There's no sure way of knowing anybody made anything they claim to have, you have to trust people, I mean we're using programs that are designed to alter images, surely a good enough artist can remove text. :]
It's not a matter of one knowing how, if it doesn't benefit the tag then you're basically devaluing your art for no real reason.If you're not good at text then it's time to learn and get better. I suck at text but I make due and I get okay results.
If you're talented enough people will know your name and recognize your style and abilities. Having text on a tag won't keep peoples attention or warrant them to keep viewing an image longer than they would one without, people will look at the prettiest pictures whether they have text or not.You want people to know your name or look at a pretty little picture for 2 seconds and then forget it?
EDIT: Lol, I completely misunderstood your last sentence, but you still get my point.![]()