The technological process of stone crafts, every step must be refined

stone crafts is a kind of palpable space plastic art. In ancient China, traditional stone art was designed and carved by stone artists themselves. So far, many stone artists still use this method. However, with the rise of city sculptures in our country, some large and medium-sized stone art designs and model production are directly participated by stone artists, and then processed and produced by stone art masters in factories.

stone crafts pay attention to lifelike shapes, round and delicate techniques, and smooth and free-spirited patterns. Its traditional skills began in the Han Dynasty, matured in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and became popular in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the requirements for city carving and carving skills are relatively high. The carving process is roughly divided into three steps: land reclamation, fine grinding and polishing. The following is a specific introduction:
1. Land reclamation: also known as "opening up the great wasteland", the rough blanks of historical materials are chiseled to remove excess parts, until the stage where the general outline is first formed. The process of further drawing out the basic shape of the relationship between the body and the surface is called "opening the wasteland". Generally, it is called "opening a small wasteland" when it is processed to a thickness of about 1 cm from the plaster model. The three processes are sometimes carried out alternately, and the tools used are large, medium and small chisels.
2. Fine-tuning: Chisel off the remaining redundant parts of "opening a small wasteland", focusing on depicting the image and identifying the subtle changes such as the ups and downs of the shape. Breaking fine stones is an important stage of artistic processing of stone art statues. The tools used are tooth chisels, flat chisels, and stone filings, etc., which require patience and meticulous carving.
3. Grinding: On the basis of fine stone art, use grinding tools to grind and polish to show the texture of the stone, increase the brilliance of the stone art work, and improve its artistic appeal. Grinding tools and materials include polishing machines, grinding wheels, sandpaper, polishing paste, etc. This process is operated according to the needs of the artistic effect, sometimes the whole body is polished, and sometimes it is partially polished.
There are mainly several categories of garden stone art, architectural stone art, statues, and stone art crafts. There are hundreds of varieties of products: marble mantelpiece, figure stone art, relief, abstract stone art, fountain, flower pot, Roman column, railing, Gazebos, busts, door covers, stone benches, bathtubs, animal carvings, tombstones, antique stone art, etc. Stone carvings have a long history. It pays attention to lifelike shapes, round and delicate techniques, and smooth and free patterns.