How to seal the seal

Prepare; Small seal script translation dictionary, alloy seal cutting machine, inkpad, stone, sandpaper, pencil, eraser, white paper. If you have a good knowledge of calligraphy, you don't need to prepare a pencil, just use a brush.

You can search the teaching video of seal cutting in Baidu. . I want to copy some good seal cutting works quickly. . Or go to some classes to study. . Then there are matters needing attention when choosing stones. . For transparent stones, check whether the texture is uniform in the dark, under the light or in the sun. Don't use glass particles or many other ingredients, which will damage the meat cleaver. If economic conditions permit, you can buy famous stones, such as Qingtian and Shoushan. This kind of stone is generally uniform in texture. But since you are a beginner, don't buy this expensive stone. . . There are the following points for attention.

1. Run the knife; Beginner seal cutting, because of the unstable grip of the knife, the ring finger can't resist the seal, and the force is too strong, which often leads to "running the knife". Running a knife hurts the trick for a while and the left hand for a while. Pay special attention when carving. Precautions are: when cutting, the ring finger of the right hand must be pressed on the seal, the left hand holding the stone should be lower than the printing surface 1 cm, and the force should be moderate. As for engraving seals with a printing bed, although it can prevent hand injury, you still have to hold the stone with your hands when you meet a conformal stone, so you need to master both.

2. Stone chips flying; When engraving, the printed surface should be smoothed first, which will easily cause the stone chips to rise, which will be harmful to the human body over time. Therefore, attention should be paid to indoor ventilation when grinding a large number of stones and seals. It is best to use waste grinding wheel to grind and rinse with water while grinding to avoid the harm of stone chips. In addition, stone chips will be produced during seal cutting. At this time, don't blow while carving, but smooth the stone chips with the ring finger of your right hand and fill in the depression of the lithograph. If there are too many stone chips, you can rub them into the container with your fingers and carve them.

This knife is sharp and blunt; There used to be different views on the sharpness and dullness of carving knives. Some people advocate that the knife should be sharp; Others think that it is superior to treat printing with a blunt knife. We believe that the knife can carve stones because of its high hardness and sharp edges. If the sharp edge is not sharp, it is difficult for the knife to cut into the stone. Therefore, the sharpness and dullness of the knife should be understood as a more appropriate size of the blade. Sharp, small blade angle, V-shaped; Blunt, with large blade angle and V-shape. But the blade must be sharp. Sharp ones are best carved with small seals and Zhu. Why don't you carve a giant print and a white print for a dull person? They have different uses and advantages. There is no need to dictate which is better or worse.