Printing is more important than writing.
With two seals, homographs can be matched. One side can't be round, the other side can't be oval, and neither one big nor one small can.
Seal two times, not upper yang and lower yin, not upper yang and lower yang, nor upper yin and lower yin, but upper yin and lower yang.
Cover it with two seals, the distance should not be too far or too close, and it is advisable to separate it with one seal.
No inscription under the seal.
The above paragraphs cannot be stamped.
Printing ink for painting and calligraphy, not office ink.
Dip in the inkpad lightly like a dragonfly, repeat it many times, and the seal is perpendicular to the inkpad.
The paper at the seal should be smooth. If it is not smooth, polish it gently with your nails.
When stamping, put some paper under the paper. Print big and thick, print small and thin.
When stamping, the seal should be larger and the all-white text should be heavier; Small print, fine writing, less effort.
After hot stamping, the printed surface must be wiped clean with soft cloth or rice paper and printed in a clean box to avoid damage.
In China's painting and calligraphy circles, calligraphers and painters have to stamp their works to a greater or lesser extent after their works are completed, especially modern painters and painters, almost everyone has many seals. In people's minds, it has even reached the point where there are no books and no pictures. Small seals, especially loose chapters, are square inches, but they often become a vast world for painters and calligraphers to display their artistic talents. By using the seal, the author can not only express his artistic views, show his thoughts, tell his own stories and record the time, but also adjust the structure of calligraphy and painting works, enhance the sense of structure and increase the interest of the works.
When printing paintings and calligraphy works, we should pay attention to the following problems:
First, the size is moderate. Choose the seal according to the size of the work and the calligraphy and painting. In general, the bigger the work, the bigger the seal. But remember that the seal at the signature should not exceed two-thirds of the signature, otherwise it will give people a heavy sense of gap.
Second, the location is suitable. The seals on calligraphy and painting works can be divided into three types: one seal, one seal and two seals. Be sure to find the right position when stamping, and you can't reverse it. The seal should be properly separated from the main characters and paintings. Too close is crowded and stagnant, too far is discrete and not compact; When more than two seals appear in a work, they should be dispersed and orderly, and try to avoid uniform and equidistant;
Third, the content is appropriate. In other words, the printed content cannot conflict with the style and interest of calligraphy and painting works. For example, you can build a plum blossom snow scene. It's hard to be confused. Casual prints, some of which are neither fish nor fowl.
Fourth, the quantity is moderate. It is a pity that there are no seals on paintings and calligraphy works, but the more the better, as long as it plays the role of making the finishing point. Too many seals give people a feeling of usurping the role of master and gilding the lily.