Clay sculpture production process

Clay sculpture production process is as follows:

In the clay mixed with a little cotton fiber, pounded well, kneaded into a variety of figures of the clay blanks, after drying, coated with primer, and then applied color painting.

Clay sculpture is a kind of Chinese folk art. Folk artists use natural or inexpensive materials to make exquisite and small crafts, which are loved by the public.

Clay sculpture, commonly known as "colored sculpture" and "clay play", is an ancient traditional folk art in China. Clay sculpture originated in Fengxiang County, Baoji City, and is popular in Shaanxi, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Henan and other places. On May 20, 2006, it was selected as one of the first national intangible cultural heritage list.

Shanxi Fengxiang painted mud sculpture, which began in the Western Zhou period of pre-Qin and Qin Dynasty, has been passed down to the people for 3,000 years, and it is the oldest preserved handmade mud sculpture with the most national characteristics in China so far.

Tianjin "Mudman Zhang" colorful sculpture was developed during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, since Mr. Zhang Mingshan first, has been passed down for 180 years.

Wuxi colored sculptures have been practiced by artists for generations, creating the world-renowned Huishan clay figures. Wang Chunlin, a colorful sculptor, made five plates of clay children for presentation, which was appreciated by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

Mud sculpture production process:

There are steps such as taking soil, drying soil, pottery clay, and mud, setting up the skeleton, wrapping the straw rope, on the big mud, on the fine mud, drying, patching the cracks, coloring and so on. The main tools are: wooden mallet, press, brush, trowel, sand cloth, water glue, pigment, paintbrush and so on. The use of cross-handling techniques pay attention to pushing, kneading, pounding, wiping, rubbing, rubbing, pinching, shaking, pressing, smashing, the line and the shape of the clever combination of the use of round molding, floating molding, translucent molding, sticking molding, hanging molding, molding, and so on.

The clay figure's folds of clothes, the interspersed layers, the texture of silk, linen and silk, the character's moving and static postures, and the character traits are all shown to the fullest.

In terms of painting, the extension of natural earth red, ochre, titanium white, black smoke and other mineral pigments, durable light, a hundred years without fading, and fully absorbed the traditional painting brushwork colorful techniques, painting and molding, each other, forming a unique colorful and strong Lunan style of art.