What are the artistic features of woodcarving?

Some wood is soft and some wood is hard. Generally, wood is soft and easy to carve, while hard and heavy wood is difficult to carve. Hardwoods with tough wood, fine grain and bright color are called hardwoods, such as mahogany, boxwood, rosewood, flat peach wood and hammerwood. They have all the advantages of carving, are excellent materials for carving, are suitable for carving works with complex structure and fine modeling, are not easy to be broken and damaged in the production process and preservation process, and have high collection value, but carving takes a lot of time and is easy to damage tools. Pine is suitable for beginners, such as basswood, ginkgo wood, camphor wood, pine wood and so on. This kind of wood is suitable for carving works with simple modeling structure and general image, and it is also easy to carve. However, due to its soft wood and light color, some of them need coloring treatment to enhance the sense of quantity. Some wood grains are obvious and varied, such as Fraxinus mandshurica, pine and Chinese fir. So you can skillfully use the smoothness and texture of wood grain to make some more lyrical works.

Generally speaking, the greater the shape ups and downs, the richer the wood grain changes and the more delicious it is; The more tactful and smooth the modeling, the more ideal the effect of wood grain trend will be, and even unexpectedly beautiful and very decorative. Of course, the modeling design of this kind of wood should be highly summarized. Too complicated and too small will not only destroy the wood grain, but also cause visual contrast. Therefore, before creating works, it is very important to know something about wood and choose materials suitable for performance. China woodcarving originated in the Neolithic Age, and there was woodcarving in Hemudu, Yuyao, Zhejiang more than 7,000 years ago. The woodcarving skills in Qin and Han dynasties tended to be mature. Colored woodcarving marks that ancient woodcarving technology has reached a fairly high level. Wood carving is a kind of sculpture, which is often called "folk craft" in China.