I think many people have seen the red signs in the corner of the calligraphy work. Do you know how that signature stamp is made?
Creating a seal (foundation) is called "seal engraving". The main ingredients are stones, but they are also created with metal, tree, bones, etc.
Originally, it was called "seal engraving" because it was a seal carved in a seal. "Tensho" is a type of ancient Chinese character in China, and its font is different from the common kanji, and is characterized by the font reminiscent of hieroglyphs, vertical and horizontal lines and symmetry. Seal writer is also used for the cover design of Japanese passport.
The original usage was also used as a proof drawn by pressing the signature and seal engraving signature after creating a calligraphy, or as a showing the person he holds by pressing it into a book.
In modern times, seal engraving and seal engravingThe design and usage are diverse, such as pressing on exhibitions, postcards, and cards that have found attractive and fun. You can also incorporate fonts and patterns, illustrations, zodiacs, and favorite words other than seal typefaces.
Let's introduce how to make it.
This is a workshop on seal engraving held earlier, created by our lab staff.
It seems to have been designed with the word "color" and "facial reservoir" as a motif.
It is pushed with seal mud, but it is a very beautiful color.
About tools.
Sealing material, seal sword, seal mud, names that you are not used to in everyday life.
A lot of tools require a lot of tools, but we offer a "seal engraving set" in a paulownia seal box.
*Sorry, this item is no longer available.
There are many small tools, and there are various types of each tool, so it is difficult to select and align.
The tools required for seal engraving are available, and it is easy to manage the tools if it is fit in a beautiful box, and it comes immediately because it comes with a booklet that is helpful for procedures and design.
It seems difficult to engrave on a stone, but it is easy to shape it because it has easy -to -engraving stones and tools.
Then, I will explain the main seal engraving tools while referring to the contents in this set.
The two -sided inkstone for seal engraving is slightly smaller than the ordinary inkstone and is suitable for seal engraving. It is convenient to have a two -sided ink because the design is used when drafting the design with the upside -down character.
By painting with vermilion and black ink, it is easy to imagine the finished form, and if there is a correction point, you can adjust it at this stage.
In addition, it is recommended to use ink that has been polished with a thick solid ink because the ink is hard to dry.
In modern life, the opportunity to hone ink has decreased, but it is said that by polishing the faint scent and quietness of ink, it has the effect of increasing concentration and feelings. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the good ink.
If you are polishing ink in inkstone for the first time, please refer to this video.
Pigment channel "How to polish ink"
https://pigment.tokyo/blogs/pigmentchannel/1
Click here for tools to prepare other than the above tools.
It is also convenient to have a large format file ( # 180 ~ # 240). Even if it is a large format, it is a size that is commercially available at home improvement stores, and any paper, cloth, and water -resistant paper are OK.
The seal material is not always smooth at first, so it is used to adjust the seal once with a file. Of course, the paper file in the set can be used, but the larger the larger one, the easier it is to use. Because it is a consumable item, please prepare those who make it many times.
Here is what you actually carved.
This time, I tried to carve it with a seal without using a seal floor, but I felt that it would be easier to carve it if there was a seal floor for details and parts that I wanted to put on a little effort. At first, I think it is better to choose characters and shapes that are easy to carve.
In particular, if you are not used to handling knives, please take into account safety and choose tools that are easy to work.
The mark of "Pigment" and "Tokyo" in the above image was pressed with commercially available vermilion. If you want to make it casually as something you use in your daily life, it is good to push it with your favorite color.
Even in the same vermilion, the color varies slightly depending on the type, and the color is deep. In addition, since the mud was more sticky, it felt better to fix it on the seal. It may be a good idea to look for and look at the color of the mud and the vermilion you like.
The procedure is also described in the article that introduces the seal engraving below, so please refer to it if you like.
Pick the letters and create a seal -History of kanji learning from seal engraving-
https://pigment.tokyo/blogs/article/15
* Workshop courses introduced in the article are not currently recruiting.
It is attractive to make your own mark, which is only one in the world, which is felt by hand carving. In addition, because there is a design configuration and shape of the characters born in a small stone with a limit, you can feel the unique world view of seal engraving.
How about a seal engraving as one of the expressions that engrave the presence of a elegant seal, decorative and design, his important notebooks, books, or words of words given to someone.
Art Materials Expert at PIGMENT TOKYO
Natsuko Shiraishi
Graduated from the Textile Design at Tama Art University. She is an artist who mainly works with original Washi paper and calligraphy.
Graduated from the Textile Design at Tama Art University. She is an artist who mainly works with original Washi paper and calligraphy.