What roots are suitable for root carving? What are the creative techniques of root carving?

Root carving is one of the traditional carving arts in China, which is based on the forms of autogenous and twisted roots (including tree body, tree tumor, bamboo root, etc.). ). All kinds of wood with dry density greater than or equal to 800kg/m3 can be used as raw materials for root carving. So what tree roots are suitable for root carving, and what are the creative techniques of root carving? If we don't know, come and study with me. Root carving is one of the traditional carving arts in China, which is based on the autogenous form and deformation state of roots (including tree body, tree tumor, bamboo root, etc.). ) is the object of artistic creation, and all kinds of wood with dry density greater than or equal to 800kg/m3 can be used as raw materials for root carving. So what tree roots are suitable for root carving, and what are the creative techniques of root carving? If we don't know, come and study with me.

? What are the roots suitable for root carving?

1. Fragrant wood: camphor wood, torreya grandis wood, Daphne family, agarwood, sandalwood, beech wood, litchi wood, etc.

2. Common furniture wood: elm, walnut, teak and cherry.

3. Look at the wood: this mainly depends on the shape of the root, not limited to the material requirements of the root carving. Rhododendron roots are more common, so owners who buy root carvings should pay attention to the fact that the prices of root carvings of different materials are different.

What are the creative techniques of root carving?

1. The creation of root art takes a long time, from material selection, modeling, conception, production to naming, it takes a year and a half, or even longer.

2. The conception of root art creation must focus on protecting the form and aesthetic feeling of nature, and all traces of artificial art re-creation should be hidden in the beauty of nature. In conception, it is necessary to make a comprehensive observation of the root wood from multiple angles, try to figure it out repeatedly, and then shape it.

3. The production of root carving can generally be divided into eight steps: degreasing, peeling and cleaning, dehydration and drying, setting, finishing, quenching, coloring and painting, and naming.

4. Material selection is the first step of root carving. ? In the root carving area of Zhao Le Art Village, Hefei, the Provincial Collectors Association pointed to a number of root carving treasures such as boxwood and ebony, and introduced the production technology in detail. ? Materials must be hard, delicate, stable, not easy to crack and deform, immortal and long-lasting tree species, such as boxwood, ebony and beech, which are excellent materials for root art modeling. The dead roots submerged by silt or buried deep in the soil, which have been carbonized for hundreds of years, are almost close to fossils in quality and are good materials for root art.

5. The selection criteria of modeling can be summarized as rareness, strangeness, antiquity and strangeness. Generally, the roots that grow in the plain are rich in nutrition, grow fast, and the wood fibers are loose, so it is difficult to form strange shapes. Only roots that grow in harsh environments, such as roots that grow on the back of the sun or in the crevices of cliffs and cliffs and survive by lightning, fire, ant erosion, rock pressure, human stepping and knife cutting, will not be gradually deformed for a long time due to insufficient light, soil, moisture and nutrients, and the longer the time, the stronger the quality and the more peculiar the shape, which is an ideal material for root art.

Today, I will share all the contents about what tree roots are suitable for root carving and what is the creative process of root carving. However, it is still necessary to remind owners that it is not a simple matter to pay attention to root carving when buying. It is divided into eight steps: degreasing, peeling and cleaning, dehydration and drying, setting, finishing, quenching, painting and naming.