The seal script is a kind of Chinese calligraphy. It is a general name for Oracle, Big Seal Script and Small Seal Script. It has a history of 3000 years. The seal script is the font before the official script, which has strong pictographic characteristics. Among them, the small seal script is the calligraphy masterpiece of Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin State, and it is also a simplified and standardized character that Qin unified the characters of the six countries.
The best way to learn seal script by yourself
1. The first is to choose an introductory copybook and recommend Wu Juntie (as shown above). The full name of "Wu Jun Tie" is "Liang Wu Jun and Zhu Yuansi Calligraphy", which is one of Wu Rangzhi's more representative seal script works. This post is written in small seal script. It has good shape, brushwork and texture, and is always the best choice for beginners.
2. The second is to master the strokes of seal script. The strokes of seal script have its particularity, but relatively speaking, the strokes of seal script are relatively simple. The main requirements are to master the starting, moving, ending, straight, turning and arc strokes.
3. The third is to master the structure of the seal script. There are several ways of the structure of the seal script, such as up, open, up and down, back extension, left and right. Mastering these rules can make twice the result with half the effort.
What pen should I use to write the seal character for beginners
For beginners, it is recommended to use a brush as a tool for writing seal characters. Brush is a traditional tool for writing seal cutting, and it is also one of the tools that can best show the unique charm of seal cutting. There are different diameters of brush, such as thin, medium and thick. Beginners can choose medium brush, so that it is easier to master the thickness and strength of strokes.
In addition, you can also consider using a pencil or pen to practice seal script, but you need to pay attention to the fluency and strength of strokes. For the practice of seal character, the most important thing is to master the characteristics and structure of strokes, and improve your skills and level through continuous practice.
What are the basic strokes of seal script
The seal script has the following basic characteristics:
1. Shape and meaning: There are a lot of pictographs in the ancient and clumsy and changeable seal script, and the expression methods are also ever-changing. The structural rules have not been regularized, so it is difficult to recognize. However, most of them are designed according to the shape, or shaped according to the meaning. They look clumsy, elegant and thought-provoking. Later, Xiaozhuan became more unified, but it still kept many images and characters with meaning based on shape.
2. Curved pen arc: The positive and round seal characters are all used by the center. The curved pen arc is uniform. The structure is flat, horizontal and vertical. The size of the body is uniform. The body is mainly round, and there is a circle in the square.
3. Left invisible: Right invisible seal characters are basically composed of three strokes: dot, straight, and arc. They start and end with hidden edges, and are uniform in thickness. There is no skimming or pressing.
How to use seal script:
1. Hide the head and protect the tail: When writing the seal script, grasp the hidden front of the pen, close the pen and return to the front, always keep the center during operation, and edges and corners will appear when the pen is deflected. The seal script requires round, thick and calm strokes.
2. There is no pause: when writing seal characters, there should be a movement of lifting the pen, almost without coarse or fine, without obvious setbacks. At the turning points of the characters, they have become arc, semicircle, etc., so we use the rotating pen, without folding the pen, and still keep the thickness of the lines consistent.
3. One stroke completion: when two strokes overlap to write dot, straight and irregular arc of seal characters, it can be completed in one stroke. When writing corner arc, half arc, arc, etc., two strokes shall be completed, and attention shall be paid to the natural lapping without any trace.
