There are many types of seal script fonts. Here are three traditional writing methods of seal script:
Characteristics of seal script
1. There are many pictographic characters in seal script due to their shape and meaning. There are many ways to express it, most of which are based on the shape and idea. There are many ways to write such as horse, sheep, elephant, etc. The rules of distribution structure have not been regularized. Writing a human character can show bending down to work or kneeling. people. The shapes and positions of the radicals in oracle bone characters are also very scattered. After the Qin Dynasty unified the script, it became Xiaozhuan. After the text has been sorted out, it becomes more unified, but there are still many graphic texts based on the shape and intention.
2. The shape of the small seal script should be straight and round. The horizontal strokes must be flat and the vertical strokes must be straight. It is a strict and neat calligraphy form. Xiaozhuan is mainly round in structure and strokes. The outer outline of the characters is elongated due to the elongated central cross line, such as Zhong and Tian. And form a very natural oval shape. The shape of Xiaozhuan characters are curved lines in all square folds. A small number of Miao seal scripts and Qin imperial edicts used for engraving also have some room-shaped shapes. However, if you look closely, you will find that there are still circles in the square, which is different from Li. The font style is mainly square, which is quite different.
3. Seal script is an ancient calligraphy style in my country. Unlike regular script, there are many different variations. The basic method of composing characters is dot, straight and arc. The thickness of the strokes should be the same, and the starting and ending points should be hidden. There is no need for left-handed strokes, and there is no need to pinch the right-handed strokes. They are all composed of curved strokes and arcs.