Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What's the point of lettering?

What's the point of lettering?

1, the right size

The size of the seal should match the size of the work and be equal to the inscription. It can be smaller, but not larger than the inscription.

2. The quantity should be small

The number of prints should not be too much, too much will be messy and even usurp the host's role.

3, the location is right

When printing, look carefully at the position to make the picture balanced and ironed; The sealing at the end of the paragraph should be kept at an appropriate interval to avoid crowding and looseness.

4. Weight balance

As far as printing color is concerned, ink is lighter and white is heavier.

5. consistent style

The style of the seal should be in harmony with the style and style of the work.

Stamping is the last process to complete a painting. The traditional customs of our country often use a seal to express purity, trustworthiness, solemnity and responsibility. Drawing a bell seal not only shows that this work was painted by someone, but also has aesthetic value.

Commonly used seals are:?

1, name stamp. You usually need to use both sides together. Engrave names and numbers at the same time; Or a surname and a name. Carve Zhu Wen and Bai Wen at the same time. When used, Zhu Wen is light red and used on it; Bai Wen is red and heavy. Put it down. The size of the seal is about the same as or slightly smaller than the inscription. The position of the seal, if there is more space under the signature, can be covered under it, if there is less space under the signature, it can be covered around the handwriting. The distance between two seals is approximately equal to the position of one or two seals, and it is not allowed to be too open or too crowded.

2. Corner pressing seal, also known as corner painting seal. Can be used in the lower left corner or the lower right corner of the picture according to the needs of the picture. Corner seal is larger than name seal, mostly square or rectangular, no matter how Zhu. The content can be aphorisms, collectively referred to as leisure chapters, such as "learning from nature", "enjoying the scenery" and "the mountains and rivers are really beautiful". You can also call it Zhai Zhang Guan by the name of Zhai Guan, such as Zhen Shang Zhai by Wen Zhiming and Dida Caotang by Shi Tao. ?

3. introduction Most of them are rectangular, and some are oval or irregular. According to the needs of the picture, it is used to the right of the first two or three words of the title, so it is called an introduction. The content is similar to the corner seal.