Lacquer character, also known as "golden lacquer character" or "Dan lacquer character", is a traditional calligraphy art form in China. It combines the characteristics of calligraphy and painting, expresses characters with colorful colors and exquisite lines, and forms a unique artistic style. The production process of lacquer characters is fine and complicated, involving many technological links. The origin and production process of lacquer characters will be introduced in detail below.
Origin of Lacquerware: Lacquerware originated in ancient China, and its history can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. In the process of exploring artistic innovation, calligraphers at that time combined traditional calligraphy and painting techniques to create a special form of lacquer characters. Lacquer characters are painted with color pigments on the lines of the font, which makes the font more colorful and enhances the three-dimensional sense and artistry of the font. Lacquer characters have been continuously developed and passed down in the later history, becoming a unique form of calligraphy.
Production process of lacquer characters: the production process of lacquer characters needs to go through many links, including preparation, font design, painting, polishing and other steps.
1. material preparation: the materials needed to make lacquer characters are paper, pigment, brush, sandpaper, etc. Choose tough paper to keep the shape and color better in the subsequent production process.
2. Font design: First of all, calligraphers will design appropriate font styles and typesetting according to the content of lacquer characters to be made. This step is the basis of lacquer word making, which determines the subsequent production direction.
3. Painting: After the font design is determined, the calligrapher will draw different colors on the paper with a brush to fill the outline of the font. According to the need, different colors of pigments can be used to represent different parts of the font, so as to enhance the layering of the font.
4. Polishing: After painting is completed, the paint characters need to be polished to make the surface smoother and more delicate. Rub the surface of the font gently with sandpaper to remove the uneven parts and make the whole font more exquisite.
5. Mounting: Finally, the finished lacquer characters can be mounted to protect the fonts and show their artistic value. Traditional mounting materials, such as rice paper and silk, can be used for mounting, and can also be innovated as needed.