Hsueh Ping-nan recalls how he once watched Wang carving seals in his study, first giving careful thought to the layout and making draft after draft on paper. Having settled on a layout, he would then carve the seal in one go, using the knife with fluid ease.
曾經在書房看過老師篆刻的薛平南表示，老師在一顆印章的佈局安排上，會思索很多草稿一寫再寫，然而到了構思完成後，就暢快行刀，一氣呵成，因而能佈局嚴謹，又顯出氣象宏大的蒼勁力道來。