How to design stamps

Drawing paper (16 open or A4)

Pencils, oil pastels, colored pens and other painting tools.

Second, determine the theme.

Or people, or scenery, as long as they are healthy and uplifting, anything can be done.

Third, the form of expression.

Pictures and words can be designed on stamps.

① Different kinds of paintings have different forms of expression.

Oil pastels are saturated in color, eye-catching and better in visual effect than crayons;

Paper-cutting has the characteristics of strong folk customs and fine craftsmanship.

Tearing paper stickers are full of magical effects, which can better show the author's hands-on operation ability and rich imagination;

The color transition of computer color jet works is natural, the color blocks are uniform, and the illusion effect is very good.

② the shape of stamps

Rectangular or square, which is the traditional stamp shape.

Round or triangular, semi-circular, fan-shaped and diamond-shaped are more personalized.

Fourth, highlight the elements of stamps.

Draw the shape of the stamp with a pencil first, and then draw the perforations around it (in fact, draw a semicircle with a certain interval, with the arc inward and the straight line [diameter] outward). If the size of the drawing is 16, you can use a mineral water bottle cap when drawing a semicircle.

It is appropriate to draw a semicircle with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm.

Of course, you can also consider five-star, oval, diamond and other special-shaped perforations.

② Theme pictures

Painting according to the theme is the most important element of stamps. It embodies the author's aesthetic orientation, artistic skills and color matching ability. It is the key to the success of stamp design, so we must create it carefully.

In short, the design drawings should be bold in color and full in composition.

③ Country name and face value