How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 117 Master, I want to learn art!

【Is the master still hammering the hammer? 】

[Yeah, it's been hammering for two days! 】

[Good guy, isn't your arm numb? 】

[In this process, ordinary people probably wouldn't be able to lift their arms after knocking two hundred times. I can only say that Brother Chen is really amazing! 】

The barrage in the live broadcast room was dense.

Most of the bullet screens are ridicules of "80" and "40", mixed with some people's discussions.

At this moment, Zhao Chen was beating the copper tire bit by bit with a small hammer.

He has already welded the bottom and lid of the incense burner. After welding, he still needs to beat the copper tire with a small hammer to make the copper surface flat and smooth.

This step is very time consuming.

Zhao Chen also spent two full days.

In the past two days, he started broadcasting for a very short time. After all, there is not much live broadcast content, so he didn't start broadcasting.

It wasn't until today that the beating was completed that Zhao Chen started the live broadcast again.

"The effect has already appeared. You can see that although the color of the current copper tire is not very good-looking, the surface is already smooth."

"The effect of this copper tire is very good, but fortunately there is no problem with it."

The camera gave a close-up of the copper tire of the incense burner.

At this moment, the incense burner looks very simple, like a rusty metal color, but the surface is very smooth and can reflect a little light.

This is the basis of cloisonné craft.

When a work of art has not yet been formed, it is not so amazing.

[A master is a master, making copper tires in this step is not something ordinary people can do! 】

[How do his hands look, they are so skillful! 】

Many netizens said with emotion.

At this time, Zhao Chen moved his body a few times, and said again:
"The second step of tire making has been completed, and now it's time for the third step of filigree."

"The first step is the design is the inspiration, the second step is the tire making is the foundation, and the third step is the core and soul of Cloisonne."

Zhao Chen's words once again attracted everyone's attention.

After all, the design and soldering look unremarkable, and there's nothing fancy about it.

Cloisonne can become the intangible cultural heritage of China and the first of the Eight Wonders of Yanjing, and it must have its unique features.

Zhao Chen put on white gloves and took out a white sack from the depths of the workshop.

After opening the bag, it was densely packed with dark red copper wires.

He took out the copper wire and explained: "These are flat copper wires with a width of 1 cm and a thickness of 0.2 mm."

"These copper wires are thousands of meters long, soft, thin and extremely resilient."

"I spent a lot of money to buy these copper wires, and all the money I earned from firing porcelain was invested in these craft hobbies."

Zhao Chen's words made everyone gloat.

Netizens who watch the live broadcast, or viewers who watch the main video of UP at Station B, especially like to watch the bloggers burn money.

After all, things made with a lot of money are not seen on weekdays, and it is more interesting to watch them on video.

[Brother Chen's hobbies are too elegant, most people can't hold them! 】

【Master, if you buy a few more kilns of porcelain, you will have everything! 】

[The Shoushan stone carvings can also be sold! 】

[Hahaha, it feels so good to see other people spend money on useless things! 】

Zhao Chen took out the coiled copper wires and said, "My next job is to pinch these copper wires into various tiny patterns on the design drawings."

"It's a time-consuming process."

"I'll start pinching this dragon first."

"There is a sketch of a dragon on the paper, and I cut the copper wire to look like a dragon, just like copying it with a paintbrush."

With that said, Zhao Chen took out his tools and started to get busy.

The tools used for filigree are very simple. One is to cut the copper wire with scissors, and the second is to use a cone like a screwdriver to bend the copper wire on it. Sometimes tweezers are needed to operate it. After that, Just rely on the strength of the hand.

I saw him cut off a long piece of copper wire, and pinched it quickly with his hands on the tool.

The copper wire is very soft and can be set with a little force.

This step depends on the strength of the craftsman.

Just like painting, with the same brush, people who are good at drawing can draw lifelike pictures, while those who are not good at drawing are just like ghost drawing symbols, just pile up the lines in a mess.

Zhao Chen was still a little unfamiliar at first, but after a little familiarity, his speed began to increase.

I saw him pinching, breaking, bending, and folding, and the copper wire turned into various exquisite patterns in his hands.

He is completely immersed in it.

Like painting, embroidery and silk weaving, metal craft has its own unique charm.

The live broadcast was very quiet, Zhao Chen didn't say much, but just concentrated on the job at hand.

Netizens watched silently, and there were many people chatting in the live broadcast room.

Gradually, some people left after watching for a while, while others just came in.

Time passed little by little.

[How long has Brother Chen insisted on doing it? 】

[I pinched you for three hours and haven't rested yet! 】

[Good guy, you are too patient! 】

[How else can I say he is a master of art! 】

[It's almost as old as an old artist! 】

Netizens said with emotion.

At this time, Zhao Chen finished pinching the last pattern of the dragon pattern, he put down the copper wire in his hand, and let out a sigh of relief.

"It's finally done!"

Hearing his words, netizens immediately became interested.

The camera of the drone shot towards the dragon pattern. Netizens saw that on the paper on the table, a five-clawed dragon cut out of copper wire was lifelike, exactly the same as the design drawing.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

It is a kind of ultimate visual enjoyment to see genuine artists displaying art.

Use copper wire to pinch out a dragon.

It's so cool, isn't it?

[This dragon is too handsome! 】

[I had this handicraft when I was young, and the kids in the next village all called me Big Brother! 】

[Just like magic, a man who knows how to craft is handsome! 】

[I can also craft, but I don’t feel so artistic! 】

[Boss, do you still accept the younger brother? I want to learn art! 】

The barrage also exploded immediately.

"Silk filigree is not the most time-consuming process. It takes time until I pinch out dragons and phoenixes, flowers and birds, and patterns before proceeding to the next step of gluing silk."

"Making cloisonné is very interesting. No wonder many emperors in the past liked to make it by themselves and were obsessed with the art of cloisonné."

Zhao Chen said with a smile.

Crafting is truly addicting for craft lovers.

Zhao Chen got excited, so he took out another copper wire and started pinching it.

Outside, two foxes ran over. They looked towards the workshop and saw that Zhao Chen was still busy, so they ran away to play again.

The little black back was lying on the grass, looking at the workshop, waiting quietly.

In the workshop, Zhao Chen turned the copper wire into various patterns bit by bit.

The original dragon and phoenix are the best, and the rest are trivial and complicated patterns and decorations.

For the next two days, Zhao Chen has been making copper wire patterns.

Fortunately, the incense burner he made is not too big, so less workmanship is required and the speed can be faster.

After finishing the pattern, Zhao Chen continued to explain during the live broadcast:
"After the filigree is finished, it is the fourth step of sticking the silk."

"Before sticking the wire, put the right copper wire in the kiln for high temperature treatment to remove the magazines."

The fire in the kiln was fired again, but instead of firing porcelain, copper wire was fired.

The pinched copper wire was burning red in the flame. After about 10 minutes, the copper wire was taken out from the flame and placed outside to cool.

It didn't take long for the copper wire to turn a dull dark purple.

"The next step is sticking silk. Sticking silk is to dip the copper wire in natural bletilla striata, and stick it on the copper carcass according to the pattern of the drawing."

"I have already drawn the pattern on the copper tire, just stick it accordingly."

Zhao Chen explained without haste.

"The vast majority of cloisonné patterns are thin and dense, with tens of thousands or even millions of individual filigree patterns in one work."

"The craftsman tightly arranges the copper wire pattern on the surface of the copper tire in a certain order."

"It usually takes as long as 20 days."

"But my incense burner is just a small item, it won't take that long."

"If you stick the silk carefully, you can finish it in about five or six days."

The craftsmanship of cloisonne cannot be rushed, and it takes a lot of time to make it purely by hand, which is why it is precious.

In this way, Zhao Chen worked from early morning to evening, and the process of sticking silk became more and more proficient in his hands.

On the copper-colored copper tire, a lot of copper wire patterns were gradually added.

In his hands, the ordinary metal copper piece gradually turned into a real work of art.

His speed is surprisingly smooth.

The live broadcast is as relaxed and leisurely as ever.

(End of this chapter)