How to use seals in calligraphy and painting works: West Defengtang Gallery
When inscribing and sealing calligraphy and painting works, the seal should not be larger than the words. It is natural to put a big seal on a large area and a small seal on a small area.
The Chinese painting should be stamped directly under the inscription, straight down to the bottom corner, and no corner stamps can be stamped. For example, if you sign on the upper right corner, you can stamp the "Xian" seal on the lower left corner; if you sign on the upper left corner, you can stamp the "Xiang seal" on the lower right corner. If the seal of the above paragraph is close to the lower corner, there is no need to stamp the idle seal.
When signing the Chinese painting chess piece, the left and right corners should not be stamped with free stamps. Inscribe on the upper right corner, and stamp a square stamp on the lower left corner; inscribe on the lower left corner, and stamp on the lower right corner with a square stamp. If there is no need to stamp the seal here, but to stamp it reluctantly will be self-defeating.
Rectangular, round, and oblong seals cannot be placed in the lower corner of the square seal. The square seal cannot be placed on the blank space at the top of the calligraphy and painting, otherwise it will take over the place.
In traditional Chinese paintings, the straight signature should be inscribed at the end of each line. The length of the characters should not be consistent with the length of other lines. The same goes for seals.
Two seals, one square and one round, cannot match. Same-shaped prints can be matched.
Two seals, one large and one small, cannot match. Same size available to match.
Two seals, one rectangular and one oval, cannot match. Same-shaped prints can be matched.
No inscriptions are allowed after the signature is signed and sealed. If there are restrictions on the upper and lower parts of the seal, the natural phenomenon will be lost.
After the payment has been made and stamped, calligraphy and painting should not be given as a gift. Otherwise, it will be disrespectful.
Flower heads, bird tails, branches, and mountain tops cannot be stamped or stamped. This is the most basic common sense for painters and must be understood.
A craftsman-engraved seal cannot be used for calligraphy and painting. An artistic seal engraver is required, and stone seals are the best.
Ordinary ink pads are not suitable for calligraphy and painting. You must use eight treasure ink pads.
When stamping two seals, the distance should not be too far or too close. One seal should be separated by just the right distance.
The two seals have different seals, seals, and sword techniques and cannot be matched. The seal must be carved with the same knife technique.
Do not write limericks on paintings. Firstly, those who know it will ridicule it, and secondly, the work will be derogated as vulgar.
Don't put a leisure seal on the top of the money, as it is taboo to put it on a person's name. Firstly, it's disrespectful, and secondly, it ruins the picture.
The stamped corner seal should not be too small. The rice paper should be opened in four quarters and should be printed with a square stone seal, about three centimeters, which is relatively moderate.
When stamping with corner stamps, do not stamp on two sides. One side is just right. The distance between the seal and the edge is about one. Five centimeters is moderate.
The seal should not be stamped under the inscription, but should be stamped on the left and right sides of the inscription, separated from the line of inscription, and become an object outside the painting, except in special circumstances.
On calligraphy and painting, do not put a big seal on it, it will become a giant seal bomb, destroying the beautiful picture, which is very scary.
Small paintings cannot be inscribed with large characters, and large paintings cannot be inscribed with small characters. Small spaces should not be filled with many inscriptions, and large spaces should not be filled with few inscriptions.
No more than three seals may be used for name seals on calligraphy and painting. Two seals should be used, or one seal is appropriate.
No seals can be stamped on the top, bottom, left and right sides of calligraphy and painting. It is better to cover too much than to cover too much, and it is better to not cover well if the seal is not good.
It is better to use less than too much ink, prefer single to double, and prefer ancient to beautiful ink pads. It is recommended to use antique colors, followed by cinnabar, and then bright red. This will enhance the style of the work.
When setting a second seal, don’t stagger around. How to seal the seal, how much force you use, and how to maintain the seal and ink pad are all issues that must be studied with concentration. These are issues that cannot be ignored.
Do not use vulgar words or inscriptions on paintings, as this will affect the aesthetics of the painting and it will inevitably lead to vulgarity.
For the first calligraphy quadruple, the first small long seal can be stamped on the upper right, but the rest cannot be stamped. If stamped all over, the circulation of Qi will be destroyed.