Engraving process:

Chisel rough billet: rough billet is the basis of the whole work, it summarizes all the modeling details in the conception with concise geometric shapes, and requires that there are levels, momentum, proportional coordination, stable center of gravity, strong sense of wholeness, and the initial formation of the outer and inner contours of the work.

The basic essentials of chiseling rough billet are, from top to bottom, from front to back, from the surface to the inside, from shallow to deep. From top to bottom, it is to start from the head to the heel; From front to back, it is to chisel the front body first, and then chisel the back; From the surface to the inside, it starts from the surface of the wood and peels inward layer by layer; From shallow to deep, it is to chisel the shallow place first, and then chisel the deep place. When chiseling rough billets, it is also necessary to pay attention to leaving leeway, just like cutting clothes, to be appropriately relaxed. As the folk jargon goes: if you leave the fat to be small, you can change it to a small one, but you are worried that the spine is thin and difficult to fatten, "the inner distance should be small but not large, remember that carving is subtraction".

Digging the fine blank: first focus on the whole, adjust the proportions and various layouts, and then gradually implement and form the specific forms of the figures, facial features, limbs, costumes, props, etc., to leave room for repairing. At this stage, the volume and lines of the work have become clearer, so it is required to have a smooth knife technique and be fully expressive. The hollowing technique in the excavation of fine billets requires a combination of longitudinal fibers to hollow out the excess parts. It is necessary to use the rib method, that is, to leave a small piece of material in the part of the work that is easy to break to make it adhere to the adjacent part, and then use the thin knife dense slice method to remove the tendon after the work is completed.

Polishing: The purpose of polishing is to use fine carving and thin knife dense sheet method to repair the knife marks and chisel scales in the fine blank, so that the surface of the work is fine and perfect. The knife marks are required to be clear and fine, or round, or straight, and strive to express the subtleties and textures of each part.

Grinding: According to the needs of some works, the white wood carving is rubbed with woodworking sandpaper of different thicknesses to make it fine and smooth. It is required to use coarse sandpaper first, followed by fine sandpaper. It is necessary to repeatedly polish the wood fiber in the direction until the knife marks disappear and the beautiful wood grain is displayed, and attention should be paid to keeping the contours of the work clear and the lines smooth.

Carved hair, ornamentation: use a triangular knife to depict hair, ornamentation, requiring the knife to be refreshing, affirmative, uniform thickness, meticulous.

Coloring and glazing: Coloring is not only to make up for the deficiencies or defects of some materials, but also to enhance the beauty of the texture of the material and the form of the work. Therefore, the coloring of the work should be discretionary, and the beauty of the wood grain should be reflected as much as possible. The color should be deep and bright, in line with the beauty of natural wood.

The purpose of glazing is to moisturize the wood, make the work shine, and also play a role in preventing stains for long-term preservation, so it is required to penetrate evenly, bright and good.

Configure the base: The base is not only the support of the main body, but also an inseparable part of the carved shape. Therefore, it is required that the shape and scale of the base should complement the content and form of the work. Curved and lively works can be set off by a simple and unpretentious base, while simple or solemn works can be carved on the base. In short, we should pay attention to the proportions and coordination between each other, pay attention to the mutual complement of the tone, and do not dominate the crowd.

About the carving technique

Flat knife block surface method: mainly in the chisel billet with a flat knife large surface of the cutting out of the outline and structure of the work, so that it produces a rough and powerful axe chopping knife cutting feeling, so the knife must be stable, accurate, ruthless, to be sure of the force, the knife is consistent, refreshing and not greasy, to make each knife explain the problem and achieve the most effective effect of the work. In fact, the application process of the flat knife block surface method is also to summarize the modeling process of various complex shapes with simple and abstract geometric shapes, which can reduce each shape, each bone road, and muscle into large and small squares, rectangles, trapezoids, and diamonds. Therefore, the author is required to have solid basic modeling skills and the ability to encompass natural shapes. The flat knife block surface method can be combined with some round knives throughout the whole process of carving to form the most artistic effect, or it can only be used in the initial stage of carving for large-scale processing, and then use other knife methods to make a richer and more delicate depiction from square to circle.

Round knife carving method and arrangement method: because the round knife method is not certain, the carved outline of the shape is more ambiguous, and the concave and convex feeling is relatively clear, so it is very suitable for exploring the texture and texture effect of various objects. The round knife carving method is to form a volume with large and small irregular concave and convex, and create a natural, thick and simple beauty on the surface. If combined with a flat knife, on the one hand, it is smooth and delicate, like human skin; On the one hand, it is rough and hairy, such as human hair and sideburns, clothing, etc., then the two will form a strong texture contrast, so that the work produces rich and interesting expressiveness. The circular knife arrangement method has the same meaning as the carving method, but the author should consciously arrange the knife method to produce a certain decorative and textured effect.

Some carvings

Bamboo carving: carving with various bamboo roots, and using its natural shape and knots, etc., slightly carved and chiseled into a variety of works of art, known as bamboo carving.

Jade carving: jade is hard in texture, warm in color, and the Chinese characters "Ying" and "Bao" are inseparable from jade, which shows that it is a very precious material. The origin of jade carving is very early, as early as the Neolithic Age, there began to be jade products such as walls, huang, pendants, and beads. The main varieties of jade produced in China are: white jade from XJ, jade from YN, agate and jade from Northeast China, crystal from HN, turquoise from HB, coral from Taiwan and the South China Sea, and dense jade from HN. As well as some new jade discoveries, such as BJ's pink cui, Hangzhou's Chang fossil and the rapidly rising value of chalcedony, the representative varieties are ice color chalcedony and Jinshui Bodhi

The hardness of jade is very high, it is difficult to carve with a knife, and the so-called jade carving is actually completed by cutting, grinding, grinding, drilling and other craft techniques. A delicate jade carving, I don't know how much the artist's labor will take.

The high skill of jade carving is mainly manifested in "tailoring" and "clever color". Nesting is to make full use of the scraps of the carved utensils when designing, and then carve the parts of the utensils, such as on the jade bottle, a pair of chains that are set together, the length is commensurate, the size is consistent, and the utensils are connected into a whole. In fact, the jade material of this chain is dug out from the belly of the bottle. Qiaocai is to skillfully use the different colors, textures and shapes of jade to apply art. The whole process of production, that is, the process of design. The exquisiteness of Chinese jade carving fully demonstrates the high degree of wisdom, outstanding skills and rich artistic creativity of the Chinese working people.

Nuclear carving: Nuclear carving is a must in folk art. It is on the core of the plant, using its appearance characteristics or undulating changes, carving out a variety of figures, animals, landscapes, buildings, platforms, pavilions, pavilions, etc.