Skin: Also known as the outer skin of the stone, only hard stones can form a stone skin.

The Mohs hardness of Kowloon Bi is between 7.2 and 7.8, which is comparable to jadeite.

That is to say, only good stone will have skin, only stone with skin will have a good degree of washing, only a good degree of washing will have a good visual impact, and only with these can it have a collection value.

Just imagine, a piece of stone skin in the collection is not good, the washing is not good, no matter how good its pattern is, no matter how strong the cultural content is, what enjoyment can it bring you?

When you look at it, it feels dirty, when you touch it, when you feel rough, when you offer it to the color immersed in the stone, when you pass it on, it has long been weathered, those patterns and connotations have long been unrecognizable, is there any point in collecting?

Therefore, skin is the foundation of stone.

Meaning: Of course, only good leather, quality, washing, is far from enough for us to appreciate the stone, it can only be said to be a piece of craft material at most.

I have already clarified that this is only the premise of having a collection, we appreciate the art of appreciating stones, talking about culture, enlightening the Tao, and playing with the mood.

It is different from other artwork attributes, can be composed with people's creative thinking, its main body is eternal, and the stone itself is an art of discovery.

So this means that the collection must have humanistic qualities.

The expression in the stone is the soul, the stone pattern to convey people's thinking information, it reflects the spiritual enjoyment of people, is the noise of people's emotions, is the organic combination of stone and humanities.

If there were two character stones, and the other parts were comparable, one for "death" and the other for "fu", which one would you like?

If there were two figure stones, and the other parts of them were comparable, one was to form the Zhou Pulli that everyone shouted and beaten, and the other was to form the Confucius that everyone admired, which one would you choose?

If there are two landscape stones, the other parts are equal, one is formed by barren mountains and wild mountains, and the other is formed by the autumn colors of Jiuzhai, how will you choose?

Therefore, people like auspicious, uplifting, and beautiful things.

As the saying goes, "read the dragon and abandon the snake, read the phoenix and abandon the chicken"!

Only the expression of the meaning that can be in harmony with people's desires can have the value of collecting.

Shape: In the appreciation of the picture stone, it plays the role of icing on the cake, after having a good skin, good intentions, with the shape of the matching (the shape of the picture stone mainly refers to the geometric figures), the stone shape is to determine the quality of the theme of the picture, generally requires sleek, geometric symmetry, plump.

Therefore, the "shape" is the body of the stone.

Bureau: The "bureau" here refers to the layout.

It includes the proportions, positions, contrasts, and color distribution of the objects in the picture.

It's common to hear people say that "the picture is centered, the proportion is appropriate, the depth of field is good, and the contrast is strong", but who has seen such a requirement in other standards?

These have become a minimum requirement for playing with picture stones, for example, a picture "farmhouse", the theme of the picture is a farmer feeding chickens, if the three subjects of farmers, chickens and rice in the picture are very vivid, in terms of size, rice is bigger than chickens, chickens are bigger than people, do you think this kind of picture is good?

If you look at the position of the man in the sky, the rooster in the air, and the rice behind the rooster, do you think this position is appropriate?

If there is no contrast of color between the three subjects and the stone itself, do you think there is a visual effect?

In terms of color, if the chicken is white, the person is red, and the rice is black, do you think it looks good?

Only with proper proportions, reasonable position allocation, obvious contrasts, and accurate colors will there be a comfortable depth of field, a precise composition, a strong visual impact, and a beautiful picture.

So this "bureau" is the god of stone.

Now let's be specific to the Nine Dragons Bi picture stone collection, where to start.

First, the collection of character picture stones.

In the Nine Dragons Bi Strange Stone, the composition of the figure picture stone mainly includes silhouettes, sketches and reliefs.

The imaging is in the form of head, half body, whole body and group, and the characters in the picture include Buddha, Zen, immortals, aunts, great heroes, literati and public figures.

Where there are characters, there are stories.

Because of its vivid characters and expressive stories, the figure stone occupies a pivotal position in the collection of the Kowloon Bi picture stone.

A good character stone can tell a beautiful legend or beautiful story to people, and can make the stone appreciator and the strange stone reach the realm of "human-stone exchange" and "heart-stone integration".

The collection of character picture stones should pay attention to the clear composition of the figures, the coordination of body proportions, the appropriate position, and the vivid and vivid pictures.

Kowloon's own collection of "A Generation of High Monks", "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" and so on, the characters on the stone are vivid and vivid, the meaning is expressive, people never get tired of looking at it, and the aftertaste is endless.

Kowloon is very fond of the black background and white lines of the Nine Dragons Bi picture stone and the figure picture stone with colorful rhyme, it is a heaven-sent landscape painting and ink painting, the collection value is high.

Second, the collection of plants, flowers, birds, animals, and landscape picture stones.

The beautiful scenery makes people pleasing to the eye, and the picture stone of plants, flowers and birds in the strange stone of Kowloon is favored by stone friends.

The collection of plant picture stone should pay attention to the composition to be hierarchical, the coexistence of virtual and real, the appropriate color, the theme is distinct, but also to have a poetic feeling, that is, the so-called artistic conception, which is the soul and highlight of the plant landscape picture stone.

Stone appreciators can feel the magic and wonderful nature of nature through the flowers and branches on the stone, the singing of birds and flowers, the birds and beasts, the sun and the moon, the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes, the strange peaks and mountains, the desert Xiongguan, the pastoral wilderness and other landscapes, so that people can return to nature, get close to nature, integrate into nature, and make the stone reach the realm of "the unity of nature and man".

On the basis of collecting a single picture stone, if you have the ability, you can also be jointly engaged in the collection of a combination of picture stones by one person or several people.

Combination of plants, such as "Meilan Bamboo Chrysanthemum", "Pine, Bamboo and Plum", landscape picture stones can be combined with ancient poems, artistic conception of the four seasons or places of interest.

When combining, try to achieve the same stone species, the same volume, the style is coordinated, and the theme is distinct.

It can also be combined with a series of combination scenery stones with great regional scenery and poetic feelings, such as "the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stone is upstream" and other examples of scenery in ancient poems.

Third, the collection of text and picture stones.

Although it is difficult to collect the text and picture stone, because of its unique cultural connotation, the stone friends are fascinated and happy.

The collection of text stone has strict requirements, in addition to the basic elements of the county preparation of general strange stones, but also to meet the main conditions of calligraphy, that is, the line has charm, the glyph should be standardized, the text should be intuitive, and the content should have meaning and connotation.

The content of the text stone is rich and colorful, and it can be festive festivals, names of people and places, common phrases, and auspicious sentences such as Fulu Suxi.