How to draw an antique border

Antique border refers to a border that adds decoration to words, pictures and other elements to highlight Chinese cultural characteristics. Here are several common ancient border painting methods.

Frame-beam antique frame

It is printed with silver edge paper or Shangjiaren paper base plate, and then a number of zigzag patterns with antique characteristics are drawn around with ink pen. Then, cut and position the oncoming vivid and beautiful line gadgets, and arrange them at will. The size, length and width can be selected by yourself.

Palace-style antique border

Corner flowers and birds, dragon and white tiger styles and various colors need designers to match. You can consider painting with 128 grams of handmade paper. First, draw the inner and outer core drawings, turn the core drawings over and cut them into hollow patterns with an axe. Then stick a 5-inch black silk or plastic inside to protect it, whitewash the upper border into a zigzag and smooth style, and finally install a series of accessories with visual characteristics such as gold tassels at each edge.

Traditional Chinese painting-style landscape and antique border

Natural and unrestrained trees and branches are drawn in every corner, and then all kinds of winding mountains, rivers and ponds are displayed with a graphite pen, and exquisite figures are added. Finally, they are carved into beautifully patterned wooden boards by hand for users to use, and the white floor below needs special treatment to present a moist and beautiful look and feel.

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These are the common methods of drawing ancient border, and of course there are many other popular works for reference. No matter what kind of structure you choose, you should pay attention to cultivating your own aesthetic consciousness, express it from the aspects of writing hypha, brush strokes, colors and decorative elements, and show your visual innovation and understanding.