Common forms of figurines and terminology

Core tip: figurines terminology. One of the figurine project. Generally refers to in person ( Or things) After the small statues sketch the basic practice ( Or practice) , only by memory, don't look at the shape of the object. Is a term base figurines. One of the figurine project. Generally refers to in person ( Or things) After the small statues sketch the basic practice ( Or practice) , only by memory, don't look at the shape of the object. Is one of the basic training courses. It can consolidate the image memory, strengthen the understanding of the nature of the characters. Tripod for the production of bronze sculptures are generally go through metal smelting, forging, engraving, plating, polishing, red etc. Several important processes. The process is complicated, the craft is very fastidious. Tripod for casting method has two kinds, namely lost wax and mold method. Lost wax method: made from wax mold, topical molding materials, be cast as a whole. Mould method: using the most widely, the big Buddha is typically through a casting, and then to connect into a whole. Speed plastic figurines terminology. One of the figurine project. Generally refers to in a short period of time, with the method of the brief, to produce plastic clay or plastic materials object movement forms and verve of sketch figurines. Is an independent course, and rapid method of stereo image collecting material. Can cultivate a keen powers of observation, image memory and the ability to describe object quickly. Stone also known as 'stone'. One of the sculptures. For our traditional (five size statue Clay, wood, stone, copper, mud) Part of the figurine varieties are classified according to the material. Ancient grottoes, cliff, tomb sculpture and architecture sculpture, carved out, the vast majority of use are still save a lot of grottoes. Qin dynasty stone whale is a huge stone carving, jade carving is more small. Using material for marble ( White marble is one of them) Stone, granite, sandstone, etc. Due to the raw materials have to the natural stone, and can save for a long time, so the stone become the main large commemorative and decorative carving art varieties. Traditional stone carving, with tools such as axe, hammer and chisel, modern use glycerin, gunpowder and simple mechanical substitute. Because of stone variety, gorgeous color texture, combined with the sky landscape, scenery of material texture and coordinated, such as leshan giant Buddha, give a person with lofty and enjoy the beauty. One of the wood carving art. For our traditional (five size statue Clay, wood, stone, copper, mud) Part of the figurine varieties are classified according to the material. Commonly used nanmu, camphorwood, cedar wood, boxwood, longan wood, rosewood, pear wood, cypress, SangShuGen and other fruit tree; General composition with log peripheral width for the eye, with carved figures, landscapes, flowers, feathers, LouTaiTingGe, animals, birds and other indoor small paintings. Exquisite knife method and style, and the advantage of the characteristics of natural wood itself to find material inner expressive force, on the surface of color, texture, structure, etc in the subtle changes in the degree of potential, carvers, due to the quantity of materials, chisel, in art has a unique taste. Our country has a long wooden tradition, such as the legend of age hunan woodcarving and ruban woodcarving, and various parts of the wooden ancient building decoration, with extensive use of wood carving, is the main part of the building construction. Indoor wood also has a large, mainly used for religious idols, giant one tree in the lama temple Buddha and chengde sticky spell giant of kannon are made out of wood carved masterpieces.