How to draw zodiac stamps?

Stamp painting of the zodiac requires the following three steps:

First, determine the picture composition and aircraft position.

1. Select the appropriate paper size and form.

2. Decide the position and proportion of the subject image.

3. Set the background elements and color scheme

Second, sketch and print.

1. Collect relevant references.

2. Make a preliminary sketch for each constellation image.

3. Make steel seal after adjustment and correction.

Third, plate making and printing.

1. Bake the steel seal onto the hardened rubber sheet.

2. Printing test samples and formal printing

3. Printing quality inspection and sales

Fourth, expand knowledge.

China's zodiac animals began in the Tang Dynasty in China, and were named after twelve different animals, namely rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

The patterns of the zodiac and their cultural connotations have been handed down from ancient times to the present, and have become one of the important cultural symbols, which are widely used in different fields such as literature, art, commerce and movies.

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as the modern one was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In order to celebrate the New Year or major festivals in China, post offices usually sell stamps and other related products related to the zodiac. In order to make stamps related to the zodiac, you need to have the following basic knowledge and skills:

1. Familiar with color and design.

2. Master the use of necessary drawing materials such as sketchpad and alcohol paper.

3. Plate making, engraving, stamping and printing skills.

Finally, we can choose different production, plate making and printing methods according to the quantity and demand of stamps, such as making small commemorative coins, color replicas, stamp sets and so on.

In the process of production, we must attach importance to cultural inheritance and connotation expression, meticulously depict the appearance and characteristics of the zodiac, and form a unique and far-reaching imprint of the zodiac.