluble pen for fabric and permanent, some permanent pens are only permanent after application of heat) works well on flesh b/c it doesn't bleed. it does wash off skin, eventually, though.

By: Juicylicious

Juicylicious — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:44:08 -0800

I agree that metallic sharpies are the best. They dry quickly too.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:55:38 -0800

What JoanArkham said. Sharpie silver pens are the shiznit.

By: majick

majick — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:12:55 -0800

Metallic Sanford Sharpie (I like the "Fine" tip over the "Ultrafine") for dark backgrounds of any kind. Black Sanford Sharpie for non-dark backgrounds. Marks-A-Lot for body parts.