What should I pay attention to when I am a beginner in seal cutting? What are the methods of seal cutting? How to carve it?

Beginners should first pay attention to their own hands when playing seal cutting, and don't carve with a carving knife. In addition to doing it yourself, you need to pay special attention to all kinds of novice seal cutting clothes and stone clothes on a treasure. These novice clothes and stone clothes are not bad If you just want to experience this kind of seal cutting, these sets are a good choice, relatively cheap and complete. But if you want to play seriously, these suits are too tasteless.

At the bottom of the answer, I recommended more than 100 seal cutting books. You can have a look. These seal cutting books can be found in the lower right corner of the seal cutting map above.

You just started to learn seal cutting, and you need a good knife. Knives are divided into tungsten steel and Bai Gang. Tungsten steel knives are hard and not easy to wear, but they are also brittle. Some bumps may cause the blade to break, and the blade is too hard to grind after breaking. White steel knives are soft and easy to wear, but they have good toughness, and most of them are caused by bumps. White steel knives are easy to sharpen because they are soft. Also, white steel knives are generally cheaper than tungsten steel knives. I have more contact with tungsten steel knives and less contact with white steel knives, so I can only recommend tungsten steel knives. Tungsten steel knife, choose the most common permanent knife, not so fancy. Generally, you can buy an 8 mm or 6 mm one, or you can match a 3 mm or 2 mm one to clean the bottom or carve some exquisite calligraphy. Generally, two knives are seventy yuan at most. If we don't get rid of them, it won't be a problem for several years.

If you are a stone, buy Qingtian stone or Redstone. I recommend Qingtian stone because it is cheap and easy to carve. The store owner went to Taobao to search for "Qingtian Jinshifang" (I didn't take the money). I often buy stones in this shop, which are cheap and of good quality.

Then there is inkpad. If you want inkpad, you can buy a cheap one first, and "two yuan" will do. Cheap and affordable (I didn't take the money either). You can buy some good ones in the future, such as the inkpad of Shanghai Xiling.

Finally, the printed spectrum, which is a key point. Just buy a Chinese printed spectrum at first, and you can buy it for ten or twenty dollars on Taobao. Chinese and Hindi need to be introduced, and they also need to be studied in depth later. The famous Zhejiang School, Shanghai School, Huizhou School and Beijing School are all inseparable from Han and India.

Finally, remember to write more seal script, after all, "printing comes from books", and writing more seal script plays a great role in the typesetting and use of seal script.

Finally, there are some miscellaneous things, such as Shi Lian paper (for stamping), transfer paper (for transferring the stamp to the stone), bristle brush (for extending the border), small pen, ink and so on.

It is estimated that it will take about one or two hundred to buy tools at the beginning, with more investment in the early stage and absolutely less in the later stage. Be careful, don't buy all kinds of novice suits on Taobao, and buy all tools separately. (I didn't take money for propaganda, nor did I take money to be a water army)

The above is my personal opinion, I hope it will help.

Pay attention to the lower right corner of the picture. All the seal cutting books and materials come from here.

Recommended seal cutting reference books:

│? Shanxi Museum collects ancient seals. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? One mountain is north. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Yishan tablet and seal script technique. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? A mountain monument and its brushwork. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Zhang daodejing. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Photocopying the ancient seal cutting of Deng Sanmu. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Xu Zhenglian talks about knife cutting and lines. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Warring States script. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Textual research on the origin of Xi seal in Warring States period. vitality

│? Famous bibliophile in ming and qing dynasties-book collection printing. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Famous bibliophiles in Ming and Qing Dynasties [1]. Book printing .. extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Yi Shi Seal of Mr Lai. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? I was born and printed for my own use [Original Stone Refined Extension]. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected Works of Xiling Printing House [Volume I]. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected Works of Xiling Printing Factory [Volume II]. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Pu Yin Xiling Sijia. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Xilingqiu brand Chen Julai boutique. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Zhao yin's original. pdf。

│? Border knowledge and stamping method. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? A course of gift copying for beginners of seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Xiaoyao-Wuling Laojing has recently published more than a dozen works. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Deng Sanmu rubbings. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Jin Yian seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected works of Han Yuyin (positive). The file extension of encoded image stored in jpeg file exchange format.

│? Hanwadang boutique document

│? Hans sound. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Crown Pu Yin. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Ancient books in Shenyang: 100-style thousand-character writings. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? History of Indian Studies in Sha Menghai. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Shacun Yin Hua-Sha Menghai. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Pipa unearthed in Xincai area of Zhumadian, Henan Province. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Collection of ancient seals. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Appreciation of ancient seals 150 cases. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Interpretation of ancient Xiao Zhuan. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Compilation of ancient Wen Tao. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? High-definition private engraving of 2.pdf in Han Dynasty

│? Fang Jiekan's fine seal of flowers, birds and insects. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Shi Xiaofeng's seal cutting network exhibition. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Seal cutting technology-how to use a knife? Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Atlas of seal cutting technology. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Four misunderstandings that seal cutting enthusiasts are most likely to enter. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Evaluation and correction of 200 cases of seal cutting diseases _ Han Tianheng. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? A summary of disease assessment of navy seals. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? The other side of seal cutting that can't be ignored. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Seal cutting accuracy. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Addendum to Luo+Chinese character symbol. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

Seal cutting and pre-Qin seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

Ancient seal collection

│ "Gao Gu Wen Bian". Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│ │ "Collection of Ancient Books". Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│ ? Recognition and writing of seal script. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│ ? Seal printing. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│ ? Zhuanzihui.pdf

│ ? A collection of ancient seal cutting, supplemented by six books. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│ ? General inspection of books on birds and insects. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Textual research on seven seals in the warring states period. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Collection of stamps in the warring States period. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Palm stone dictionary. CHM

│? Selected ancient Xi seals in the Palace Museum. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected prints of Xiao collected in the Palace Museum. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? The printed spectrum of Fang Jiekan's Heart Sutra. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Fang Jie Kan printed Heart Sutra. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Daqian yinliu.pdf

│? Tianjin museum collection. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? A Chi Jing, her and Tang Yin. djvu

│? Steamed bun shell. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Mud sealing-Fuan. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? General print 100 square. rar

│? Three generations of Zhu Ji. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Chronology of seal cutting printing history. Textfile (textfile)

│? Four seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Yuyinji village. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Aftersound (anti). The file extension of encoded image stored in jpeg file exchange format.

│? (Zheng). The file extension of encoded image stored in jpeg file exchange format.

│? Wang Fuan. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Printed in Wang Fuan. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Wang Fuan original rubbing. rar

│? Wang Fuan seal script with thousands of characters. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? The narrative part of Wang Fuan's seal script. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Ancient seal. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Revision and classification of ancient seal script interpretation. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected Luo prints. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Zhu Tuo in the late Qing Dynasty. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Textual research on Xixia official seal. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Xiling Yinshe Centennial Collection Boutique. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Appreciation of Yuan Daohou's Works by Xiling Printing Press. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Xiling seal collection-Xiling eight seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? The main hand of Bai Fanzhai is Tuobei Hongyin. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Fuan seal. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Compilation of Qin yinwen Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected prints of birds and insects in Qin and Han Dynasties. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Concise China Philology [Revised Edition]. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? One hundred days of seal script techniques. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Recognition and writing of seal script. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Lectures on Wang Mianzhi's Prescription. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Shi Gan Ji Gu Andrew. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Print. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Comparison of thousands of original characters in past dynasties. Seal the script volume. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Indian style series of past dynasties. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected seal cutting works of past dynasties. document

│? Ancient graphic sound absorption meeting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Wu Changshuo faces Shi Guwen. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Wu Yiren seal cutting exhibition. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Illustrations of ancient Chinese characters. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Source of interpretation of basic Chinese characters. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Add Xu Sangeng stamp. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Renchen Spring Festival seal cutting exhibition. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Jinwenda Dictionary. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Jin Wen bian (fourth edition). Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected ink manuscripts of Chen Julai and Yin Zhi. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Green mud is still true--a new collection of mud seals in qin and han dynasties. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Rules of seal script. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Seal cutting. document

│? Fifty lectures on seal cutting _ Wu Yiren. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Introduction to seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Common sense of seal cutting. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Yishan tablet collected by Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)

│? Selected bird and insect patterns (reverse color). The file extension of encoded image stored in jpeg file exchange format.

│? Qi Baishi printed and preserved [original stone fine extension]. Extension of portable document format file (abbreviation of portable document format)