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How to make a fire paint stamp

How to Make Fire Paint Stamps:

Materials Preparation: Candlestick, several different colors of fire paint wax, silicone pads, stamp head, lighter, fire paint spoon.

1, prepare a candlestick and light it.

2.Put the selected fire paint wax in the fire paint spoon and melt it completely.

3, Pour the wax, pour the melted wax on the silicone mat, try to pour it into a round shape, so that the shape of the stamp will look good later.

4, stamp, the selected chapter head vertical cover, be careful not to tilt, so that the pattern will be uneven force, will affect the final effect.

5, wait for about ten seconds, press and hold the silicone pad to uncover the seal.

Expanded Information:

Lacquer seals were originally used to protect secret documents from disclosure. At the same time, the coat of arms on the lacquer seal was a status symbol. In modern times, it is mostly used as a ceremonial decoration. Lacquer seals are made of turpentine, paraffin wax and pigment, which melts with a little heat and is sticky. Lacquer seals of fire moments originated in the Toushao period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Sealing envelopes with wax began in the 16th century.

Used by aristocrats or the wealthy, it was also used to seal important documents or to make sealed container seals. The origin of lacquer seal is recorded that wax was invented by Frenchman Rousseau around 1626. Through his experiments, he mixed tar, cinnabar and insect lacquer (Indian natural lacquer) in different proportions and heated them into lacquer, which was red or brownish-red in color. Then choose a metal mold with a suitable pattern and print it on the uncured lacquer, which can leave a clear pattern after cooling.