Commonly used methods of Marble Sculpting

1. Shadow carving: this kind of carving is made of jade mirror lake bluestone cut and sawn into flat plates. Polish the surface of the Marble Sculpting first, and use the characteristics of white spots after chiseling to cut out the size and depth with sharp thin tools. Different densities and different densities of micro-dots only divide different levels of black and white, so that the image is not only delicate, but also very charming, which is the development of Marble Sculpting to pure art.

2. Divine carving: This carving method absorbs traditional brushwork such as painting, meaning, and folding. After the stone carving is processed and polished on the plane, the patterns and characters are traced, and then the lines are carved according to the drawings. The thickness of the lines is used to reflect the three-dimensional effect. Most of these stone sculpture are used for surface decoration of building exterior walls and are highly artistic.
3. Garden sculpture: It is a three-dimensional pseudo-art that exists in a single body. Every surface of the stone needs to be treated. There are many types of such sculptures, most of which are single stones, and some are composed of multiple stones. In recent years, many miniature products have been developed for this kind of sculpture, some are as small as the core of a fruit, and some are as thin as a cicada's wing, which are called micro-carving.
4. Relief: That is to carve a three-dimensional image on the surface of the stone, which is a semi-three-dimensional Stone Carving. Because the image is embossed on the surface of the stone carving, it is called relief. According to the degree of rock removal on the surface of stone sculpture, it can be divided into shallow relief and high relief. Low-relief sculptures are single-layer statues with a single content and no hollowing out; while high-relief sculptures are multi-layered statues with complex content. The more hollowing methods used, the more fascinating.
As a decorative stone carving, people mainly value the decorative effect on the surface after processing. stone sculpture used for decoration are often selected according to their decorative properties, that is, the color, luster, and appearance quality of the stone carving surface, but when evaluating the quality of stone sculpture, in addition to considering decorative properties. In addition, other quality indicators should be considered, such as compressive strength, flexural strength, durability, frost resistance, hardness, etc.
The surface features of Marble Sculpting are revealed after cutting, sawing, grinding, polishing and other processes. During the processing, the surface appearance of the stone carving will leave some defects. If these appearance defects exceed the scope of the national standard, the stone carving is a substandard product. These inferior plates with poor appearance quality have unsatisfactory overall decorative effect. Therefore, when judging the quality of Marble Sculpting, it is recommended to check the appearance quality in addition to the pattern and color.