Talking Seals

Seals are used extensively in China for their decorative effect.

1 January 2017

Store your seal ink in a non-porous container.

15 June 2016

Seal ink can be purchased in several formats.

1 June 2016

For your studio be generous in the size of your seal ink container.

1 May 2016

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

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

1 April 2016

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

15 March 2016

If you roll your seal ink into a ball you are much less likely to pull fibers from the ink.

1 March 2016

The third main ingredient of seal ink, along with color and binder, is oil.

1 February 2016

You will want to use the best quality seal ink you can find and/or afford.

1 January 2016

Seal ink sold in packets is relatively moist, as opposed to ink sold in tins which is usually harder and dryer.

1 November 2015

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