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Hi, I have a book that I want to try to get signed at the stage door after a show. Anyway, I normally take an original black sharpie along for IP's, but the ink would most likely leak through onto the next pages. I was just wondering what people would recommend I use?

Thanks!

Phoebe

I don't have an autograph book myself but my aunt had one in the 60s/70s and most of the inscriptions are in biro. They've lasted just fine and are still as sharp as the day they were written. On that basis, I would recommend a biro {thumb2}

I think a gel ink pen may work. It doesn't really bleed through unless the page is very thin, or you write hard, and it's not like a regular pen either.

Thank you both for your help.

margotchanning wrote:I don't have an autograph book myself but my aunt had one in the 60s/70s and most of the inscriptions are in biro. They've lasted just fine and are still as sharp as the day they were written. On that basis, I would recommend a biro {thumb2}

The book in question is actually someone's autobiography, as opposed to an autograph book.

missmaexox wrote:I think a gel ink pen may work. It doesn't really bleed through unless the page is very thin, or you write hard, and it's not like a regular pen either.

The pages are quite thin, but perhaps this will work. I'm just a bit worried though as all my previous gel ink autographs TTM wore off a bit in the post, I'd hate for that to happen again.

I think I may stick with a biro, I'll test it out on some similar thickness paper first to see how it comes out!

Phoebe

Yes I was actually going to suggest a biro as well. My oldest autographs are in biro and they still look like they did when I first got them signed.
I wouldn't suggest a gel pen since they smudge so easily. You wouldn't have the time to let the page dry before turning it over, or the celebrity may smudge it with their hand while signing (particularly if they are left handed). So yeah go for biro, it won't leak through and it won't smudge!

i would still recommend using a sharpie... all you have to do is fold a piece of paper to the size of the book page and put it behind the page you want signed then if it does bleed thru it only bleeds thru to the paper not the other pages of the book

x hayley x wrote:Yes I was actually going to suggest a biro as well. My oldest autographs are in biro and they still look like they did when I first got them signed.
I wouldn't suggest a gel pen since they smudge so easily. You wouldn't have the time to let the page dry before turning it over, or the celebrity may smudge it with their hand while signing (particularly if they are left handed). So yeah go for biro, it won't leak through and it won't smudge!

Thanks Hayley, I think I will do that! Gel ink pens are a problem for left handed folk like myself. :o

sonofthesouth8 wrote:i would still recommend using a sharpie... all you have to do is fold a piece of paper to the size of the book page and put it behind the page you want signed then if it does bleed thru it only bleeds thru to the paper not the other pages of the book

Thanks for your help, that it an idea but I know that on certain paper the ink in sharpies disperses after it's written on. I'd hate it to turn into an inky mess.

Phoebe