God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 128 Shan Zi
The little girl Nannan was not afraid either, she smiled and called out "Brother Xu", and then asked: "Brother Xu, it looks amazing, how did you do it?"

Xu Jingxing smiled, held up the freshly baked bloodstone seal, and explained it in detail.

This seal is different from conventional seals. Conventional seals are rectangular or square. At most, some animal seals such as lions and tigers are engraved on the top. Only when there are few private seals can they be carved into other shapes. But generally not beyond the scope of the seal.

But his seal is not a seal at all from a distance, but a delicate and smart chicken blood stone mountain ornament.

The so-called Shanzi ornaments refer to the ornaments carved with the theme of mountains and rivers. There is a large category of Shanzi ornaments in almost the industry involved in carving, because this theme has a lot of room for sculptors to play, and the carving effect is generally not good. Poor, so Shanzi ornaments have gradually become a self-contained classification item in the field of sculpture.

However, it is estimated that not many people dare to try to carve the seal like a Shanzi ornament, because the Shanzi ornament is a pure ornamental object, while the seal is mainly for practicality. If you carve a seal, you can only be careful. If it is placed, it loses the meaning of the seal itself.

Therefore, generally few people will use too many knives on the seal. Even if the seal button is carved, it will not be too delicate. If it is too delicate, the practicality will be reduced. You say you have a good seal and want to show it After a while, it turned out to be stained with printing ink and pressed on the paper, and the printed button was smashed by you before you saw the printed text, what a disappointment!
Of course Xu Jingxing would not make such common-sense mistakes. The seal he carved looked no different from ordinary Shanzi decorations from a distance. There were many engraving techniques, but at first glance it was very fragile, and it would break if touched.

But if you take a closer look, you will find that the patterns on the seal adopt the technique of bas-relief. Those patterns that look like carvings are just a visual effect. This is why he creatively used bas-relief to create three-dimensional paintings. techniques.

In doing so, it not only retains the practicability and durability of the proof, but also enhances the ornamental and interesting features, which are in the same nature as those three-dimensional pattern bracelets he carved.

Of course, Shanzi is different from Shanzi. The same landscape theme can be transformed into countless layout methods, and every detail change can bring a different aesthetic feeling.

When Xu Jingxing designed the pattern on this seal, in order to better fit with the printed text, he chose willow as the theme.The background of the pattern is a small hill, and there is a hut on the hillside. In front of the hut, there are courtyards, ponds, small bridges, railings, flowing water and willow trees. In this layout, other scenery is blurred intentionally or unintentionally. It highlights the presence of the willow tree.

He didn't carve many willows, only a few by the pond, but these few willows are particularly conspicuous, forming a sharp contrast with those in the background. The fluttering posture is different.

What is even more astonishing is that the branches and roots of these willow trees are clearly defined, and even the leaves on them can be seen clearly. If you use a magnifying glass, you can even see the veins on the leaves.You know, this seal is only the size of a fist when taken together, and when divided, the size of a willow tree is only half the size of a finger. To carve that kind of effect in such a short time is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This is already a carving skill close to that of micro-carving. Of course, it is much worse than the real micro-carving, but it is quite amazing. After all, Xu Jingxing has never learned fine-tuning. This is due to his excellent carving skills and Only an extremely stable and strong palm can achieve this. If it is replaced by other engravers, let alone a day, even if they are given ten days, they will not be able to achieve this level.

And this is not the finishing touch of this picture. The finishing touch is on the second floor of the hut in the picture. There is a window on the second floor. There is a figure in the window looking out through the window. It is these willows that are right, that is to say, the figure in the window is admiring the gesture of the willows.

In this way, it instantly matches the seal of "Old Man Guanliu", and the words and pictures are integrated. This is the highest state of the seal.

The pattern on the top of the seal is so exquisite, of course the printed text on the bottom should not be bad, otherwise it would be a good saddle with a bad horse, and a good thing wasted.

He designed the four seal characters of "Old Man Guan Liu" into one. At first glance, it looks similar to the flower and bird seal script with general patterns, but those who understand seal characters can tell that these are four characters.Moreover, the large characters composed of these four characters are not a regular square or rectangle, but cleverly combined into an oval shape, which follows the overall shape of the seal, which makes it look unnatural and particularly harmonious.

In the whole process of making this seal, he produced almost no waste, leaving only a pile of fine stone chips, so the shape of the seal is almost exactly the same as that of the original stone, and the weight ratio between the knife and the knife is only lighter In other words, he preserved these precious stones to the greatest extent, and raised the economic benefits of the seal to the highest level.

You should know that in the market, when evaluating the market value of these cultural toys, weight is also a very important factor. In the case of equal artistic content, the greater the weight, the higher the value.

Xu Jingxing was not afraid of trouble, and explained to the little girl these knowledge that were somewhat out of date in the eyes of adults. When I realized it, I was quite happy in my heart.

It's good to be a teacher, most people have such a habit, Xu Jingxing is no exception, not to mention he really likes this quiet, sensible and quite intelligent little girl.Of course, when he did this, he also had some sympathy for each other.

Old man He listened with a smile on the side, and didn't stop him. After Xu Jingxing finished speaking, he patted his granddaughter on the head, "Okay, go make tea," and then said to Xu Jingxing, "Thank you for your hard work." .”

Xu Jingxing waved his hand, "It's not about hard work, it's about making money, haha." Having said this, he suddenly paused, "Uncle He, didn't we talk about wages before?"

"Haha, do you still remember the wages? I thought you were going to help me for free." Old man He laughed, and then said seriously: "Just kidding, the wages can be as much as you want, what is your current charging standard? "

Xu Jingxing smiled wryly, "I don't have any charging standards. It depends on your mood if you charge more or less. Otherwise, you can always give me 5 yuan."

(End of this chapter)