Gourd carving skills _ figurines technique

Core tip: gourd carving techniques are divided into two. One is with large, medium and small three kinds of special steel, on the gourd epidermis, shade is engraved with lines thin out to depict landscapes, flowers and figures, gourd carving techniques can be divided into two. One is with large, medium and small three kinds of special steel, on the gourd epidermis, shade is engraved with lines thin out to depict landscapes, flowers and figures, and then coated with ink, make line is obvious. This technique is called the 'description'. Another technique is to use knives to hoist shell hollow out, the gap in rugged line be drawn the outline of to depict landscapes, flowers and figures. Experts call this technique known as 'sculpture'. Images burned, then the hoist up and down with annular swastika word patterns, finally with chemical or silver base, work to complete. The gourd carving is divided into two kinds: the gourd carving and carved gourd. Gourd carving the main characteristic of different from other hoist device is neither a pure fan system, nor a pure sculpture, but van fire, sculpture, painting, stitching combination together, become a comprehensive hoist device technology. Gourd carving is given priority to with splicing combination, the most common of which are coupled with painted sculpture, fire, others also supplemented by fan system. Use material is variety, size, different natural gourd, cut open after the use of different, reassembled for different shapes of bottle gourd implements. On the basis of splicing combination, and then to sculpture, gourd carving artistic beauty is stronger. Main carving method, Yin carving, carving, valuable. such handiwork, Yang carved the ground, Yang carved sand, intaglio Yang carved, double the outline, and so on. Main cutting straight knife, horizontal pushing knives, lateral, medial knife, anterograde knife, knife, knife, crib knife, knife, etc. The carving method and basic reference from process such as bamboo, wood carving knife method, a knife to do ( Harbin gas and) Quasi ( High accuracy) Light ( Appropriate) Slow ( Line knife slow steady) Qiao ( Knife method skillfully) 。 Only in this way can carve out a nice gourd crafts. Carved gourd, just as its name implies, is the lettering on the gourd carving picture, make it become the gourd art for people to enjoy. Three-dimensional gourd carving is a kind of art, is not carved gourd, is full of articles on the block surface. Carved gourd is said to have initially in gansu area folk wisdom, people walking on the gourd cut needle, casual characterizes simple herbal insect fish pattern, as an ornamental. Later after artist of exploration, research, make the technological level enhances unceasingly, gradually formed a special carved gourd art. The original one only stitch carved gourd, now create a knife KeFa, appeared a variety of hollow out gourd. Masters have created a copy of ink painting and freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese landscape paintings, and imitation fostered numerous eminent people like wu changshuo, ren yi, xu beihong, qi baishi's painting charm, create a style unique painting gourd.