Are you allowed to sign your major work paintings? (2 Viewers)

[katiekms]

Like, I’ve heard that you aren’t allowed to reveal your identity in your works since with your VAPD you have to cover your name and stuff so it’s not biased... but would just signing your initials in the painting or even the back be allowed? I want to do this since i do it for every other artwork i do to make it ’mine’.

 

[MJRey]

Can't exactly comment on this because I didn't do visual arts, but the initials would be identifying so maybe don't put them on. Someone who's done VA please come on here and give a better answer.

 

[nitroexcalibur]

Oop, I did give away my name at the start of my VAPD to testify that it was all my own work. I think you should be fine, so long as there’s nothing too revealing about your school or your identity

 

[Ksalu]

I dont see any harm in just signing your initials on to it. You can always just sign on it after?

 

[katiekms]

ask your teacher?

yeah good point but i only thought to ask *after* school holidays started hehe

 

[tote bag]

i have my full name written in big permanent letters on the back of my canvas... my teacher didnt say anything about it so i dont think its a problem since its on the back but i am a bit worried tbh

 

[katiekms]

i have my full name written in big permanent letters on the back of my canvas... my teacher didnt say anything about it so i dont think its a problem since its on the back but i am a bit worried tbh

it would help if we had accessible information about it yk… but i guess that’s too hard lmao

 

[nitroexcalibur]

it would help if we had accessible information about it yk… but i guess that’s too hard lmao

Yeah I think it’s pretty vague, id hold off till you get into contact with your teacher but tbh i don’t think initials are a surefire giveaway of a students identity. My teacher stopped a classmate doing photomedia from taking a photo in his school jacket cause the logo literally said our name but letters are a different story