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I admire such works of art very much, and I admire such artists very much, they can turn an ordinary piece of wood into a work of art through their own craftsmanship, wood carving bodhisattva, it is really admirable.

I think that the wood carving Bodhisattva, as an old object hundreds of years ago, can be said to be very exquisite, compared to the wood carvings made in the assembly line of many factories now, there is a lot more aura.

The wood carving of the artwork is the Bodhisattva's, and I think it is very meaningful, because maybe he is the Buddha in his heart, and then he uses the wood carving to carve it out to make a memorial, and it can be enshrined at home.

I think that wood carving bodhisattvas are half-open eyes, neither fully open nor completely closed, and I feel that this is the semi-static and half-moving state of Buddhism.

I think a work of art is a work of art, no matter what aspect it is, it's art, and you don't need to worry about what its materials and images are, just appreciate it.

Most of us believe in Buddhism, so there are many people who will wear this Bodhisattva statue around their necks, and I can accept carving Bodhisattvas on artworks.

Being able to carve the Bodhisattva through his own hands is lifelike, which can be said to be the ability of craftsmanship to create people, which is worthy of everyone's admiration.

The artwork wood carving Bodhisattva feels very beautiful, and I really admire that those sculptors can make their works so perfect.

There are many exquisite wood carvings in the ancient village of Dongyang.

Pearwood, boxwood and various mahogany are suitable for carving handicrafts, such as walnut, birch, red pine these woods are suitable as seals that can be engraved, the wood used for carving should not be too hard, it is best to choose wood with a moderate structure. Laser engraving and cutting can be used for engraving, both of which are simple.

Many handicrafts in life are carved from wood, and the wood suitable for carving is pear wood, boxwood and various mahogany, which are very hard and suitable for carving wood. Woods like walnut, birch, and red pine are all suitable as engravable stamps, and stamps made from these woods will not break.

The wood used for carving should not be too hard, it is best to choose wood with a moderate thickness of structure, if you want to carve handicrafts with excellent luster and good texture, you can spray a layer of paint on the wood after carving. It is best to choose a good adhesive paint, which is better to spray with this paint and store it for a longer time.

The best wood for carving seals is loquat wood and wheel plum wood, in addition, the seals carved from eucommia and southwest alder are also not bad, and the wood used for carving seals is best to choose wood that is not cracked and should not be deformed. Laser engraving and cutting can be used for engraving, both of which are simple.

Laser engraving is like printing paper with a computer or printer, and the laser is directed at the material to be engraved. Engraving with the cutting method requires applying toner to the paper, which is a bit more difficult than laser engraving, and it is best to use this method under the guidance of a professional.

Wood carving and painting are both forms of visual art, but there are still big differences:

1.The means of expression are different.

Painting is mainly expressed on a flat surface through lines, colors, light and shadow. Wood carving is shaped by carving and carving on three-dimensional wood.

2.The materials are different.

The only materials used for painting are paper, cloth, yarn, silk and other flat materials. The material of wood carving is wooden blocks.

3.The content of the performance is different.

The content of painting is very extensive, and landscapes, figures, still lifes, etc. can be expressed in painting. Wood carvings mostly take plants, animals, and people as the main objects.

4.The manifestations are different.

The paintings are flat, and the wood carvings are three-dimensional, and the viewing effect is different from different angles.

5.The way of appreciating it is different.

Painting is mainly appreciated through the visual. Wood carving needs to be fully experienced through touch, moving perspective.

6.The production process is different.

Painting is mainly done by hand. Wood carving requires carving, hollowing and other crafts.

7.The history of development is different.

Chinese painting dates back to ancient times. The development of wood carving in our country is not long.

Therefore, wood carving cannot be regarded as an art form or branch of painting, but as an independent sculpture art. It belongs to the same family of visual arts as painting, but it is still very different. The two can refer to each other to achieve a better visual effect.

<>. First, the carver took out a large piece of plasticine and meticulously kneaded the plasticine into the shape of an angel according to the portrait he had just drawn on the paper. Using this plasticine model as a reference, he drew the angel on a piece of wood roughly equivalent to the size and shape of the sculpture.

He was going to make a wood carving of an angel.

<>. Second, the sculpture begins to carve the piece of wood with a wooden hammer and chisel. The wood used for wood carving is a type of pine, which is a soft wood, so it is very suitable for carving.

When the sculptor needs to carve some detail, he uses a more delicate chisel until the pine is carved into the shape of an angel. Subsequently, a factory cast a bronze mold for the wood carving, which they were to mass-produce. When the pine arrives at the plant, its moisture content is first measured with a hydrometer, usually between 70% and 80%.

The wood would break during the sculpture, so the pine wood was loaded into a huge dryer until its moisture content dropped below 6%.

<>. Third, in the next step, the workers use the original tools to cut the pine wood into a uniform size, which is only slightly larger than the size of the sculpture. They then placed the blocks on a special synchronizer, each with a sharp carving head near it.

Then, the workers slowly move the main carving head along every detail of the bronze mold, and the rest of the carving heads will synchronize the movements of the main carving head, gradually carving the image of an angel on the wooden block. Of course, the angel carved by the machine is rough, or we need to hire our professional sculptor to make the final optimization of the angel wood carving, until he changes from a piece of wood to an angel, and then the artist gives the wood carving the color it should have, making it more realistic, so a piece of wood becomes a work of art that I can't afford. Finally, how much do you think this wood carving is worth?

They just add scraps of wood to it, apply some paint and glue, and then engrave it out through the stencil.

Wood carving starts with the selection of fine wood, and then the craftsman uses superb carving techniques to carve out the pattern and then paint it.

If you want to sculpt, first of all, you can't do without the ability of these artists, they also show their overall strength in terms of goals, as well as the change and understanding of goals, one by one, they will give the goals a new flexibility to strengthen the overall usability inflammation of the goals, these goals are supported by many people.

China's wood carving art has experienced a long period of development, and the wood carving fish unearthed from the Hemudu cultural site is a wood carving artwork found in China. At that time, people did not have metal tools to make wood carvings, but simply relied on animal bones or hard stones to polish them, so you can imagine how difficult the production process was at that time.

In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the art of wood carving has been included in the scope of state management, and there are also many ways to decorate, such as: lacquer, inlay and carving. During the Warring States period, many different types of wood carving began to appear.

Architectural wood carving, religious statues, and wooden barrels were the more popular wood carving industries when the reeds were dressed. In the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Warring States woodcarving maid is a masterpiece at that time. There are more types of wood carvings unearthed in the Han Dynasty, and the wood carvings at this time are used by people to make ornaments, and the wood carvings of this era are mostly made of various animals, but there are also various wooden barrels, boats, earrings and other utensils.

Wooden equipment is relatively perishable, and it is not easy for wood carving crafts to be handed down to this day before the Han Dynasty.

After the Jin Dynasty, wood carving was used for a variety of different occasions, at that time began to appear puppets, Sui Dynasty to the Five Dynasties period, wood carving of various religious Buddha statues is the most eye-catching. During the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, woodcarving handicrafts were more and more used as architectural decoration, especially in the Tang Dynasty, woodcarving art was even more generous and brilliant, and there were many works of art that were transmitted overseas through the Silk Road during that period, and were deeply liked by overseas compatriots. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the subject matter of wood carving was even more diverse.

There are more works of liquid sedan chair for life customs, mythological stories, such as auspicious celebrations, five grains harvest, dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, peace Ruyi, pine crane longevity and other wood carving works, which were deeply liked at that time. This also shows that the art of wood carving has developed to its peak at this time, and it also symbolizes the superb technology of our people.

Some of the wood is soft, some are rough and hard, and the general wood is soft and easy to carve, and the rough and heavy is difficult to carve. Wood tough, fine grain, bright color called hardwood, such as mahogany, boxwood, rosewood, almonds, nut, etc., with all the advantages of carving, is the best material for carving, suitable for carving complex structure, fine shape works, and in the production process and preservation is not easy to break damage, has a high collection value, but carved more labor-intensive, easy to damage the knife. The loose wood is suitable for beginners, such as basswood, ginkgo, camphor wood, pine, etc.

This kind of wood is suitable for carving works with simple structure and general image, and it is easier to carve and chiseled, but because of its soft wood and weak color, some need to be colored to enhance the sense of volume. Some wood grains are more obvious and varied, such as: ash, pine, fir, etc., you can skillfully use the smoothness of the wood grain and the texture of the wood grain to make some more lyrical works.

Generally speaking, the greater the ups and downs of the shape, the richer and more flavorful the changes in the wood grain; The more tactful and smooth the shape of the shape, the more ideal the effect of the wood grain direction, so that it is unexpectedly beautiful and highly decorative. Of course, the design of this kind of wood should be based on a high degree of generalization, too complex and too small in size, which will not only destroy the wood grain, but also cause visual contrast. Therefore, before creating a work, it is important to first understand the wood and choose the right material for the expression.

Chinese wood carving art originated in the Neolithic period, and there were wood carvings in Hemudu, Yuyao, Zhejiang Province more than 7,000 years ago. The wood carving process of the Qin and Han dynasties tended to mature. Shi Cai wood carving marks that the ancient wood carving process has reached a very high level.

Wood carving is a type of sculpture and is often referred to as a "folk craft" in our country. ‍

In wood, wood carving generally selects tree species with fine and tough texture and not easy to deform, such as nanmu, red sandalwood, cypress, ginkgo, agarwood, mahogany, longan, etc. In terms of carving techniques, wood carving mainly adopts round carving, relief carving, openwork carving, or several techniques combined, and sometimes inlay and dyeing. In addition, the wood carving techniques of different regions are also different, such as Dongyang wood carving is characterized by plain and rounded faces, and Guangdong gold lacquer wood carving is characterized by gorgeous gold.

The wood carving of the Ming Dynasty is the same as the bamboo carving, but also concise, simple, the carving is not very complicated, the level is not much, the hollow, deep carving and other techniques are used less. After carving, only the plane is polished, the inner layer retains the original state, and the edge of the knife is fully exposed, so the Ming Dynasty carving has the saying of "coarse Ming". When I say "coarse", I don't mean that the carving is rough.

Another characteristic of the carving workers of the Ming Dynasty is that the lines are smooth and sleek, which is also recognized by the world. ‍‍

The artwork of carving tree roots in a natural form is called "root carving". Wood carving has round carving, relief carving, openwork carving or several techniques combined. Some are also painted to protect the wood and beautify.

Wood carving is still relatively good, although the ordinary wood carving products have declined, but the old materials, fine wood carving is still bullish, especially Hainan Huanghuali, Indian small leaf red sandalwood carved things, or very popular in the market, now good wood carving price in hundreds of thousands to millions of more than normal. More than 40 ancient wood-carved Buddha statues of the first wood-carved Buddha statue special session "only knowledge of the truth" in Beijing hammer, one of which was the Ming Dynasty before the woodcarved Bodhisattva statue as the main lot with ten thousand hammers. ‍‍

Wood carving: It carries the Chinese culture from ancient to present, and reflects the high artistic value of wood carving.