How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 92 The stone carving master in the village, the characteristics of Shoushan Stone!
In the field of Shoushan stone carving, there are many classic works of masters, which no one can surpass.

Lin Xiangyun of bear carving, Feng Jiu of pig carving, Chen Jing of chicken carving and so on.

The animals they sculpt are lifelike, giving people a unique feeling that cannot be described.

Lin Xiangyun lives in this village, so Zhao Chen has plans to visit him.

Then, Zhao Chen chose a good stone in the Shoushan Stone Factory.

The factory manager Wu Dehua asked him to choose by himself, and he just came to check out after choosing.

Zhao Chen squatted down and picked up a piece of Shoushan Stone with a slightly orange color. This stone is about the size of a basketball, but it is very irregular.

Seeing the stone, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said to the netizens in the live broadcast room:
"Look at this rock, does it look like Coke lying on the grass?"

The lens of the drone focused on the stone, and seeing the irregular natural stone, netizens turned into black question mark faces.

The screen is full of question marks.

[Brother Chen, do you want to listen to what you are talking about? 】

【How can this stone be that little fox? 】

[Is what we saw really a stone? 】

[Master, I really didn't see it! 】

Everyone responded immediately.

Zhao Chen pointed to the stone, and said again: "Repair this place, it is the nose and face of the fox, and the round place behind it can just be polished into the fox's tail."

"You can see it when you repair it."

"Sculpture and porcelain trimming are the same in a sense, so I also know a little about carving."

After hearing Zhao Chen's description, everyone looked at the Shoushan Stone in the live broadcast.

This time, many people saw the shadow of the little fox.

[It seems that there really is! 】

[I saw it too! 】

[I seem to have seen it too, Coke is still squinting! 】

At this time, Zhao Chen picked another eight or nine stones in a row.

These stones, Zhao Chen has a corresponding design in his mind.

Can, Coke, Juice, Pheasant, Haonan, the images of the five guys are all in his mind.

After finishing all this, Zhao Chen went to look for the factory manager Wu Dehua.After paying the fee for buying the stone, Wu Dehua asked someone to drive the stone to Zhao Chen's residence.

After purchasing the exquisite Shoushan stone, the rest is how to carve and polish it.

Zhao Chen is not in a hurry, after all, stone carving needs time, and Zhao Chen will slowly polish the work.

At the same time, he also needs to improve his carving skills.

The next morning, Zhao Chen went to visit Lin Xiangyun, a national Chinese Shoushan stone carving master.

The man was a very kind man who lived in the village.

The old people in the village have nothing to do all year round, but they really hope that someone will visit them.

Lin Xiangyun's daughter, Lin Yan, lived with him. After contacting him yesterday, Lin Yan came out to meet Zhao Chen the next day.

Lin Yan told Lin Xiangyun that the young man who visited him was the one who created Yaobian Tianmu at the cultural exhibition the night before yesterday.

Therefore, Lin Xiangyun also has a good impression of Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen didn't start the broadcast at this time, Zhao Chen didn't want his live broadcast to disturb other people's lives.

The retired master sculptor certainly doesn't like to be disturbed by fans.

Lin Xiangyun's yard is very large, and the decoration looks good, which shows that his family is relatively well off.

There are many trivial Shoushan stones in the yard, some of which are already carved.

These carvings are like jade, with extremely beautiful shapes and various types, which is quite shocking.

At this moment, Lin Xiangyun was holding a file and repairing a half-carved stone. Judging from the shape of the lower body and several huge bear claws, what he wanted to carve was a ferocious polar bear.

"My dad is too old to carve."

"However, he has been sculpting all his life, and he can't let go of this work. He does a little bit every day when he is in good health."

"We can't persuade it either."

"He can't even hold the carving knife steadily, let alone use force."

Lin Yan looked at Lin Xiangyun's appearance and said with concern.

Zhao Chen nodded.

Lin Xiangyun is a very kind person. Zhao Chen has read the previous reports about Lin Xiangyun. This person has never put on airs, and he is usually just like an ordinary villager.

Lin Xiangyun's home is a ready-made carving factory. He has three sons and two daughters, all of whom have inherited his carving skills. Both sons are now provincial masters of Shoushan stone carving.

It can be seen how much Lin Xiangyun loves sculpture.

When Lin Xiangyun saw Zhao Chen coming in, he immediately put down what he was doing and walked over.

"Master Lin, my name is Zhao Chen. I am here to visit you to appreciate your handicrafts up close and learn some details of Shoushan stone carving." Zhao Chen said politely.

"Study stone carving? I heard that you are a master of porcelain art." Lin Xiangyun said with a smile, "The Yaobian Tianmu teacup the day before yesterday burned really well, so beautiful."

The old man is very happy. Although he is 86 years old and his face is full of wrinkles, he still looks strong.

"I can also do a little bit of stone carving. Recently, I want to carve animals, so I want to have a closer look."

"Animals are hard to carve."

Lin Xiangyun walked to his huge unfinished stone sculpture, which was placed on the table, more than one meter high, just level with the chest of a person.

Looking at the unfinished stone sculpture, Zhao Chen was also quite emotional.

Just looking at the lower body of the polar bear, the feeling of tyranny and ferocity rushed over.

The only pity is that the bear's upper body and head have not been sculpted yet, and it looks very blurry.

Lin Xiangyun is the most famous bear carving master in Shoushan stone carving circle. When he was young, he thought bears were very powerful, so he fell in love with carving bears.

In the era when Buddha statues, Avalokitesvara and Arhats were carved, the famous Shoushan stone carvings all over the country were basically imitations, and their shapes had not changed for decades.

Lin Xiangyun's alternative innovation has made him a generation of stone carving masters.

Of course, this is also closely related to his persistent carving for decades.

"Here's a piece of stone, you try it first, I'll see your level."

At this time, Lin Xiangyun took out a stone the size of an apple and handed it to Zhao Chen, saying.

There are many stone carving tools beside it, Zhao Chen can directly use the tools to carve.

Zhao Chen also never thought that Lin Xiangyun would suddenly make such a request.

Lin Xiangyun's idea is very simple, if Zhao Chen really knows how to carve stones, then teach him a little bit if he can.If it was just nonsense, then Lin Xiangyun would not bother to talk to him.

After all, craftsmanship cannot be fooled.

"Okay." Zhao Chen didn't hesitate, and immediately picked up the carving knife and started working.

He first carefully observed the details of this stone, and then conceived a shape in his mind. Then, Zhao Chen sat on the chair and started to shape the stone directly.

The steps of making stone carvings are very simple, divided into four steps: phase stone, blanking, chiseling, and polishing.

Blanking is to cut off the excess large surface.

This step requires not only a carving knife, but sometimes a cutting machine as well.

Zhao Chen once again entered the state of full concentration.

He was earnestly carving on the stone, and he kept cleaning out stone chips.

Lin Xiangyun at the side saw this scene, and immediately showed surprise and admiration.

He could see that Zhao Chen had a lot of skills.

Zhao Chen concentrated on carving, and Lin Xiangyun didn't bother.

In this way, after two hours, the stone has already shown the outline of a fish, and the rest is to chisel.

First thick and then thin, from the surface to the inside, only by chiseling the blank and carving the details can the birds, beasts, insects and fish to be carved be created.

"Your skills are very good. I heard that carving skills are also needed in the process of making porcelain. It seems that you are doing very well in this aspect." Lin Xiangyun couldn't help but praise.

"I like to study some crafts. Sculpture is very interesting." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your basic skills are not a problem at all. What remains to be understood is the characteristics of Shoushan Stone and the details to pay attention to." Lin Xiangyun became interested and told Zhao Chen.

"What are the characteristics of Shoushan Stone?"

"Different stones have different hardness, the direction of the gullies is different, and the carved lines are also different. You need to feel the characteristics of the stone and the rhythm of the stone in order to carve better."

"If you have time, you can come over a few more times in the next few days, and I will tell you the details of the Shoushan Stone."

Lin Xiangyun hadn't met anyone in the industry for a long time, but after seeing Zhao Chen, he felt kind again, so he began to love talents and teach.

"Okay, no problem, please be old."

Zhao Chen also replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)