Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

Qin Huai kept frowning and thinking.

As the so-called idea is seven points, into the wood three points, ideas

In the art industry, there is an end to skill, but there is no end to creativity.

The most resonant aspect of a work to the viewer is often the breathtaking conception.

Technique is only a means to express this idea.

Words are endless, and meanings are endless.

Skills can be analogous to words, and meaning can be analogous to creativity.

Same.

"Hoo ......"

Qin Huai let out a long sigh of relief.

The white part of the cypress in front of me is as delicate as ivory, and the pale red part is as warm as jade.

The two colors are entangled from the branches, like two snakes entwined upwards, and can be carved into red and white snakes.

But what to do with the roots?

If two snakes are carved and the upper body of the snake suddenly changes color, it is not two distinct snakes.

Suddenly change the style of painting at the waist?

Definitely not.

Qin Huai's brain continued to run wildly.

The creativity of other carpenters emerges.

There are many cypress wood carvers who regard the white part as the white eyebrows of the immortals, and the light red parts as the red faces of the immortals.

Such a work presents the image of an old Taoist immortal.

——The eyebrows as white as ivory are ethereal and fairy.

This is the whimsy of the ancients.

And this idea, today's people borrow from it, and the general Yabai works, seventy or eighty percent are the image of a white-haired old man.

This is also a drawback of modern Chinese wood carving.

——Carpenter is very particular about the preciousness of the material, such as cypress, such as ebony, such as Huanghuali, the material is good, the innate advantage, and the ancients have many ways to play, you can copy it casually.

As a result, real ideas are left unattended.

But Qin Huai felt that since it was a strange wood, it couldn't be the same.

If you browse the contemporary Chinese wood carving works, not to mention a hundred flowers blooming, but at least you can see a lot of brilliant creativity flashing, right?

Unfortunately, it didn't.

It is nothing more than copying Dunhuang, making tea sets, carving white-haired immortals, and carving Buddhist Bodhisattvas.

Eighty percent of the wood carving handicrafts on the market today are Dunhuang, tea sets, immortals, and Buddhas......

It's not right to fry cold rice back and forth for the same thing.

What was a thousand years ago is still being played with now, which can only show that many woodcarvers are lazy!

Laziness of thought.

It's not the laziness of the individual's mind.

Rather, it is the ideological laziness of an industry collective.

This kind of laziness is very short-sighted, and if it intensifies, it will definitely push this line of work into the abyss.

For example, Dongying has been researching plasma display screens for decades, and has studied more and more in this industry, and finally became a giant.

However, other countries have developed liquid crystal displays.

As a result, Dongying's plasma display industry collapsed instantly.

An industry is in vain.

It's caused by laziness of thought, so why not look to the side and innovate?

Only by constantly innovating and advancing with the times can this skill have a steady stream of vitality and become younger and younger.

True.

Innovation is hard!

Very difficult!

Some sculptors may not have a good idea after two years.

In the past two years, if there is no income, it will not be able to rush to persevere.

As a result, some people choose the former in catering to the market and following the ingenuity, and choose to quickly carve works to the market.

"Alas. It's a mess. ”

Qin Huai sighed.

Indeed, when life is unsustainable, it greatly affects a person's state of mind.

Take Qin Huai's personal experience, he had been practicing the basic skills for four years, and suddenly reacted one day and found that he had nothing to eat!

At that time, I was very panicked, confused, and confused.

And the other artists are almost the same as Qin Huai.

Although they only learn one skill, it is not that hard.

But there will also be confusion.

These craftsmen rely on their own professional talents, find a job, can survive, and can even live a nourishing life.

But...... Why settle for it?

Others scolded them for not being tactful, they just didn't want to compromise.

This uncompromising is the reason why craftsmen can stick to it for ten years in difficult times.

……

……

Because of this, many jade carvers followed Qin Huai's works.

Qin Huai didn't resist.

His works are quite innovative, and following the trend does not make the jade carver feel vulgar.

On the contrary, that kind of thinking and gameplay will attract jade carvers to imitate and learn.

And in the process of imitation, the jade carver can also make a little more money.

After earning a small amount of money and having no worries, the jade carvers can devote themselves wholeheartedly to their creation, and then give birth to unique ideas.

This can be regarded as driving the development of the industry!

……

After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Huai's eyes finally lit up.

"Can you try ......?"

Qin Huai was puzzled, flipped the wood, with the branches below and the stump on top, trying to place the cypress upside down.

However, the end of the branch, which was only the size of a little thumb, could not bear the weight of the wood as a whole.

The moment Qin Huai let go, he collapsed on the desk.

Qin Huai was not convinced, and continued to stand upside down, but he still couldn't stand.

Qin Huai studied for a moment and fell into deep thought.

"Little brother, do you want it to stand upside down?"

Shang Ya asked in surprise.

In fact, Qin Huai's intentions were very obvious.

I want to carve this cypress wood upside down.

And make it stand upside down.

But the wood is top-heavy, and Qin Huai has failed a lot.

Qin Huai should also know that this does not conform to the laws of physics.

"Uh-huh...... I want to try. ”

"But ......"

Shang Ya wanted to speak and stopped.

"If you don't try it, if you don't want to think of a way, how do you know if you can't?"

Qin Huai shook his head.

Once again, he tried to stand up the wood, and at the same time held the root of the tree with his fingers, and slowly let go, but the end of the small branch really couldn't support the overall balance, and as soon as he let go, he fell into Qin Huai's palm.

Qin Huai tried again and again, and his stubborn demeanor was like a child who refused to admit defeat.

She likes this little brother of Qin Huai - dare to think and do anything, even if it is objectively impossible, she must give it a try, and she will not hit the south wall or look back.

But...... It has to be said that this is indeed Newton's jurisdiction.

It is impossible to go beyond the theory of mechanics.

……

……

Qin Huai pondered for nearly an hour, during which he drank a glass of milk before picking up the tool knife.

Use the blade of a knife to cut off a small section of the tree trunk diagonally.

After having a smooth incision, Qin Huai erected this piece of wood again and again.

Although it is still difficult to escape the fate of falling.

But this time, it poured a little slower.

That doesn't mean much, though.

It's still a failure.

Shang Ya felt a little sorry for Qin Huai.

However, Qin Huai was still as patient as ever.

The upright facial features are full of preoccupation and study.

Shang Ya didn't feel sorry for Qin Huai anymore.

She thought that Qin Huai's little brother in this state must be very happy.

I saw Qin Huai groaning for a moment, then picked up the small carving knife, walked the dragon snake at the end of the pen, and gently rubbed the end of the branch.

Soon, a layer of fine sawdust flowers was spread on the table.

The tail end of the cypress branch, the incision, is carved into a small snake tail.

The snake's tail curls slightly, as if it is on the ground.

Shang Ya's small mouth opened slightly, Qin Huai's carving skills are naturally undoubted, it can be described as a wonderful knife, a holy hand for a while.

But it is clear that he wants to use this snake tail as a fulcrum to support the entire wood carving.

But now, the stressed area is smaller than before, and the difficulty of supporting has also increased.

What is Qin Huai doing?

"Do you really want to take the risk of erecting this wood sculpture in this way, and if it fails, will it be scrapped?"

Shang Ya asked worriedly, did Qin Huai plan to become a benevolent if he didn't succeed?

"Yes, I envision it differently, I need it to be what I imagined it to be. ”

Qin Huai's eyes are firm, sometimes to do something, you have to be reckless and leave no way back.