Talking Seals

Seal Ink Container Size
For your studio be generous in the size of your seal ink container.
1 May 2016

Cleaning Your Seal
The traditional way to clean a seal is, after use, to simply stamp it over and over on to scrap paper until nothing more appears.
15 April 2016

Seal Paddle
Good quality seal ink is often sold along with a small paddle called, in Chinese, yinzhu 印箸 or “seal chopsticks.”
1 April 2016

Flat Ink
There are several problems with the seal ink commonly sold in small flat tins or in small, shallow ceramic bowls.
15 March 2016

A Ball of Ink
If you roll your seal ink into a ball you are much less likely to pull fibers from the ink.
1 March 2016
Oil-based Seal Ink
The third main ingredient of seal ink, along with color and binder, is oil.
1 February 2016

Use Quality Ink
You will want to use the best quality seal ink you can find and/or afford.
1 January 2016

Seal Ink Packets
Seal ink sold in packets is relatively moist, as opposed to ink sold in tins which is usually harder and dryer.
1 November 2015

Corner Seals
Bottom corner seals (In Chinese yajiaozhang 押角章) are just as the name implies—seals placed to mark the corners of the finished artwork.
1 October 2015