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Titling Your Art
The fine art of giving your art a name.
A title is the last mark you place on a work, even though it never touches the surface.
It can open a door, deepen the story, create tension, stir a memory, or give the viewer a place to begin. A weak title merely labels what we can already see. An overworked title explains the painting until there is nothing left to discover.
A good title does something quieter. It works beside the art without getting in its way.
This free guide will help you treat naming as part of the creative process. Use its approaches to generate possibilities, test different tones, and find words that belong to the painting rather than sitting on top of it.
Try the guide with a newly finished work, a developing series, or an older painting you named too quickly. Write several possibilities. Say them aloud. Notice which titles add meaning, which create curiosity, and which close the painting down.
There is no single formula. The right title should feel true to the work while leaving enough room for the viewer to enter.
The painting begins the story. The title can carry it one step farther.
Free digital download.
Titling Your Art
The fine art of giving your art a name.
A title is the last mark you place on a work, even though it never touches the surface.
It can open a door, deepen the story, create tension, stir a memory, or give the viewer a place to begin. A weak title merely labels what we can already see. An overworked title explains the painting until there is nothing left to discover.
A good title does something quieter. It works beside the art without getting in its way.
This free guide will help you treat naming as part of the creative process. Use its approaches to generate possibilities, test different tones, and find words that belong to the painting rather than sitting on top of it.
Try the guide with a newly finished work, a developing series, or an older painting you named too quickly. Write several possibilities. Say them aloud. Notice which titles add meaning, which create curiosity, and which close the painting down.
There is no single formula. The right title should feel true to the work while leaving enough room for the viewer to enter.
The painting begins the story. The title can carry it one step farther.
Free digital download.