Although the credit function of the seal has been greatly weakened, the function of copying and commemorating the seal continues. We are not far from the era of mailing letters by postmark. Although mailing letters is no longer common nowadays, there are more special postcards and exclusive postmarks of tourist attractions. There are many places that can be stamped in American national parks, and this kind of scenic spot stamping culture has also become popular in China. Guangzhou Zhongshan Hall provides very beautiful stamps for various classic scenic spots, which is impressive.
The seals used in the manual, except for the scenic spots in the travel manual, are generally the contents that need to be reused, which are divided into functional categories and style categories. Functions such as purchasing some time management form seals, to-do items, time cakes, fitness records, diet records, etc. Style seals may just like this kind of design and pattern. You can buy them yourself or make rubber seals yourself.
Common hand account seals include: photosensitive seal, date-adjustable ink seal, rubber surface seal (with wooden handle), transparent silicone seal and self-made rubber seal.
Photosensitive seals do not need to use printing pads. The sponge on the back of the seal has been inked in advance, and it needs to be added after being stamped hundreds of times. Moreover, adding ink is easy and you can operate it yourself. Photosensitive seal is an ideal hand seal because it is very convenient to use and low in price.
The ink-returning seal also uses photosensitive ink, mainly used for date-adjustable seals. Because the hand account carries many time management functions, date adjustment is also an important function, which can often be seen in the recommendation of hand account bosses.
Rubber seal with wooden handle is the most common seal style, and the most common rubber surface is rubber red. Although there are also woodcut seals, most woodcuts only hold wood in their hands, and rubber patterns are used in the graphic parts, otherwise the woodcut is not accurate enough and is too easy to wear.
Transparent silicone seals are generally machine-carved patterns, which can be engraved with very detailed patterns. The pattern itself is very thin and easy to store. When in use, they can be adsorbed on the transparent acrylic handle and taken off after use. Moreover, the transparent handle can also easily see the printing position and avoid printing deviation.
Transparent silicone seal+acrylic handle has many advantages, but it is not too primitive, and it has never been particularly popular, mainly American brands such as Tim Holtz and Altenew, and there are a lot of China brands or no brands. Just like the consistent styles in Europe and America, the main styles of silicone printing are Gothic fonts, lines, classicism and little cuteness.
The self-made rubber stamp is also a big pit, but the pit is different from the pit. Self-made rubber stamp doesn't cost much, but it takes time and energy.
The self-made rubber stamp tool is very simple. You can start with a utility knife and an eraser. The basic package is to add a meatball knife (hollowed out with a round head), a corner knife (hollowed out with a triangle), a piece of sulfuric acid paper, a pencil on 2B, a special eraser, and a tutorial on this rubber stamp. A simple suit 10 yuan, a luxury suit will never surpass 200 yuan, and the rubber material can be engraved for almost a lifetime.
Homemade rubber seals are still very interesting. The seal carved by yourself is more emotional and meets your own needs. Any pattern you like can be carved by yourself, and you don't need to find a needle in a haystack online to find a seal. Printing them on your hands is very emotional. .
However, the self-made rubber stamp must be used in conjunction with the stamp pad, and the pit of the rubber stamp is mainly in the stamp pad.
Photosensitive seals and ink-returning seals are all made of ink, and ink bottles are not needed. Whether it is a rubber wooden handle seal, a silicone acrylic handle seal or a self-made rubber seal, it needs to be stamped with a stamp pad.
If the account is only for the time management function, you can buy your own ink seal, and try not to choose the seal that needs the stamp pad, which is relatively troublesome and the stamp pad is bottomless. The purchase of an imported inkpad net is mostly between 10 and 60, but a series often has dozens of inkpads, and each color looks good and the cost is high.
According to the different combinations of colors and substrates, inkstands can be divided into more than six categories.
Inks mainly come in two colors: dyes and pigments. It is generally understood that dyes have certain permeability, and paper and cloth will absorb some dyes to show special effects. Ink is one of the dyes. Pigment mainly covers the surface, but it has strong hiding power and is generally thick. The simple distinction is that the pigment pad is generally sponge-like and the dye pad is generally cloth-covered.
There are three main substrates, water-based, oil-based and solvent-based. Water-based inkpad is generally not waterproof unless there is a special formula, such as Memento；; Oiliness usually needs special cleaning solution to remove, which is not suitable for non-absorbent surfaces. Solvent-based substrates are usually waterproof and can be imprinted on non-absorbent surfaces, such as coated paper, plastic, metal and glass.
The stamping material is the first consideration when selecting printing pad. For notebooks, both water-based and oil-based printing pads may be effective, but both may not be effective. Water-based pad printing may be dizzy, and oily pad printing may penetrate the back of the paper, which is also related to the characteristics of notebook paper.
The classification of inkpad is mainly aimed at some papers and special materials that need special inkpad, such as cloth surface, metal surface, etc. Some inkpads have waterproof function.
Inpad's main brands are Japanese moon cat Tsukineko and American Ranger. There are many series of Yuemao, such as classic water-based inkpad, tin box retro oily inkpad and StazOn solvent-based inkpad, all of which belong to Yuemao brand. Like MT in adhesive tape, the promotion of domestic printing platform is mainly done by Yuemao brand. In the United States, there is a retro water-based stamp pad by Tim Holtz of Ranger Company. Retro colors are beautiful, but it seems that the quality is not as stable as that of Japanese stamp pad.
Domestic inkpad is cheap, the quality is not bad, and the color may be slightly gorgeous, but I bought a strong black inkpad for office use, which is very easy to use for 20 yuan, and it doesn't feel bad to use.
The use of seals and stamp pads mainly depends on feelings, and their functions are almost easily replaced. The pattern of the seal can be tape or sticker, and the seal of the form can be post-it notes or printer. And usually the seal pattern is relatively simple, and it can also be directly hand-painted. The difference between seals is that seals of different stamp stands can make subtle color and texture effects, especially retro effects.