Three rules for jade carving design

Many jade carvings are also products of the Eastern aesthetic background, and therefore various principles of Eastern art can be found in jade carvings. Compared with Western art, my country's traditional plastic arts, dance and drama pay more attention to the expression forms characterized by free, vivid and curvaceous beauty. While using curves, we also emphasize the strength and elasticity of lines, and pay attention to the square in the circle and the circle in the square, and the combination of hardness and flexibility. These are the main characteristics of the use of lines in traditional Chinese art.

1. Use square to make round

"Replacing circle with square" is a typical rule of line usage in traditional Chinese decorative art. It uses straight lines as contrasting factors to create a square with a circle, or a straight line with a curve, forming a contrast and harmonious beauty of hardness and softness.

2. S-curve

It is composed of two connected arcs in opposite directions. Various patterns created by S-shaped lines are widely used in the design and modeling of jade handicrafts. The ancient Chinese "Tai Chi diagram" is based on the S shape, which divides the circle into two asymmetrical but balanced pieces with equal area, same shape, and reversed directions, one black and one white, with a white or black dot in the middle of the other opposite circular lines.

3. Long dynamic line

From the perspective of traditional decorative line rules, the use of long dynamic lines, wavy lines and arcs can easily produce decorative effects. The organization of dynamic lines is also reflected in the shape of flowers and birds, such as the interlacing of branches, the stretching of flowers and leaves in the wind, and the flying and jumping of birds. In terms of landscape modeling, such as the staggered arrangement of trees of different heights, the crisscrossing and winding flow of water, the origin and development of the mountains, and the folds and tilting directions of the rocks, changing line rhythms are often used to express these.

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