Chinese Brick Carving-Beautiful Wall Relief Sculpture

Brick carving refers to the carving of landscapes, flowers, figures and other patterns on the blue bricks. It is an important art form in ancient architectural sculptures. The production process and the core point lies in the deep engraving of the surface with the finished bricks of the gold brick grade. This is the true brick carving in the traditional sense of China for hundreds of years. The traditional brick carvings are exquisite and delicate, vivid and full of books and so on.

Wall relief sculpture is a kind of carving with brick as the object of carving. It is imitation of stone carving, but it is more economical and labor-saving than stone carving, so it is also used more, especially in folk architecture. In residential buildings, brick carvings are mostly used in gates, gables, walls, etc., and the performance style is vivid and lively. In the carving technique, it is also similar to wood and stone carvings, including tick, hidden, embossed, openwork, round, multi-layered. The brick carving has both the fortitude and texture of the stone carving, and the exquisite softness and smoothness of the wood carving. It presents a style that is both hard and soft and simple and elegant.

Wall Relief Sculpture Process

Brick making: Chinese brick carvings use the most commonly used green bricks, which are made of extremely fine clay or sludge deposited at the bottom of the river. Sometimes, special firing techniques are applied to ensure a uniform quality, moderate hardness. Without stomata. For example, Huizhou brick carving bricks only adopt the best quality clay on the north bank of Xin'an River. Bricks must also be polished before they can be used.

Proofing: Rub the design draft on the brick surface coated with lime water, or draw directly on the brick to adjust the basic layout and proportion.

Billet: Use a chisel or a knife to outline the outline of the picture and separate the basic level.

Fine: Use a variety of tools, shovel, engraving, picking and other plans to combine the details.