Since artistic expression has become the theme of modern seal cutting, "printing with books" advocated by Wu Changshuo, a master of calligraphy, has become the mainstream of aesthetics, and the fonts in contemporary seal cutting have also become very free, showing a flourishing scene of a hundred flowers.
That is, stones are painted in calligraphy. You can use all kinds of books on the stone, and there are no taboos. The following picture was created by me many years ago, and my personal intention is good.
Contemporary flower-and-bird seal cutting has more turns and more line segments than ancient seal cutting, which greatly develops the beautiful characteristics of flower-and-bird seal cutting. I made this seal for my friend five years ago. The three paintings are ink draft, stone draft and final draft.
The basic schema of the seal of the Warring States period was changed, making the font more abstract and unpredictable. For example, the works of Mr. Zeng Xiang, an ugly calligrapher, are quite impressive.
With his profound knowledge, Mr. Wang Yong systematically sorted out and studied ancient brick and tile documents, and created a new paradigm for the development of seal cutting calligraphy.
No matter at that time, there were many calligraphy styles used for seal cutting. People must think it is good, so it has not been eliminated. Therefore, as long as the written manuscript is good, the cutting method is good and the typesetting is proper, people will like different fonts. There will be many fans in all kinds of fonts, and it is impossible to say who is the best.