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ENTRY 3 Chinese seal engraving    Iteration #2 This literation is really stressful due to the many different experiments that I have to do.   At first I have to choose the right ink and control the portion of water to transfer calligraphy marks to the stone.   If I directly write on the stone then my name after curving will leave an inverse imprint on the rice paper.  It works the same way as a stamp, if we curve a stamp the same way as we use to write or draw, then the stamp after being stamped on a paper will leave an inverse imprint.                                      this is the failed example                                                 so i had to grain it and restart  ...

ENTRY 2 Chinese seal engraving ENTRY 2 Chinese seal engraving    Iteration #1 In the first iteration of my Chinese seal project what I did was to gather all the supplementsthat I need. Seal Stones (I have three seal stones at home they were a gift from my friend in china and at last I chose a small red one, because my research on line recommend me to use a smaller seal stone for the first try. Simply because a smaller stone a one stoke could b e a visible engrave but not for the big stone. ) Iron engraving tool (this one is made for wood however after some research I find this one also could be used to carve soft seal stones) Gloves (still missing) Goggles (to prevent the small dust and the possible injuries to the eye) Acrylic matt (a working space and a protection of my table) Chinese Calligraphy brush Ink Sand paper ( to soften and level the surface of the stone) Water Towels Tape Rice papers Elastic (to stabilize the rice ...