4 Steps to Carve Jade Ornaments

(1) Selection of design themes for jade ornaments The design theme of jade ornaments is to determine the design form that is suitable for the jade itself and the degree of match between the environment where the ornaments may be placed based on the external form of the jade. This theme must be determined before starting to polish the sculpture. Whether the carving subject and theme of a piece of jade is appropriate has a great impact on whether the jade can fully reflect its value and whether it can be sold successfully. The main principles of jade ornaments design theme are: determining the material, combining economic value with aesthetic value, and reflecting cultural value, etc. The selection of cultural value can be determined according to the themes of jade and society, such as religious series themes, antique series themes, classical legends and mythology series themes, celebrating birthdays and welcoming blessings and auspiciousness series themes, praising noble sentiments in dealing with people series themes, artistic creation series themes, etc.

(B) Expression of form: The expression of the style of jade ornaments is the expression of the subject matter of jade ornaments, which is usually expressed from the visual effects of the appearance and contour of the theme image and the carving techniques. First, the visual effects of the theme image are presented. Whether the theme image of jade ornaments can be clearly perceived and its artistic conception can be clearly understood is the key to the design concept of jade ornament products. Generally, it will have the following characteristics, such as standing out from the background, having obvious color separation effect, good angular perspective effect of relief, proper distribution of pattern lines and texture lines, utilization of surface roughness differences, and background setting. Secondly, in terms of the visual effects of the outline of jade ornaments, the outline of jade ornaments is also the external shape of the jade, which is also the key content of the design conception of jade ornaments. Usually, the commonly used forms are related to the subject matter, for example, round or arc-shaped, square, transitional shape, random shape, etc. Different visual effects can be presented through different outlines. In addition, there is the visual effect of carving techniques, which presents a corresponding three-dimensional effect through different carving forms such as round carving, hollow carving, relief carving and bas-relief carving.

(III) Appraisal and utilization of jadeite color 1. Appraisal of jadeite The texture, color and structural perfection of natural jadeite have many grades. When purchasing jadeite materials, jade ornament operators should have a preliminary design idea on what kind of jadeite ornament products the material is suitable for, so as to weigh the profit margin of operating the material and make a decision on whether to purchase the material. For the purchased jadeite materials, since most of them still have a certain "gambling nature", they must go through the material appraisal process of "feeling the bottom - exploring the color - asking about the network" to confirm the texture grade, color distribution characteristics and the size and density of the cracks of the jade material. Only then can a formal design structure be carried out on the jadeite material. 2. Utilization of Jade Jade materials are also graded. Jade materials can be good or bad. Generally speaking, high-grade jade materials are more worth investing in time and money, and are suitable for fine carving. They also have higher requirements for design concepts, and the final product is both valuable and expensive. On the contrary, if a piece of jade has certain flaws, it may only be suitable to be used as an ordinary jade stone. The value of the jade itself will not be too high, and the cost required to invest will be relatively low. In addition, for subject areas or character faces, you should consider using jadeite with a relatively better texture grade. 3. Utilization of the color of jadeite jade material. The color of jadeite jade material is one of the manifestations of its intrinsic value. Skillfully utilizing the color of jade material means fully tapping the intrinsic value of jade material. There is a saying in the jade ornament industry that "a piece of beauty is worth a thousand gold pieces" and "a piece of beauty can be passed down for generations", which shows that the two are intrinsically related. Based on the natural distribution characteristics of the color of jadeite, the key content of the design concept of jadeite ornaments is to adopt corresponding carving techniques that are suitable for expressing the colors with different distribution characteristics. The distribution forms and utilization methods of colors in jade ornaments are often layered distribution of colors, symmetrical distribution of colors, band-shaped and clustered distribution of colors, mixed or star-shaped distribution of colors, local distribution of colors on the surface, and block-shaped distribution of colors.

(IV) The artistic conception of jadeite jade constitutes the artistic conception of jadeite ornaments, that is, the cultural connotation that the composition of the jadeite ornaments wants to express. It is the central content of the design conception of jadeite ornaments. Once the theme of the jade ornaments is determined, whether the artistic conception of this theme can be expressed appropriately is also a consideration in the composition of the artistic conception of the jade ornaments. For example, the composition of "Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Good Luck" should emphasize two points. First, the postures of the dragon and the phoenix have their own characteristics. The dragon should show masculinity and strength, while the phoenix should show gentleness and noble temperament. Second, the positions of the dragon and the phoenix are echoing and coordinated, showing a harmonious beauty and expressing the feeling of living in harmony. Therefore, if there is only a subject matter but no good artistic conception design arrangement and guidance of the carving, the image in the jade ornaments may appear dull and stiff, and the artistic conception will not be displayed.

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