The original Guan Gong nuclear carving has been shelved and unfinished because it carved the sleeping beauty for Li Siyun, and then carved the ebony.

For nuclear carving, his current mentality is more like a kind of entertainment. When I'm free, I don't have to carve it in a hurry. There is no pressure to sell money, and the works in such a state should be carved with more soul.

He originally chose a single core for this Guan Gong's nuclear carving, which itself wanted to carve a full-body statue. Whether it is the Red Rabbit or the Green Dragon Glaive Knife, he wants to depict it in it. Compared to carving only a portrait of the face, such carvings are naturally more complex and detailed.

In fact, the knife method of nuclear carving is a combination of knife handling method and artistic modeling, and the combination of theory and practice. Its foundation is the wrist movement skill of brush calligraphy, so an artist with outstanding nuclear carving skills, he definitely has a deep attainment in brush calligraphy.

There was such a sentence, "God meets but not like sight, the official knows it and God wants to act, it seems to be the principle of heaven", which is the aesthetic characteristics of the image of the knife mark and the highest state of the knife in the artistic aesthetics of miniature nuclear carving.

Through the small knife shaped like a "needle" with carving, wisp, drilling, cutting, cutting, punching, peeling and other techniques, on the carrier of the core of the fruit with delicate subtraction carving art cutting block surface, outlining line segments, drilling wisps to depict a variety of exquisite artworks.

Li Le's nuclear carving skills are mainly passed on from Zhou Shuren, the "Skillful Hands Week". Therefore, he understood that most of these skills were passed down by word of mouth and taught in person, without written records. Because nuclear carving is a small art category, it is also jokingly called "carving insect skills, carving small charm", it cannot be compared with other art categories, and there are relatively few professional researchers, so it is not surprising that such techniques have not been circulated in books.

Li Le knows that the rise of nuclear carving will need to wait for a few years, and at that time, the number of people engaged in nuclear carving will gradually increase, and the development will be more rapid.

The knife technique of nuclear carving is different from other types of carving and belongs to miniature carving. Because of the limitations of its carrier, it is not an exaggeration to say that its knife shape resembles a needle. It is said that the shape of the knife is similar to a needle because the carving knife used in nuclear carving is small in size, and a width of two or three centimeters can be called a large knife, and this kind of knife is mostly used to carve embryos.

Other carving knives used to depict character details, such as eyebrow and eye lines, are even smaller. On the shape of the "needle", the angle of the needle tip is also biased and reclined, which is the sharp angle of the blade.

When carrying the knife, you need to concentrate and focus on the knife. The knife road should be continuous and orderly, the circulation is exceeding, the style is handsome, the intention is the knife first, and the knife is intended. The power of the knife is unstoppable, and the knife is turned around in a millimeter, which is the real freedom of sending and receiving.

A good artist is more likely to follow his heart when carving, rather than walking with his hand. The core under the knife is like giving the soul itself, it is a collision of hearts. The clash of knives is like the nerves of an artist, when to advance, when to retreat, when to high, when to low. As well as the changes in the knife posture such as retracting, bending, sluggishness, opening and closing, straightening, pitching, lying on the side, going to stay, light and heavy, sinking and floating, square and round, rough and slippery, drilling, and slowing, etc., all need to be well understood.

Only in this way, through diligent study and hard practice, can we achieve extraordinary attainments.

The skills that Li Le learned from his master skillful hand Zhou were able to achieve this achievement after countless times of diligent study.

At this moment, I saw that his mind was completely focused on the tip of the knife, and the knife on his fingertips was carved with pauses and walks, heavy and light, with twists and turns. The things in my hands have already been formed in my mind, and I know all the subtle details.

A little bit of depiction, a trace of thin lines hesitant sheet music generally jumps up, tactfully in the millimeter, subdued and frustrated without losing monotony. The figures under the blade gradually become plump and clear, and the way the carving knife operates is becoming more and more cumbersome.

Li Le's whole body seemed to be still at the moment, and he only saw that his hands were constantly carving like flying flowers through leaves, and his static and moving posture seemed to be both inconsistent and harmonious.

When the hands of the clock on the wall slowly climbed up to the 11 o'clock scale, the original unfinished Guan Gong nuclear sculpture gradually became clear. The green dragon glaive lifted his waist, the sweat and blood red rabbit was under the crotch, the eyebrows were angry, the beautiful hair was flying, the chain mail, the red shawl, the heroic soul soared into the sky, and the righteousness of Haoran lasted forever.

A Guan Gong who was rushing to kill on the battlefield suddenly emerged from a small fruit core, both in shape and demeanor were extremely realistic.

Li Le put down the carving knife in his hand, and then took a piece of roving paper and pinched the corner of it and slowly polished it. After sanding the coarse sandpaper, Li Le changed to a piece of fine sandpaper and rolled it onto the drilling machine, and then used the high-speed rotation to polish it again for the second time.

In some small hollow places, Li Le peeled off the first layer of sandpaper and carefully and slowly sanded it, these places are very easy to break, if you use too much force, it will destroy the work.

For the grinding method of nuclear carving, some people will use waxed abrasive cloth to polish with a polishing machine, but after waxing, the core carving will form a waxy film on the surface of the olive core, which is not easy to sizing when playing.

After polishing, the surface of Guan Gong's nuclear carving shows a lubricated luster, not particularly bright, but it makes people feel very warm.

After playing with it in his hand for a while, Li Le stored the nuclear carving in a flat wooden box with a piece of gauze in the wooden box. After leaving a slight gap, Li Le put the wooden box in the drawer.

Looking at the time, it was almost 12 o'clock at this time, and Li Le rested for a while before going to bed.

The next day, after the second period, Li Le received a phone call from Zhen Yan, saying that a buyer had been contacted, who was an old acquaintance of her father, but the person asked to meet Li Le, so he asked Li Le what he meant.

Thinking that there was no class in the afternoon, Li Le agreed, and Li Le didn't feel that there was anything difficult about people who wanted to see the goods before deciding the price. After all, no matter how good the photo is, it is not as real as the eyes.

Li Le and Zhen Yan made an appointment to go to the store after school to meet first, and then hung up the phone.

The time of the two classes passed quickly, and Li Le hurriedly packed his things after school and prepared to leave.

"Where are you going? In such a hurry? A burst of words came, and Li Le grinned and saw that it was Li Siyun.

"I have something to do."

"Then you don't eat at noon?" Li Siyun asked, tilting her head.

"Let's go eat when I'm done, don't talk about it, I'm busy." After Li Le finished speaking, he took the book and walked out, not even hearing Li Siyun shouting softly.

Seeing that Li Le was in a hurry, Li Siyun also pursed her lips, and then muttered: "I don't know what I've been busy with all day, I also said that we would eat together at noon."

After walking out of the school gate, Li Le took a taxi and hurried towards Zhen Yan's shop. After arriving at the store, Yao Hong came to greet him.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, have you forgotten your Sister Yao?"

Yao Hong's words were a little funny, but also a little disgusting. Li Le thought about it, and it seemed that he really hadn't come over to see it for a long time. Hearing Yao Hong's words at this moment, he couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment.

"Okay, I know you're busy, your sister Zhen is waiting for you in the lounge."

Li Le nodded slightly, and walked towards the rest room with embarrassment. I saw Zhen Yan talking to a man there.

Seeing Li Le's arrival, Zhen Yan got up and introduced to Li Le with a smile, "Xiaole, this is the Uncle Li I told you that I want to buy, and my father is an old friend." Then she said to Mr. Li: "Uncle Li, this is Li Le, the buyer of the tea table."

After hearing the introduction, Li Le hurriedly took two steps forward, stretched out his hand to Mr. Li and said, "Uncle Li, hello!"

Because the phone was not very careful, Zhen Yan did not talk to Li Le in detail in the morning, and after seeing that the two of them sat down, Zhen Yan gave Li Le a little overview of the other party's identity, and then briefly talked about yesterday's events.

It turned out that Mr. Li's real name was Li Guangyun, he was in his fifties, and he had a hotel in the city, and he and the old man Zhen Yan were also old acquaintances. Because he knew that he was good at tea, Zhen Yan brought some good tea leaves to visit him yesterday afternoon, and mentioned the matter of the tea table by the way. When he saw the photo of the tea table for the first time, Li Guangyun liked it.

After Zhen Yan's introduction, he also learned that this tea table was actually made by a young man in his twenties, and he couldn't help but be surprised. So I wanted to see this young man with such carving skills.

At this moment, Li Guangyun looked at Li Le and praised sincerely: "Originally, I didn't believe it yesterday, but I can't help but believe it when I see it today, it's really young and promising."

"Uncle Li, you have won the award, you have a little skill, and you can't get on the stage." If others respect him, he will respect others, so when he hears Li Guangyun's praise, Li Le also seems a little modest.

"If you're a small skill, then you don't have any big skills!" Li Guangyun said with a cheerful smile, and when he spoke, his words were sonorous and powerful, and he seemed full of neutrality.

Li Le glanced at the other party slightly, the age of his fifties was completely invisible above his face, and he was obviously a person who paid great attention to maintenance.

Seeing Li Guangyun's words, Li Le felt that he was being a little pretentious when he was modest, so he changed the topic. "Uncle Li, it's time to eat at this time, do you think we will go to eat first, and then go to see the tea table?"

"Okay, then why don't you go to my place to eat, it's not far from here anyway." Li Guangyun went directly to him, obviously wanting to be the host.

When Li Le heard this, he immediately said, "Uncle Li, let my junior pick the ground today." You and Sister Zhen's father are old friends, and I can't help you to come over today, and if you break the bank, the kid's face really has no place to rest. ”

Although I don't know what Li Guangyun thinks in his heart, but today, as a buyer and an old friend of Zhen Yan's father, it is obviously inappropriate to let him break the bank.

Hearing Li Le's words, Li Guangyun was also stunned, but after a while, he laughed heartily, and his eyes looked at Li Le with a hint of approval, obviously very satisfied with Li Le.

Zhen Yan looked at Li Le and also had some admiration in her heart, although Li Le was only twenty years old in age, but once he encountered something serious, he revealed the old way that should not be at this age, and he couldn't see any signs of immaturity at all.

Li Guangyun's expression at the moment was obviously not ready to fight anymore, and then, at the invitation of Li Le, he got up and walked outside.

Li Le took a step behind slightly, came to Zhen Yan's side, and then said, "Sister Zhen, you can help me pick a place."

Zhen Yan glanced at Li Le, and then nodded slightly. Although Li Le can speak, he is not so particular about choosing a place to eat. When he is hungry, he can send it to any roadside stall, but today he obviously can't find a random place to spend it, if he chooses something that doesn't suit his heart, it will inevitably make Li Guangyun feel mustard in his heart.

And Zhen Yan is in the jewelry industry, and she can't help but deal with people often, and this kind of thing is left to her to choose, which is very suitable. He believes in Zhen Yan's eyesight, and even more in her taste.

After walking out of the door again, Li Le saw Yao Hong's busy figure there, and just wanted to ask her to eat together, but then retracted his hand. Today's occasion is obviously a little inappropriate, not to mention that she is the manager of Zhen Yan's store, and she still has things to do. In addition, even if she went, she was not familiar with Li Guangyun, so she was inevitably a little restrained, so Li Le didn't call her anymore.