What are the carving methods of stone carving?

According to the traditional carving surface modeling method, it is divided into relief. That is, carving a three-dimensional image on the stone surface is a semi-three-dimensional sculpture. Because the image is embossed on the stone surface, it is called relief. According to the degree of stone removal, it can be divided into shallow relief and high relief. The bas-relief is a single-level statue with simple content and no hollowing out. High relief is a multi-level sculpture with complex content. It is more attractive to take hollowing out by carving. Relief is mostly used for wall decoration of buildings, as well as dragon columns and drums in temples. The Imperial Palace in Beijing is a relief. Round carving. It is a single three-dimensional quasi-modeling art, and every surface of the stone needs to be processed. This technology is good at hollowing out and fine chopping axe. There are many kinds of this kind of carving, most of which are carved from one stone, and some are made up of multiple stones. In recent years, this kind of sculpture has developed many micro-products, some as small as stones, some as thin as cicadas, and some more ingenious, which are called "micro-sculptures". This kind of products have completely divorced from architectural practicality and become pure handicrafts. Because they are small in size and easier to carry, they are commemorative treasures and have good development prospects. Re-carve Also known as "line carving", it is a work of art that uses the carving method of "grinding water and sinking flowers". This sculpture absorbs the meaningful, overlapping and scattered lines of Chinese painting.

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