Copper carving technology

The skill of bronze carving is very complicated, and the quality of craftsmen is particularly high. Although "carving while still writing" is the highest realm of bronze carving, the sculptor's understanding of calligraphy and painting, self-cultivation and good knife skills will determine the final appearance of bronze carving works. In this sense, the same painting and calligraphy work is carved by different sculptors, and its final effect is different. The bronze carving technology has absorbed the techniques of bamboo and wood stone carving. As far as carving is concerned, there are intaglio carving, positive carving, deep and shallow carving, hemp rope line (thick line represents rock), ox wool (thin line represents beard hair), double hook line (such as hollow line) and so on. Set carving, carving, carving, embedding, grinding and repairing (repairing old bronzes) in one. A bronze sculptor should not only have a profound knowledge of calligraphy and painting, but also have exquisite bronze carving skills, integrating texture, workmanship, modeling, decoration and other artistic forms.