Chapter 3 Craftsman

Hold your breath and be calm.

As long as the seal carving starts at the beginning, Xiao Zining will soon be immersed in it and ignore what is going on outside the window.

A piece of cut one-foot rice paper is spread evenly on the tabletop, exuding a faint smell of pulp.

The four treasures of the study, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, each has its own charm.

This is especially true of rice paper.

As thin as a cicada's wings for a thousand years, covering thousands of clouds in the sky.

Xiao Zining likes to use rice paper to design prints on weekdays, which can not only practice calligraphy but also nourish qi.

A little wolf brush gently dipped the thick ink from the quaint inkstone, and the air was suddenly filled with a scent of books.

Some people may say that it can be designed with a neutral oil pen, but Xiao Zining insists in his heart that the seal and the brush are the best match.

This is a treasure left by our ancestors, how can we discard it at will?

His waist straightened, staring intently at the rice paper in front of him, and after spending the full moon and the four Miao seal characters in his mind one by one, he began to write.

I saw that the little wolf seemed to come to life in an instant, the pen stroke wandered like a spirit snake, and the rice paper left traces to release the fragrance of books.

The enchanting of the flower words, the water of the good words, the softness of the moon words, and the integration of the round words are almost all in one go under Xiao Zining's pen.

When he carved the seal, he paid attention to the quiet as a virgin moving like a rabbit, and the middle must not be broken and dragged with mud and water, and the hesitation and hesitation of any link will destroy the overall beauty.

If a seal is flawed, naturally no one wants to buy it.

"The precision technique is really powerful!" Xiao Zining looked at the printed manuscript in front of him and muttered to himself with a sigh.

Before today, it was absolutely impossible for his Miao seal to be as orderly as it is now, showing charm between square inches.

Figuratively speaking, the seal body that used to come out of his hand is like a ragtag army, although it will also line up, but it is always a little loose.

But now, it was like a rebirth, the miscellaneous cards became regular, and between the lines, every stroke and every stroke were tightly fitted, as precise as the gears of a machine.

This is the precision of heavenly creation, accurate in place, without deviation.

With this technique alone, Xiao Zining can be regarded as advancing from an apprentice to a craftsman.

in the live broadcast room.

When Xiao Zining began to design the print, they stopped shouting and chose to pay attention silently.

A square table, a foot of rice paper, a wolf's hair, an inkstone, in an instant, the ancient charm of history jumped on the paper.

[Anchor, I heard that the seal has yang and yin scripts, what are they? What kind of seal are you carving now?]

[Love to jump little white rabbit: Don't ask upstairs, the little brother just said that the sound will be turned off when the seal is engraved, if you ask this, I can say it on your behalf.] 】

[The so-called Yangwen refers to Zhu Wen, which is a protruding font on the seal, and when the seal is engraved, all the materials on the edge of the font will be dug out, leaving only the words written backwards. Yin Wen is the opposite, called Baiwen, which refers to the words that are recessed when the seal is carved, that is, the words to be carved are dug out and left with margins. 】

[Robot Cat: Supplementing the explanation of the little white rabbit, the words stamped out of the seal are called Zhu Wen and Yangwen, and the white words are called Baiwen and Yinwen. According to my estimate, the little brother should use Zhu Wen this time and take the chic and elegant route. 】

Immersed in the joy brought by precision, Xiao Zining took the opportunity to put the manuscript on the stone.

He couldn't wait to experience what the seal carved from the Craftsman Realm would look like.

I saw that Xiao Zining first attached the print to the stone, moistened the printing surface with clean sheep's hair, and after the printing surface was completely wet, he used rice paper to absorb the excess water.

When it was almost eight minutes dry, he picked up a new piece of rice paper and pressed it vigorously and evenly.

He carefully does the attachment and water absorption of each piece of rice paper, and precisely controls the strength to ensure that there is no omission or damage.

Each piece of rice paper is delicate and silky, and the printing is copied onto the stone in the process of changing from dry to wet.

[It's finally going to be carved, and the daylilies are cold!]

[The kitten in the old alley: hold your talk! Look at the little brother!]

In fact, even if the live broadcast room is noisy, it will not affect Xiao Zining at this moment, and his whole heart has already pounced on the stone seal carving that is about to begin.

You must know that every seal carving is a spiritual sublimation for Xiao Zining, and each seal molding brings him not only the joy of success, but also the cultivation of the heart.

He can handle everything without being surprised, and he can calmly face the breakup with Chen Nanxu, which is inseparable from the experience of carving seals over the years.

Like now.

Xiao Zining picked up the carving knife, fixed the seal stone on the printing bed, and began to carve.

As he unleashed his precision, he was surprised to find that it was very different from before.

In the past, when the seal was carved, he would have a feeling of powerlessness after a long time, and after each word was carved in the seal, he had to pause and rest for a while.

Even if it can be done in one go, each seal will have a feeling of not interfering with each other and each being its master.

What now?

The carving knife in his hand is like picking flowers and butterflies, which flower has nectar on it, which flower sea can be ignored, easy to come by, flexible.

The action is like flowing water, each knife rises and falls, the depth and severity, can be accurately in place, and there is no hesitation at any moment.

The powdery stone chips quietly rose and fell silently.

Even if there is no embellishment, those viewers can feel the beauty of being at ease from Xiao Zining's fingertips.

The four words of the full moon emerge in one, each seal is round and flowing, and the lines are strong and upright, exuding a kind of freshness and refinement.

What is precision? The force is just right.

In the process of seal carving, Xiao Zining did not use too much force, too deep into the knife, difficult to carry the knife, too light into the knife will be too shallow, and the line marks will float and be weak.

In the past, when he carved the seal, there would be more or less flaws, but at this moment, those deficiencies are completely gone.

[Is this Miao Seal?Good calligraphy!]

[This kind of calligraphy seems to be unworthy of this seal stone! Otherwise, who else will you just transfer this seal to me? I will buy it. 】

[Kittens in the Old Alley: Not for sale!]

Hmph, now that I know it's a good thing, what did you do earlier?

I like this seal very much, the full moon is good, what a good meaning, hehe, he will definitely be very happy to give it to my husband, I won't sell it if anyone comes!

When Xiao Zining came out of that state of skillful strokes, he took a deep breath, picked up a brush to sweep away the dust on the stone, and looked at the seal in front of him that had taken shape, his heart was full of excitement.

This precision technique is indeed magical, and now there is no need to try the seal, Xiao Zining can be 100% sure that this seal can be called a perfect work.

"It's just the last step to seal, but with precision, this step is already dispensable for me, I used to have to seal carefully, but now do I need it?"

With a strong sense of confidence, Xiao Zining picked up the seal and dipped it in the ink, then turned on his voice and said with a smile: "Old alley kitten, please see clearly, this is the elegant chapter carved for you: flowers are full moon!"