1, knife punching method
The handle leans to one side and enters the stone at the angle of a knife. The fingers are solid, the palms are weak, and the five fingers and wrists push the knife hard to punch up and down, left and right. Among them, the horizontal fist inclines outward with the knife, and the right corner of the blade is inserted into the stone. When transporting the knife, the middle finger pushes the knife from the right outside to the left.
Use the middle finger to dial the knife for vertical punching, and move the knife up and down to punch holes. The thrust is to hold the handle with the thumb and forefinger, the middle finger extends backward, lie on the palm of the handle in the jaws of the tiger, and push forward from bottom to top. When using the punching knife method, the ring finger and the little finger play the role of positioning, resisting printing, controlling strength and preventing the knife from deviating.
The punching method is suitable for carving white characters, and the punching strength should be moderate and even. If the force is too strong or the knife is too deep, you will find it difficult to carry the knife and you can't move freely. Too little or uneven force, shallow penetration: then the carved line marks will float and be very delicate. Punching is easy to show the smooth brushwork of the seal, and the lines are vigorous and straight.
2. Knife cutting method
Five fingers hold a knife, the handle is vertical, and the angle of the knife enters the stone. Press the knife down frequently with wrist force, so that the knife angles of the two knives alternately cut into the stone, and the cut knife marks become impressions. Don't press the knife too hard when cutting, so the marks of jumping knife carved out are complicated and jagged. The cutting line should be continuous and complete. Knife-cutting method is vigorous and powerful in carving, and it has a strong meaning of knife-cutting, so it can carve hard printed matter.
3, die-cutting mixing method
The punching method is the main method, and the knife is used in the operation. The cutting and punching complement each other, which enhances the expressive force of the knife method and enriches the charm of using the knife.
4, double knife method
Knives are applied to both sides of the seal stroke, and the solid line of the seal stroke is carved with two or more knives. Zhu is an outline carved along the two sides of the stroke, and the base outside the stroke is scraped off by cutting and stamping, so that the printed stroke protrudes on the printing surface.
The knife for carving ink requires smooth air permeability and even lines. Zhu Wen's successful silhouette is loach back, and he uses a pen in the calligraphy center to produce a rich and full artistic effect that penetrates the paper back.
Carving a white seal with double knives is to cut off the solid line of the stroke along the inside of the printed stroke, leaving a flat printing surface and concave stroke lines. White carving requires uniform and neat force, and the printed outline is clear and smooth.
Each stroke of the double knife method needs to be engraved twice or more times with a knife. The operation mode is to fix the cutter position and the direction of conveying the cutter, rotate the Yin Shi, and basically apply the cutter to the right side of the line. Finally, trim off the dovetail and stubble left at the beginning and end of the line with a knife.
5, single knife method
Fingerprint strokes are completed with single-line tool marks, which are used to carve fine white characters. Use a knife at the actual position of the sealing stroke. Single-knife method can not only carve one knife at a time, but also carve with heavy knives. However, all knives should move in the same direction, and multiple knife marks cannot be displayed. Single-knife carving requires that the knife be hidden and healthy, which constitutes a natural unadorned effect.
Knife is the expression of the formal beauty of seal cutting. Skillful knife technique, able to operate the knife freely and write casually, dignified in starting and putting pen to paper, fluent in knife handling and clever in turning, and able to definitely and accurately express the rhythm beauty and modeling beauty of printed lines.
At the same time, the use of knife is good, but also has formal beauty. Like flowing, rough, mottled and metallurgical marks produced by different knives. The successful knife method is to look at the pen meaning in the knife, and the pen contains the rhyme of the knife. Knife and pen don't hurt each other. Rhyme is meaningful and harmonious.