Hui 'an Stone Carving Process

Hui 'an traditional stone carving craft, commonly known as "clever play". Its technological process mainly includes four processes: kneading, engraving, picking and carving.

(1) "Pinch" refers to making samples. Draw a line on the stone first, and then carve it preliminarily. For new sculptures with limited content, some draw a plane sketch as a basis before making blanks; Some also pinch a mud blank or plaster model first; Others are based on the design drawings provided by buyers and sellers. Making blank samples is a process of re-creation. (2) "Carving" is to knead the blank sample and dig out the useless stones as needed. The skill of hollowing out stone is an important basic skill of stone carvers. For example, if a small stone lion is not as big as a child's fist, it is conceivable that it is difficult to hollow out the surrounding stones, that is, to put a small ball in its mouth.

(3) "Pick" means to remove the extra stones outside the sculpture according to the figure. This rejection is a fine processing of blank samples, and the operator should also understand the intention of the creator in order to make the area and depth of rejection moderate.

(4) "Carving" is the last cutting process to make sculpting. To complete this procedure, we must not only have high-level carving skills, but also have the ability to distinguish.

In addition, there are special processes such as "trimming" and "configuring cushions".

"Fine" means polishing brilliance. Some works will be polished with sandpaper and waxed with paraffin to achieve bright colors and dazzling effects.

"Cushion configuration" is mainly to make the product stable, play the role of foil and supplement, and make the main body prominent, plump, eye-catching and complete. There are various styles of cushions, including natural stone seat, lotus seat, moire seat, water pattern seat, pattern seat, fish seat, flower squatting seat, fish water seat and other special cushions.