Talk:Arnie Swekel

Keeping track of signatures
This is just a thought, but I can't help but notice that a lot of artist use signature markings. I was wondering, wouldn't it be rational to have an easily acessible page on this wiki where people could easily identify signature marks or styles of artists?~ Jacktoland (talk) 17:08, September 26, 2019 (GMT)


 * This topic has come up before, because it is sometimes the only thing we have to go on when trying to determine an artist credit. I think just a simple page with a &lt;gallery&gt; of signature images with the artist's name as the caption would be very useful. Since it is OOU, it should go in the Forgotten Realms Wiki namespace. My 2 copper. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 19:38, September 26, 2019 (UTC)


 * What about all our sourcebook articles? Should those also be moved to the  namespace also? ~ Lhynard (talk) 23:08, September 26, 2019 (UTC)


 * No, I think those are valid articles with standard sections and infoboxes. The artist's signature gallery would be just that, more like a tool than an article, much like the Forgotten Realms Wiki:DM's Helper Tool (3e). Also, it is just for editors and not for readers. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 00:08, September 27, 2019 (UTC)


 * That makes a lot of sense, yes. Originally, your argument above was to put it there "since it is OoU," which is a completely different argument. I agree that it should go into the  namespace and that the sourcebook articles should not. ~ Lhynard (talk) 00:28, September 27, 2019 (UTC)


 * I should have said "since it is OOU, unlike other galleries on the wiki". Sorry for the confusion. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 13:43, September 28, 2019 (UTC)


 * great idea! ~ Lhynard (talk) 23:08, September 26, 2019 (UTC)


 * Given that it's been agreed that this should probably be done, would it be logical to assume that the first step would be to begin compiling a list of artists who use signature marks or styles?~ Jacktoland (talk) 13:42, September 28, 2019 (GMT)


 * I think all artists sign their work, but on many occasions TSR and WotC cropped them or removed them for reasons of design. So I don't see much point in creating a list. Just start with whatever artist you like and let the gallery grow organically as more are added. As for style, I don't think that is quantifiable. Artists change their style depending on the project and the medium they are working with at the time&mdash;comic art vs. sourcebook art, or ink vs. pencil vs. watercolors, for example. Hopefully, one or two signature images will suffice in the vast majoriy of cases. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 13:54, September 28, 2019 (UTC)