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Lecture 3 album making
In recent years, in the major hard-pen calligraphy competitions, the number of album works is increasing day by day, which is attributed to the small and light pages of the album, which are not easy to break and easy to carry and mail. During the exhibition, a picture album will be launched, which has a good exhibition hall effect. The steps of album making are a little complicated, but it is easy to do well if you master certain skills and practice more.
First of all, do a good job of the front cover and back cover, choose thicker cardboard (available in major specialty paper shops), and cut it according to the preset size and size. Cut neatly without burr. Then, the substrate is mounted and cut according to the preset length, such as four screens, six screens and eight screens. First, stick the cover board on the paper with double-sided tape. At this point, the substrate is a strip without any folding. After gluing, fold the backing paper backwards. If the backing paper is thin, it can be folded screen by screen. If the backing paper is thick, you can draw a thin line with a depth of one-third at the junction of the screen with a utility knife (if you control the strength, you will cut the paper too hard) and then fold it in half. This process will be repeated for each screen until the back cover is completed and the same cover is completed. After completion, cut off the redundant paper heads on both sides of the substrate and paste the written word core in the center of each screen. Finally, design the front cover and back cover. The design of the front cover and back cover should be elegant, concise, lively and generous, in harmony with the whole work. There are also many design methods. Here are some examples:
First, label directly, without any other graphic decoration. Labels are usually attached to the upper left corner of the cover, and some are attached to the middle edge (but rarely). This method is a bit like an ancient thread-bound book, simple and generous. Labels can be inscribed by famous artists or written by themselves. In recent years, labels have been printed in the works of various competitions, and the effect is also very good.
Second, do some simple graphics outside the label, such as sticking one or two seals in the right place, or lightly drawing some shading, tiles, ancient portrait brick patterns and so on. However, it should not be too prominent and can only be used as a foil.
Third, the back cover design can be more concise than the cover, and its color and pattern should echo the cover.
Finally, summarize some problems that need to be avoided in the process of binding and material selection:
First, "rough". "Rough" refers to the rough production process, such as: rough edges around the paper when cutting; Word core paste is not centered; Paper crease will greatly affect the overall aesthetic feeling of the work. Therefore, when binding works, we should be as careful and meticulous as possible, pay attention to details and strive for perfection. I often regard the process of binding works as a part of the whole creative process. In this process, like writing, it brings me a kind of spiritual pleasure and enjoyment.
Second, "flowers." I have seen some works made of cardboard with more than two colors on the internet, with strong color contrast, and some draw some patterns around the lining paper. In my opinion, these are not suitable, because they are too embellished and unnatural.
Third, "gray". Some writers like to write with gold or silver pens and write on high-brightness cardboard. The contrast of brightness failed to widen the gap, so they could not highlight their works. They look hazy and laborious, so they can be called "misty school". The best way is to use low brightness cardboard, such as black or pure blue. In this way, the gold is brighter, the silver is brighter, and the inscription effect is good.
In a word, the main purpose of hard-pen calligraphy binding is to highlight and set off the works and complement each other. When binding, you should master the discretion, be just right and practice more.
It's fun to make it yourself. Come on lz.