Shandong folk clay sculptures are more representative.

"Small fruit clay sculpture" is a traditional folk craft, which originated in the Tang Dynasty. It is a folk clay sculpture art, which originates from life and is higher than life. According to relevant historical records, Buddhism was introduced into Lanling area in Tang Dynasty, and there were many monks. At that time, there were more than 40 temples in Lanling area, with more than 2,000 monks and more than 3,000 monks, forming a relatively complete Buddhist temple system centered on Lanling area. After the Song Dynasty, the number of temples gradually increased, and the figure of clay sculpture art appeared in the temples in Lanling area.

Since then, the clay sculpture art has developed rapidly, and the types of works are constantly enriched, among which Buddhist themes are the majority. The material selection is mainly to put the mud in an iron pot (the iron pot is flint), stir it with a wooden stick, soak it in water for about half an hour, then tamp it with a wooden stick, and decorate it with clay, fine sand and other materials. Modeling is mainly based on the texture of the mud, scraping patterns and patterns on the mud with a knife for decoration. Coloring mainly uses different pigments to color mud. Generally, a part of the color is cut off with a knife and then drawn with a brush.

Mainly control the temperature of the fire, and be sure to fully contact with the materials. The production of clay sculpture needs fixed colors, not dynamic textures. The closer the color is to nature, the better. When kneading clay figurines, we should master the temperature according to the different materials. If you use ordinary red mud and yellow mud, you must burn it thoroughly before kneading the mud, otherwise the color will be uneven. If you knead the mud with hard white mud or use dyes such as white carbon black, it will affect the beauty of the finished product. If deep purple mud is used, the color of the clay figurine extruded in this way will be uneven.