Chinese seal engraving
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Chinese seal engraving
The object that I choose to make is a Calligraphy seal.
Inspiration
What inspired me to choose this object is my passion to Chinese traditional art. I have always loved my own culture, however in the years oversea, sometimes it is hard for me to access Chinese art culture. Now in a university of art, and with this opportunity put in front of me, I will want to explore and learn about Chinese seals in a close study.
Basic plan
My preliminary plan is to read the histories and articles that I find useful to me, and then get some particle materials for this project. As for my starting point, I will design words or patterns for the seal engraving. To get some tall rectangular eraser to practice on the carving skill is essential.The material that I am going to use after research is a Chinese soft seal stone.
Timeline
For the actual carving three iterations, I make it as approximately 6-8 hours project two days a week(not including the time of designing, researching and reading historical documents and the essay).
Before the first iteration, I will spend 1-2 hours in designing and studying the pattern(maybe my name in ancient Chinese calligraphy written way).
1-2 hours will spend on the practicing of the curving pattern on erasers.
5-6 hours will spend on the actual engraving on the seal stone.I will mainly spend my time on engraving because stone engraving can take a long time.
Inspiration
What inspired me to choose this object is my passion to Chinese traditional art. I have always loved my own culture, however in the years oversea, sometimes it is hard for me to access Chinese art culture. Now in a university of art, and with this opportunity put in front of me, I will want to explore and learn about Chinese seals in a close study.
Basic plan
My preliminary plan is to read the histories and articles that I find useful to me, and then get some particle materials for this project. As for my starting point, I will design words or patterns for the seal engraving. To get some tall rectangular eraser to practice on the carving skill is essential.The material that I am going to use after research is a Chinese soft seal stone.
Timeline
For the actual carving three iterations, I make it as approximately 6-8 hours project two days a week(not including the time of designing, researching and reading historical documents and the essay).
Before the first iteration, I will spend 1-2 hours in designing and studying the pattern(maybe my name in ancient Chinese calligraphy written way).
1-2 hours will spend on the practicing of the curving pattern on erasers.
5-6 hours will spend on the actual engraving on the seal stone.I will mainly spend my time on engraving because stone engraving can take a long time.
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