Impard is a kind of fine, tough and long moxa, which is made by natural or artificial treatment for several years, mixing with Zhu and hammering for countless times. To buy inkpad, you should master the 16-character four sentences that Wu Changshuo praised as "Thousand Springs Inpad" refined by Shanghai Xiling Printing Factory 1920: "Moist and bright, enduring for a long time, not frozen in winter, and not oily in summer." Red inkpad that is easy to buy on the market now includes "Qianquan inkpad" and "Shiquan inkpad" produced in Shanghai, and there are more than a dozen varieties. Such as Ming inkpad, mirror inkpad and arrow inkpad, as well as Xiling inkpad produced in Hangzhou and Babao inkpad produced in Zhangzhou. Red inkpad has bright red, slightly yellow red, slightly dark red and other different colors, which can be purchased according to everyone's preferences. The key is to be delicate and thick in texture, bright and steady in color, not rotten in summer, not frozen or oily in winter.
The same inkpad is relatively new and wet when it was first used. It's been used for a long time, with depth and dryness. Therefore, the seal should be dipped lightly and evenly in the inkpad, and it should be turned at the same time to make the printing surface and inkpad adhere evenly. The use time is getting longer and longer, and the force should be gradually heavier. Usually, stir and mix with a bone sign, and strive to be even inside and outside. If the inkpad is too dry, the inkpad will be made into polyester fiber, which can be sent to the inkpad factory for processing. Stone chip powder and sundries are not allowed to splash into the inkpad. Once spilled, pick it up with a needle tip or toothpick, so as to keep it pure, so as not to affect the sealing effect or even crush the printed manuscript paper. The inkpad box should be made of porcelain, and metal and lacquerware are easy to rust.
Second, printing paper is better. Paper for painting and calligraphy works is generally thicker than printing paper, and inkpad can be wet; It is best to use historical paper for printing, because the paper is thin, flat and even white, and the inkpad should be dry and moist. The front side of the paper should be used. If there are impurities in the paper stalk, it should be scraped clean with a scraper in advance or picked off with a needle tip. Be careful not to scratch around. It is best to use paper that has been hidden for a long time. It is warm and dry, and it is old-fashioned. Paper printing mud is smooth and shiny, delicate and not dazzling. After stamping, put the paper flat on one side, fold a small piece of white paper on it, and then put a second stamping paper. Don't move or press anything else to avoid sticking and touching dirt; Dry in the shade for a long time, take care of it, and your fingers can't touch the mark, so as not to get dirty, blur the mark and lose its original appearance.
Third, the stamping technology should be skilled and exquisite, not sloppy. If doing well in inkpad and printing paper is the objective condition or foundation of material, then the signer's stamping technology is a subjective skill, which becomes the key and must be highly valued.
When printing, you should put something under the paper first, depending on the size of the printing surface and the printed text. Generally, a book with the thickness corresponding to the exercise book can be padded with a white seal of about two or three centimeters or a corresponding rubber sheet. If the printing surface is large, the pad will be thickened accordingly. If the Zhu is covered with bells, the pad can be thinned accordingly, and two or three corners can be continuously padded on the glass. It should be noted that the desktop or glass plate should be flat and the surface of the floor mat should be smooth. Plastic paper can also be used as a cushion. Use it many times at a time, and the inkpad has some seepage marks, so use another piece of paper.
The printed surface should be evenly and thoughtfully dipped in mud. When using inkpad in winter, you can breathe through your mouth, or you can put inkpad in the sun for a period of time. Once softened and mixed, it is easy to color and the printing effect is clear.
In the past, beginners often used the right-angle gap of the negative gauge (small T-square) to determine the seal position. Without the negative gauge, it is difficult to place the seal position correctly. This paper introduces a simple method, which can draw equilateral right triangle spaces on a piece of white paper with a thick pencil, put down the cushion, put the paper on it, and use the spaces to verify the position of the seal. Only by aligning the left and right sides of the printing surface with the corresponding two sides of the space, even if the printing surface is large, the right angle formed by the two sides can extend to the upper left and lower right as far as possible. It's called positioning. Then smooth the seal, apply force vertically and evenly first, then tilt it slightly up, down, left and right (the big seal will also have four corners) and press hard. Then uncover the seal, press the paper with your left hand, and keep a fulcrum on the table with your right elbow, so that your right finger can gently uncover it. If it is not clear, cover it again until you are satisfied. Wipe the printed surface clean after frying. Some seal engravers are very demanding. Sometimes, in one morning, they can only get one or two copies of Yin Gao, which is ideal and satisfactory. Beginners don't have to worry.
If the seal surface of the previous seal has been uneven, and the seal is not easy to lay flat, you can slowly lift the seal and seal paper with your right hand, hold it upside down with your left hand, hold the seal and paper with your left hand, and gently rub the back of the paper with your right thumb nail. When it is even and thoughtful, turn it upside down and uncover it. Flat faceted or right-handed printing paper, gently rub around the glass plate, and then uncover it, just try it.
The so-called "six carved four times" just shows that Zhong's seal script plays an important role and cannot be ignored. Everyone can try it in different ways, without insisting on unity and sticking to the law, as long as the effect of stamping is clear and beautiful. In pad, paper and technology are in harmony. It is wonderful to use them well and understand them.
Seal making is very particular. If you arrange a seal on the work that conforms to the layout and style of the picture, it will make the finishing touch to the painting and calligraphy works. On the contrary, it will destroy the coordination of the whole picture layout, thus reducing the overall quality of calligraphy and painting works. Calligraphy is dominated by black and white, and a little scarlet is broken, which visually fills the regret of loneliness and joy. In the long history of the development of calligraphy and painting, seals have become an indispensable aesthetic effect and an indispensable part. If the work is not printed in the end, there seems to be something unfinished or rebuilt, and there is no satisfactory explanation.