Although Chou's father imported some talcum stone when Chou was in 11th grade and encouraged him to try his hand at carving, it wasn't until Chou saw Chiang Chao-shen's engravings that he formally started learning how to engrave.
就整體來說，他筆下的山川樹石，輪廓交代毫不含糊，渲染層層疊疊，也是一絲不茍，專業敬業的文人修養，散發著雅健怡安的氣質。」再說周澄治印，雖始於高二時父親進口的一批滑石，但在見了江兆申的刻印後，才開始正式學印。