I have recently become obsessed with seal carving. I used the practice at hand to carve a sheeps head button seal with dark green jelly and gave it to a warm girl. Hope she will like it in the future. . . . .
Tools and materials required for the manual seal engraving method of a sheeps head button seal:
Dark green frozen seal material 1, Yongzi carving knife, four-purpose file, triangle file, diamond file complete set, Woodworking Carving knife, sandpaper 100.220.320.400.600.800.1500.2000.3000, edge ink, watermarked stone paper, ink pad, hand-made historical paper , engraving table, writing brush,
Illustration of the steps of hand-made seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
Step 1 of the hand-made seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
First engrave the seal button. Normally, you need to level the seal first. Because it is a dark green jelly used for practice and has already been cut, this step is omitted and you can start making the pattern directly. According to the size of the stamp button you want, first use a marker to separate the upper and lower sizes of the stamp. Then draw a rough draft of the seal. Use a four-purpose file to file off the useless part at the top. My ideal button would look like this.
Step 2 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
First divide the four sides of the seal according to the draft, and draw lines at the junction of the draft and the seal surface. If you are afraid that the carving knife will not draw straight, you can use a triangular file. I use a triangular file.
Step 3 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
Use a four-purpose file to repair large parts, a triangular file and a diamond file to repair details. Some areas can be repaired with a carpenters knife. The dark green jelly is very soft, and the carpenters knife can be used to carve. . You can polish the layer and immediately use a marker to make up the sketch. I was fixing the shape but then went astray. When I compared the draft, I felt very sorry for this sheep.
Step 4 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
For the front view, after repairing one side, turn to the front and look at it, compare it with the other side, and keep the button position in the middle. This is very important, and you must ensure that both sides correspond.
Step 5 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The horns can be engraved with back patterns. I’ll make it simple, but it needs to be deeper, because a layer will be removed when polishing. If it’s not deep enough, the texture of the horns will be gone.
Step 6 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
Carve a sheep on your forehead so that no one will call it a cow. I only use it if I am a poor carver. . . . . 😂😂😂
Step 7 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
For polishing, start from 220 and grind to 3000 in sequence. You can use water to polish. Only a thin layer is needed each time. The dark green jelly is too soft and the material will be gone if you polish too much.
Step 8 of the hand-made seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The stamp button is completed. It is said that the polishing effect will be better with polishing wax, but I didn't use it because I didn't have it. . . . . 😂😂😂
Step 9 of the hand-made seal carving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The next step is seal cutting. The first step is to apply the watermark to the stone. The first step is to level the sealing surface and grind it in circles at 100.220.400.600 until it reaches 600. Then apply edge ink. White, wait to increase the contrast of the black ink.
Step 10 of the hand-made seal carving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The effect of the watermark on the stone is not very good. Regarding the watermark stone, you can ask Du Niang for detailed introduction. The materials used are edge ink, thick ink, watermark on stone paper and a brush.
Step 11 of the hand-made seal carving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The next step is seal carving. Because I am a beginner, I have no knife skills at all, and the carving knife always goes astray, so the carving effect is the same. The ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, sometimes you will feel that you have a knife in your hand, I have the world, RBL, the result is still terrible.
Step 12 of the manual seal carving method for a sheeps head button seal:
Seal effect. Generally, the sealing process is done three times. The first sealing process is to round out the strokes, the second time is to smooth out the size of the strokes, and the third time is to repair some missing holes, roughly. . . . . Don’t be surprised if you are a beginner😓
Step 13 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
Rendering
Step 14 of the manual seal engraving method for a sheeps head button seal:
The reason why the seal is engraved with a sheeps head is because Nuan Meizi is a sheep, and the reason why the seal is engraved with a warm face is because the girl has a warm smile and a charming warm face. Hope the girl likes it. . . . .
DIY tips:
Because I am also a beginner, and I am self-taught, I can’t tell you the specific carving and seal cutting. Friends who like seal cutting can find some books to read, and then practice more. Seal cutting is Use the correct method to practice more, practice makes perfect. I hope more people will fall in love with seal cutting, a national quintessence that has been passed down for thousands of years.
