95-year-old boy carved a cow on a pencil, what other things can be made into micro-carvings?

Many things can be made into microcarvings, such as jade pendants, stones, bamboo and so on.

Usually refers to the tiny round carving, relief carving, perspective carving (hollow carving), etc., the performance of the natural world is mostly similar things. Micro-carving like raised, rich in three-dimensional effect. Even in the size of a grain of rice, ivory, bamboo, or a few millimeters long hair, can be carved out of its works to use a magnifying glass or microscope to see the carving, so the generations called ? The art of carving can only be seen through a magnifying glass or microscope, so it has been called "Jiejie" for generations.

In the early days, due to the limitations of viewing and carving equipment, micro-sculpture is rare, and with the progress of the times and the development of science and technology, the emergence of tools that can be used to view smaller objects and very delicate and tough tools, so that the micro-sculpture works have become smaller and smaller, more difficult to carve. There are two forms of micro-sculpture, carving and engraving. Carving refers to yang carving such as round carving and relief carving, and engraving refers to yin carving; one favors spatial art and the other focuses on planar art, and these two kinds of art have been known as the Chinese art of micro-sculpture throughout history. Due to the fine micro-carving work, the material requirements are very high, nuclear bone, ivory, bamboo, etc. are good materials for micro-carving work. Micro-carving method is to use the sword to carve, painting and writing, not only carvings, but also set color; painting art to pay attention to, ? Relief carving round carving through carving? Speaking of the art of sculpture, the difference lies in the fine.

Micro-engraving work is very small, without a high level of micro-engraving and calligraphy, skillful use of micro-engraving tools is very difficult to complete, and carving, and to breathlessness, concentration, excellence. Micro-carvings pay special attention to the choice of materials, the stone quality requirements of absolute purity, can not tolerate half a point of the sand grids and half a silk crack, because half a point of sand may destroy a beautiful picture or more than 10 Chinese characters. The micro-carver is also a special kind of fine knife, which must be both pointed and sharp. It takes exceptionally fine calligraphy and Chinese painting skills to carve ? Carve with intention? ,? Intentional carving? Proceedings should be calm and collected, concentrated, a thousand ways, a breath of air.

The knife should be stable, accurate, ruthless, micro-carving of the knife that is a pen, insufficient power, due to micro-control, the knife does not reach the goal. In the micro-carving works with micro-carving inscription must pay attention to the effect of calligraphy, those who see the big and small, the word is crooked, line is not flush, painting wrong, with the wrong, are creators should be avoided. Fifth, to grasp the knife and stone line changes brought about by the artistic effect. Only in this way can we realize the perfect unity of knife skills and calligraphy.

Micro-carving is one of the most exquisite crafts in traditional Chinese arts and crafts. Microcarving is a kind of pocket artwork with the essence of Chinese culture, which is a branch of carving technique and a school of microcarving. Micro-carving generally refers to micro-round carving, relief carving, and perspective carving. Most of what is shown is similar to nature. Micro-carving is prominent and rich in three-dimensionality. It can even be carved on pieces of ivory, bamboo or a few millimeters of hair, and its works can only be viewed with a magnifying glass or a microscope, so it has been called through the ages ? Jiejie?