portable space

On the way back, Fan Ming turned over the wood in his hand and said, "What can I do with this?"

"Be a doll." Yaya said sitting on Zhang Taiping's shoulder.

"What a doll, be a Wukong!" Fan Ming retorted.

Wukong heard it from the side and pointed at himself and screamed several times.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "If you carve small objects from this piece of wood, you can carve three or four pieces. Each of you two can have one."

Yaya glanced at Fan Ming as if to demonstrate, but Fan Ming ignored her and was thinking about carving something. She just said that she was carving Wukong just to make Yaya angry, not because she wanted it in her heart.

A statue of Wukong.

"Can you carve a string of beads?" She saw that Cai Yazhi was always wearing a golden bead chain, which looked good, so she thought about asking Zhang Taiping to carve one for herself.

"Okay, do you want a bead necklace?" Zhang Taiping asked.

"Yes."

Wukong heard that he no longer had a share, so he pointed at himself and squeaked a few more times, jumping around Zhang Taiping.

Zhang Taiping couldn't help but sigh that monkeys are indeed the animals closest to humans. They are very powerful in terms of learning ability and other things. After living at home for such a long time, Wukong's current IQ is like that of a child. He can understand something.

Simple language can clearly express one's emotions.

Fan Ming stretched out her finger and flicked Wukong's forehead and said, "It's not your fault!"

Wukong immediately shrugged his head and calmed down, following behind silently.

After returning home, Zhang Taiping went in first and told the old man about the incident.

"You said that was golden nanmu?" The old man was quite surprised.

"Yes." Zhang Taiping nodded. "Just now, Wang Gui, the old village chief, and I went over to take a look again and confirmed that it was golden nanmu." As he said that, he lowered a piece of wood in his hand.

After seeing it, the old man sighed and said: "Hey, the baby has been here for decades without being discovered. It's really..." Although the old man said this, there was no expression of regret or joy on his face, he just said it out of emotion.

Just a sigh of relief.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "It's not all the same. You can't tell there's anything special about this tree from the outside. You don't know the fragrance inside the wood even if you haven't cut it open. It's normal if you haven't noticed it for decades. Just imagine who would

After I had eaten, I had nothing to do to study a dead tree. It was only after Grandpa reminded me today that I felt that it was a little unusual."

"What are you going to do about it?"

"It's considered a public property. I've already gone over to discuss it with the old village chief and plan to cut it down after a meeting tomorrow, so as to avoid a long night of nightmares."

After dinner, the family sat together and watched TV. Zhang Taiping took out the carving tools and began to carve the golden nanmu.

Muhongyu undoubtedly knew this piece of wood, and said to Zhang Taiping with slight surprise: "Brother, let me see the wood in my hand."

Zhang Taiping handed it over, and she looked through it for a while, then put it under her nose and sniffed it and asked, "Is this golden nanmu?"

Zhang Taiping nodded: "Yes, it is a golden nanmu. I just went out to take a look and found that the tree struck by lightning was a golden nanmu."

"So big?" Mu Hongyu was surprised. She was not as ignorant as Fan Ming. Due to her family background, she had been exposed to many such things since she was a child and knew the value of golden nanmu.

She had also seen the dead tree in the village and could roughly estimate its value, so she was surprised.

Zhang Taiping smiled and nodded. He was in a really good mood. Whether the money from the sale of such a big nanmu is retained in the village to build a factory or enterprise or distributed to everyone, it is a good thing and can make things happen in the village.

Earth-shaking changes.

"What are you going to carve with this piece, brother?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "Yaya asked me to carve a doll for her. Fan Ming wants a string of beads. There may be some wood left. Then we can carve it into whatever we can."

Looking at Zhang Taiping's carving knife flying up and down, Mu Hongyu said: "Brother, can you also teach me how to carve?"

"Okay." Zhang Taiping agreed without thinking. The wood red fish is destined to be unable to move freely due to its legs, so it will lose a lot of fun. It is also a good thing to learn wood carving to pass the time, because once

Once you are immersed in it, time will fly by.

Fan Ming turned her head and saw that she was talking about carving in the next year, so she turned back to watch TV. Although she envied Zhang Taiping's carving ability, she would not learn it herself. The main reason was that carving required patience and often happened somewhere.

She could sit still for a long time, something she couldn't do.

But Cai Xiaomei and Ye Ling gathered around and sat next to Zhang Taiping, listening to his explanation with interest.

Zhang Taiping said: "Sculpture is the combination of carving, engraving and sculpture. There are many types, including wood carving, stone carving, jade carving and ivory carving."

"What kind of carving is the eldest brother best at?" Muhongyu asked.

"Of course it's wood carving. When I was studying, one of the reasons was that wood can be obtained locally without having to buy it from relatives. Another reason is that the knife for carving wood is the cheapest, while other knives are a bit expensive, and the cheapest set is also required.

It cost several thousand yuan, or even tens of thousands of yuan for expensive ones. It was a bit much for the economic situation at that time, so I could only afford the cheapest wood carving knife. However, other materials can also be carved.

"

Next, Zhang Taiping gave them a general explanation of the wood carving process: "Wood carving can be divided into seven processes: cutting rough blanks, digging fine blanks, trimming, polishing, carving hair, coloring and polishing, and arranging bases."

The rough blank is the basis of the entire work. It uses a concise geometric shape to summarize all the modeling details in the concept. It is required to be layered, dynamic, proportionally coordinated, with a stable center of gravity, and with a strong sense of wholeness. It initially forms the outer contour and inner contour of the work.

contour.

The basic method of chiseling a rough blank is from top to bottom, from front to back, from surface to inside, from shallow to deep. From top to bottom, that is, starting from the head to the heel; from front to back, that is, chiseling the front body first, and then

Chisel the back; from the outside to the inside, that is, starting from the surface of the wood, peeling inward layer by layer; from shallow to deep, that is, first chisel the shallow place, and then the deeper place. When chiseling the rough blank, you should also pay attention to leaving a few holes.

The margin, like cutting clothes, should be appropriately relaxed. As the folk saying goes: if you leave it fat, you can make it smaller, but if you worry about a thin spine, it will be difficult to regain fat." "The inner distance should be small rather than large. Remember that carving is subtraction."

"The main thing is to leave room for it based on the specific conditions of the wood and the intention of the carving, right?" Fan Ming said sharply.

Zhang Taiping nodded appreciatively, teaching smart students is to make the teacher feel comfortable, and it only takes a little bit of effort.

Digging into details means to first look at the overall picture, adjust proportions and various layouts, and then gradually implement and form the specific shapes of characters, facial features, limbs, clothing, props, etc., leaving room for polishing. At this stage, the volume of the work

The lines and lines have become clearer, so the knife skills are required to be smooth and smooth, and have full expressive power. The hollowing out technique in thin blanks requires the use of longitudinal fibers to cut out the excess parts. The ribbing method must be used, that is, in the work

Leave a small piece of material in the easy-to-break part of the work to attach it to the adjacent part. After the work is completed, use a thin knife to remove the attached tendons.

Polishing is to use fine carving and thin knife slicing to repair the knife marks and dirt in the fine blank. The purpose of smoothing is to make the surface of the work delicate and perfect. The knife marks are required to be clear and fine, or round or flat.

Straight, striving to express the subtle details and texture of each part.

"The previous excavation of the blank is not considered fine carving. This is the process of fine carving. It is also the time to reflect the carving technology. Subtle art is both valuable and difficult, because it is not only small, but also must be small.

The artistic spirit and charm are reproduced in it. Every subtle work of art is successful based on the basic skills it implements, and at the same time, it is filled with hard work and sweat." Zhang Taiping said.

"This sounds somewhat similar to a reply." Cai Xiaomei said.

Zhang Taiping nodded in agreement, they are all smart people, and he could feel it without him having to point it out. He said: "Art and sculpture go hand in hand and are inseparable to a certain extent."

Polishing is to use woodworking sandpaper of different thicknesses to polish the white wood carvings into a smooth and smooth shape according to the needs of some works. It is required to use coarse sandpaper first, and then use fine sandpaper. It is necessary to repeatedly polish along the direction of the wood fiber until the knife marks and sand paths disappear.

To display beautiful wood grain, pay attention to keeping the outline of the work clear and the lines smooth.

Muhongyu said: "This process is like erasing traces in painting."

Zhang Taiping nodded in affirmative, and then said: "This process is used in all kinds of carvings. It is especially important in jade carving. Jade is very hard and difficult to carve with a knife. The so-called jade carving, in fact,

It is completed by carving, grinding, grinding, drilling and other craftsmanship."

When carving hair and decorative patterns, you need to use a triangular knife to carve hair and decorative patterns. It is required to use the knife quickly and surely, with uniform thickness and meticulousness.

Coloring is not only to make up for the shortcomings or defects of certain materials, but also to enhance the beauty of the texture of the material and the beauty of the form of the work. Therefore, the coloring of the work should be based on appropriate circumstances, and it is required to reflect the beauty of the wood grain as much as possible. The color and luster should be

Deep and bright, it is in line with the various aesthetics of natural wood. At the same time, it is also necessary to infinitely magnify the patterns naturally carried on the wood.

The purpose of glazing is to moisturize the wood and make the work shine, and it also plays an anti-fouling role for long-term preservation. Therefore, it is required to penetrate evenly and make the work bright and elegant.

"This is like coloring after painting, it is the key to taking a work to the next level," Zhang Taiping said.

The configuration of the base is not only the support of the main body, but also an inseparable part of the sculpture shape. Therefore, the shape and scale of the base must be complementary to the content and form of the work. Works full of curves and liveliness can be set off by a simple and plain base, while the shape is simple

Or solemn works can be slightly carved on the base. In short, we should pay attention to the coordination of proportions and the mutual contrast in tone, and do not overwhelm the guest.

Cai Xiaomei said with a smile: "This process is like mounting it after painting, isn't it?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and continued: "What I just talked about is theoretical knowledge. You can remember as much as you can. It doesn't matter if you can't."

Mu Hongyu asked: "Is there any school or something like that for eldest brother's skills?"

Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "I don't know if others have it. I don't have any schools of my own. They are all slowly summed up from practicing carving after learning the most basic operations. But in knife skills

There are clear classifications on it.”

"How to divide it?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "Generally speaking, wood carving people have basically the same knife skills, but they all have their own knife skills. As long as beginners are familiar with the two different uses of flat knife and round knife, they can quickly master it."

Master the knife skills. It must be emphasized that the importance of the posture of holding the knife is correct. Whether it is correct or not will not only affect the smooth progress of the carving operation, but also cause safety problems. Then, in the rough stage of cutting a large amount of wood,

We mainly work with a hammer and a knife. The knife is held in a fist-like posture. When the carving is pushed outward or when digging deeply, the fist can be turned downwards; when the carving is pushed inwards, the fist can be upward.

When engraving the outline and want to cut off the wood grain threads, you can make a fist shape with the center of the fist facing inward or outward. The three methods can be mastered flexibly. If the tool is carved too deep, do not shake the handle to pull it out quickly, otherwise it will cause the edge to crack or

If the wood is peeling off, use another cutter and lightly chip away at the wood around the cutter until it can be shaken."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head: "But don't settle for this just yet. Carve with a knife for a few days and let me see how I can teach you."

"Okay, but where can I buy this prop?" Muhongyu said with his hands clasped together.

"There is no need to buy them. You can just use the set of knives I originally used." He later bought several different sets of knives, and the first set was left idle.

"Hmm." Muhongyu nodded, "So what kind of wood is suitable to use at the beginning?"

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "Don't use wood yet."

"If we don't use wood, then what should we use?" Muhongyu was puzzled.

"Use kneaded puree or vegetables."

Muhongyu's eyes lit up: "Vegetables are a good choice."

"Then use vegetables." Zhang Taiping said, "There are two major categories of commonly used raw materials for vegetables. One is roots, stems, leaves, melons, fruits and other vegetables with fine texture, solid, crisp and tender texture, and pure color; the other is vegetables that are both

Deli foods that are both edible and ornamental, such as egg products. The former category is the most commonly used, among which the radish is the one with the head raised. It can be carved like a horse stepping on a flying swallow, or a pair of dragons playing with a pearl."

Ye Ling said from the side: "I also want to learn."

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "It's okay to learn if you're interested. I don't have an extra set of knives." Then he turned to Cai Xiaomei and asked, "What about you?"

Cai Xiaomei shook her head and said, "I just listen and forget about studying. The main thing is that I can't sit still."

While Zhang Taiping was speaking, the movements of his hands did not stop. It didn't take long for the outline of the little doll that Yaya wanted to come out. Then he used a finely carved knife and flew it up and down a few times, and a lifelike little doll came out.

, standing with two braids that tower into the sky, people can tell that she is Yaya at a glance.

After the carving was completed, I did a simple cut and then gave it to Yaya.

"Don't you need to color it?" Muhongyu asked.

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "The process just mentioned does not have to be adhered to, but it depends on the situation. Just like this kind of precious wood, it has several beautiful patterns in it, and it is also a symbol of its own identity.

After coloring, it may not only destroy the original beauty, but also cover up the noble status. Isn’t this a pearl covered in dust, a pearl returned in a coffin?”

"Oh, that's it." Mu Hongyu looked thoughtfully at the doll she was playing with in Yaya's hand.

Zhang Taiping smiled and said nothing more. This is a process that requires understanding. You can only understand when to color and when not to color. Others cannot explain it clearly. If you can't understand it yourself, even if you explain it,

The next one still doesn’t know whether to color it or not.

Next, he made a bead chain for Fan Ming. This rough processing process was simple, but when it came to fine carving, it became troublesome. Because it was not just about making a few round beads, he also planned to make each marble the size of it.

The golden nanmu is carved with images of the Eighteen Arhats, and one or two Buddhist sayings. A total of eighteen beads are just right.

It took more than two hours of patience and care to make it. This one did not keep the original color, but highlighted the engraved graphics and text in gold, making people fall in love with it at first sight.

"Okay." Zhang Taiping straightened up and said.

Fan Ming picked up the Buddhist beads and put them on his hand, turning them around with no concealment of the joyful expression on his face.

Others' eyes showed envy unconsciously.

ps: Please give me flowers!