During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, wood carving and carving techniques were further developed. A good sculptor is not only regarded as a craftsman and craftsman, but also as an artist. Because of this, many artists have emerged among sculptors.
Note: The famous painter Mr. Qi Baishi is one of them. Qi Baishi learned carving skills from childhood and became a good knife worker. It can be said that his artistic achievements can not be separated from the young sculpture art training.
Wood products carved by sculptors vary in size, ranging from wooden screens, doors, windows and even beams to small ones such as playing wood, hand beads and bracelets. According to different techniques, carving can be divided into round carving, relief carving and root carving, in which round carving refers to three-dimensional carving, and the sculptor needs to carve the wood completely from four directions and angles.
Relief refers to the technique of carving on the plane of a wooden board, and it is also the most commonly used technique by sculptors. Relief can be divided into male sculpture, female sculpture and hollow sculpture. Male carving refers to the carving technique of convex carving, while female carving refers to a technique of concave carving. As the name implies, hollow carving is to carve hollow patterns and patterns on the board.
Root carving is a special skill in wood carving. It uses tree roots as materials and carves according to its natural form, making it a variety of plastic arts. No matter which carving method, the sculptor needs to have a certain artistic level and skilled technology to complete it.