Chapter 472

Chu Chen took this dry green seed from a piece of wool selected by Liu Sizhe on the public plate last time. This dry green seed is very big. Although its quality is not very good even in the dry green seed, its value has exceeded 100000.

However, Ganqing is a kind of jadeite which belongs to the middle and bottom class. Even if it is carved into ornaments, there is not much profit, so Liu Sizhe sold it to chuchen directly. Now it's time for chuchen to practice carving with it.

A group of people came to a small room next to them with jade materials. There are several cutting equipments here, which are specially used to cut jadeite materials.

Put the jadeite on the platform of the cutting machine, we didn't say anything nonsense, Gu Qifei began to explain to the dry green seed.

"The key to carving jade is jade design. Generally speaking, the designers often design the carving theme according to the color, Jue degree, texture and shape of the jade, and choose the theme suitable for the characteristics of the jade. Here, I would like to remind you that jade materials are the crystallization of nature after countless years. Therefore, no matter what the texture of jade materials is, a good jade carving master should hold a devout heart for them. "

"Normally, I suggest that you don't choose those jade materials with poor texture when you choose them. But once the jade materials are determined, you should make the best use of the jade materials and design the desired effect according to the Jue degree and the shape of the jade materials. It's better not to waste the jade materials."

"In addition to not wasting jade materials, we must also make good use of the color of jade materials to produce the best effect. The last point is to try our best to get rid of the cracks on jade pieces. Of course, if a good jade carving master can only get rid of these defects when the design patterns or patterns can not cover them."

At this point, Gu Qifei began to explain the cutting of jade materials. The cutting of jade materials is nothing, as long as the principle of maintaining the maximum value of jadeite is OK. After some measurement and marking, the dried green jadeite is cut into several equal parts.

Gu Qifei picked up a few pieces of leftover materials cut just now and said, "if we practice, just use these."

"All right!"

Chu Chen nodded his approval, and asked Zhou Wenping to put the other jade materials back in the vault. Then everyone came to Chu Chen's office, where, like Gu Jianming's studio, the carving workbench was placed.

Gu Qifei put the jade materials on the workbench, then picked one of them and picked up a pencil.

"Let's simply talk about the design of jade carving. Generally speaking, the design of jade carving theme must be very familiar to you, and only in this way can you carve the jade you expect. Let's design a simple string bean now. "

With that, Gu Qifei drew a picture of string beans according to the characteristics of jade materials, and then said:

"boss, you are a beginner, so I suggest that when you check samples, you'd better draw them on the paper first, feel satisfied, and then check samples on the jade materials. However, if it's a more complex design, you must check samples on the paper first."

The string beans are also the traditional style of jadeite. Four of them symbolize the safety of the four seasons. The three beans are Lianzhong Sanyuan, and Fu, Lu and Shou come together. In ancient times, many women wore the jade ornament with two beans during pregnancy to ensure the safety of their mother and son, which was full of auspiciousness and blessing.

In general, there are more than three beans, and Gu Qifei's outline is three beans.

At this point, Gu Qifei began to carve with tools, while Gu Jianming explained the main points for Chu Chen.

"Lao Gu's present steps are called rough carving or embryo making, which is to carve and shape the jade according to the design requirements, and initially achieve the basic shape of string beans. Rough carving is very important, which is the basis for the success of the whole jade carving. Once the jade is carved, it's hard to turn back. It can be said that "it's hard to recover from the past". So we should be careful before carving. "

Chu Chen took the words seriously in his heart, and then asked, "how should a beginner like me operate?"

Gu Jianming said: "beginners must not be anxious when cutting. Their heart should be flat and their hands should be steady. At the same time, they must not use too much force when cutting. After all, it's jade. If they cut too much, they can't come back. But if they cut too thin, you can still make up for it."

Chu Chen thought for a moment and said, "well, if we make up for it often, the final carving will be very unnatural, right?"

It's easy to understand Chu Chen's thinking. It's just like writing in ordinary times. If one stroke is not in place, adding a few more strokes, the words will not look good.

Gu Jianming said with a smile: "that's for sure, but it's also a necessary process for novices. It's not necessarily that novices who have just learned how to operate all kinds of tools can cut in place at one time. If they can do that, jade carving is not a technical work."

Chuchen nodded with a smile, and then looked at Gu Qifei's operation seriously. After a while, he asked curiously, "master Gu, how does Master Gu decide when he is fast or slow?"

"Of course, it depends on the material and shape of the jadeite." Gu Jianming explained."Is there any trick in it?" Chu Chen then asked.

"There must be a knack." Gu Jianming said with a smile: "but this kind of trick is that practice makes perfect, and everyone's understanding is not the same. I can tell you some of the truth I understand, but I'm afraid it will affect you. Do you want to hear it?"

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "I'd better not listen first. When I really can't understand it, I'll ask you again!"

Because the decoration is relatively simple, and it's just a small four season bean about four centimeters long, Gu Qifei finished the rough carving work in a short time, and then changed the tools to start carving.

"Now the steps Lao Gu takes are called fine cutting and trimming."

Gu Jianming explained to Chu Chen, "this fine carving, as the name suggests, means careful carving. After rough carving out the outline of the jade, we must go through this step to complete the whole process of jade carving. The purpose of fine carving is to make a further fine exploration of the jade shape, so as to make the present string bean from the outline state into a process of accurately shaping reality and verisimilitude. "

"This step is a great test of the jade carving master's basic skills and control ability. If you don't pay attention to grinding a little more, it is likely that a piece of jade will be scrapped."

After a while, Gu Qifei finished this step, and a string bean with smooth lines and exquisite shape was displayed in front of everyone.

Gu Qifei said with a smile: "well, the next step is the final polishing work, which is a very important and irreplaceable jade work in jade carving. Just like this green bean, no matter how carefully you carve and grind it, the surface of the jade is always rough, which can't show the crystal clear beauty of the jade. "

"In this case, only the perfect polishing can make the jade show a warm and smooth appearance, and make the jade have noble temperament."

Chu Chen nodded and asked, "is polishing the last step of jade carving?"

So in general, there is no need to go back to the polishing process. In addition, if you are a sculptor, you will also leave your signature, and like some jades need to be engraved, these two situations are usually dealt with after the carving is completed. "

"I see!"

At this time, Gu Qifei said: "boss, why don't you try it now?"

"OK, I'll take the shape of string beans, too!"

Chu Chen began to rub his hands and fists. First, he chose a piece of the right size from several pieces of leftovers on the table. Then, under the guidance of Gu Qifei, he outlined the shape of string beans on the jade with a pencil. Then he picked up the tool excitedly and was ready to start his jade carving show.

Seeing this, Gu Jianming reminded Chu Chen: "when carving jade, you should keep calm. Remember what I said just now, don't use too much force at the beginning."

Chuchen listened to Gu Jianming's reminder, and he immediately closed his heart. He took a breath and began to carve the first knife.

Things are often easier to think about than to do. Chu Chen thought that jade carving was very easy, and it was not difficult when he saw Gu Qifei carving. As a result, when he got to carving, he immediately felt the difficulty.

First of all, it's not easy to master the cutting force. He thinks that jadeite is very hard and needs enough strength to carve. However, he didn't expect that all the knives he bought were top-notch jade carving knives. They were very sharp. Even if he had left enough strength, he almost abandoned the jadeite in his hand.

Fortunately, he kept his strength, otherwise he would have cut his fingers with this knife, which made other people beside him look pale.

Chu Chen looked at the frightened expression of the people around him and said awkwardly: "mistake! an error! I forget that the knife is too sharp. I will pay attention to it next time. "

Fortunately, Chu Chen's knife position was relatively close to the side. He slightly modified the shape of string beans, so that it was not affected. So Chu Chen picked up the knife and prepared to cut it, while others were watching with fear, for fear that Chu Chen might have an accident just like that.

But they didn't know that Chu Chen was just a stranger to his opponent's knives. With his current control of power, it's impossible to see the situation just now. Moreover, because he has a certain understanding of the strength of the knife, he only needs to test it a few times. Although he can't say that he is very skilled, he should have no problem carving like the ordinary jade carving master.

After different strength tests, Chu Chen basically understood the strength that should be used when cutting. Of course, some of the changes need to be found out after many times of exploration.