God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1542

To carve a high-quality piece within three hours using a technique that is only theoretically mastered is no less difficult than letting a pilot who only masters theoretical knowledge fly a fighter jet to the front to fight against enemy planes.

This is the real mission impossible.

Xu Jingxing looked at Li Lingyu's cute little appearance, and said helplessly, "You want me to die, don't you?"

Li Lingyu stuck out her tongue: "I thought it would be a piece of cake, hehe, why don't you change your mind?"

"For what? It's settled like this," Xu Jingxing said angrily.

"Huh? Can it really be done?"

"Try it."

"Boss is mighty, what can I do?"

"Go back and run again, and bring the jadeite material with the window that I brought home a few days ago, and don't forget the hand-held cutting machine."

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

"Let your sister-in-law drive, she is fast."

"As ordered."

After Cai Xiaozhi and Li Lingyu left, Xu Jingxing picked up a piece of Hetian jade and started to practice, using the Yin carving technique he had theoretically mastered.

Yin carving technique and other carving techniques are nothing special in terms of knife technique, what is special is the shape design, which is a carving method that uses special shapes to create special visual effects.

In conventional carvings, the patterns are mostly facing outwards, and people are facing the patterns.

But Yin carving doesn't need it. If you want to appreciate the beauty of the pattern, you must appreciate it from the other side through the material. It is similar to the inner painting pot, but the difficulty is not at the same level.

The inner painting pot is to write and draw inside the glass bottle and then enjoy it from the outside of the bottle. Although it is separated by a layer of material, the thickness of the bottle is only so small, and it is relatively simple to write and draw on a flat surface.

But Yin carving is three-dimensional, not only three-dimensional, but also the thickness of the material is many times thicker than the glass layer used for inner painting pots. The more unique the effect, the stronger the feeling of "painting inside the device".

If the shape of the utensil can have a certain curvature, such as a drop-shaped, peach-shaped and other utensils that can form a convex lens effect, the carved patterns will be even more magical.

It's just that the more complex the shape, the more difficult it is to carve.

Xu Jingxing tried it on a piece of relatively transparent white jade, but he really couldn't control the complicated shape of the vessel.

Still the same problem, the time is too short.

If you give him enough time, he will not be afraid of any complicated shape, and he will be able to figure out the relevant tricks and rules little by little.

But now there are only two hours left.

When Li Lingyu and Cai Xiaozhi returned with the rough emerald stone that Ye Qing gave him, he had already mastered the Yin carving technique, and then cut the stone directly.

Stone cutting is also a technical job, especially jadeite, which is harder than Hetian jade, and the thickness of the shell is also more difficult to figure out. It is not impossible to cut two pieces with one knife, but if it is a large piece of material, it will be too wasteful.

In his perception, this piece of jadeite is of high quality, and its physical properties are relatively uniform and complete, so it should be a large piece of jade.

So he had to be patient and slowly peel off the jadeite material.

It really is a big piece of material, and to his surprise, it turned out to be a good piece of green material, although the green is not very positive, a little bit dark, but it is also a rare top-quality material in jadeite, not to mention This head is still so big.

Cai Xiaozhi and Li Lingyu didn't know much about Fei Cui, so they weren't that surprised.

But Xu Jingxing has a brief understanding of some theoretical knowledge, and knows that the quality of jade depends on its species and color, what does species mean?It is the texture of jadeite, which is generally judged from the transparency and fineness. People often say that there are bean seeds, glutinous seeds, ice seeds, glass seeds and others; while the color is the color of jadeite, generally white and green, red, yellow and purple. Relatively rare.

The legendary imperial green is the kind of glass with the most delicate texture and the best transparency. It looks like glass, and the color must be very thick and full of green. It looks like the bottom of a beer bottle at a glance. , that is imperial green, of course it is not the same thing as a glass bottle, the texture and color are different, the touch and visual effects are also different, just to give an example.

As for the piece of material that Xu Jingxing cut, there was that feeling that the seed water must be ice seed, even a bit close to glass seed, and the color is also full of green, but a little darker.

But even so, this material is top-notch, and it is also the best grade among jadeite materials, and it is also sold by gram, and the unit price is higher than the top-level materials in Hetian jade, because jadeite is colored. It is relatively more popular in the market, especially the vast majority of female customers prefer this kind of colored jewelry.

Therefore, the jadeite market in recent years has been hotter than the Hetian jade market, and the price of medium and high-end materials is also more advantageous for jadeite.

As for those top-quality materials, they are not comparable, because whether it is Hetian jade or jadeite, top-quality materials are all available but not available. Sometimes you may not be able to buy them with money. In that case, the price It is just a reference and has no practical significance. How much it is worth depends on the seller's mood. If the seller is unwilling to sell it to you, it will be a sky-high price for you, because you can't buy it elsewhere.

Of course, no matter how sky-high the price is, there is still a reference standard.

It's a pity that Xu Jingxing really didn't touch jadeite much, he really doesn't know how much this piece of jadeite is worth, he only knows that it must be hundreds of millions, Ye Qing's words at that time really became a divine prophecy.

Fortunately, if the meat is rotten, it is still in the pot at home, and there is no advantage for others.

This piece of jade that came out of the warehouse of Jingwei Auction Company will eventually be used on Jingwei Auction Company, and it can be regarded as returning to the original owner.

However, such a large piece of material must never be used up, at least this auction will never be used up. This auction will last for three days in total, with one quota per day, even if it is made into a palm-sized handle, it will not use much material. , the rest is still his.

Moreover, the money and wages can also be reimbursed by Ye Qing, after all, all of this is for her performance, um, that's it.

Time was running out, so Xu Jingxing didn't care about nonsense. After cutting, he cut out a piece of material the size of a palm according to his own design, and then picked up the electric sharpener to start carving. Just do it directly.

The bold and resolute chiseling of the blank, followed by the chiseled contours of small buttons and small chisels, and then the fine carving.

An hour later, a trapezoidal brand that looked quite satisfactory was freshly baked. From the front, one can see a fairy statue with fine and smooth lines and vivid and euphemistic shapes.

Fairies are a very common theme, that is, what people often call fairies, generally there are mostly fairies, but there are also fairies with other themes.

The subject matter is generally limited, but the image of fairies can be played independently, there is no fixed routine, and it is more suitable for various occasions, basically there are no taboos, it is a very good choice.

Here, what Xu Jingxing carved was a special "VIP card". Naturally, there is no need to make too many fancy things, a well-regulated theme is fine, but even if it is a well-regulated theme, as long as the design is exquisite and the carving is excellent, it is a An excellent piece of art.

What's more, he used Yin carving techniques.

It is uncommon to apply intaglio carving techniques to jadeite. Few people would do this. Although the transparent bottom of jadeite is very good, the texture is too hard. Only electric sharpeners are used for carving, and the pattern cannot be perfected.

Therefore, beeswax and amber, which are relatively soft in texture, good in transparency, and soft in color, are the most suitable for Yin carving techniques. The patterns carved on beeswax and amber by Yin carving masters are really unique. It is even better than the effect of laser engraving.

Note that the negative carving mentioned here is different from the negative carving in the conventional sense. The negative carving in the conventional sense is the carving technique in which the carved patterns and lines are sunken.

The negative carving mentioned here is a kind of carving technique similar to inner carving. It is a technique that uses conventional knife techniques to carve out a visual effect close to that of inner carving. It is more vivid to name it "pseudo inner carving". It is a new carving technique, and many people don't even know that there is such a strange category in the carving technique.

Cai Xiaozhi and Li Lingyu praised the semi-finished brand, but Xu Jingxing was a little dissatisfied.

why?
Because jadeite is really not suitable for this technique. The transparency is enough, but the artistic expression is not enough. In other words, the carved patterns are not as beautiful as imagined, the lines are not clear enough, the details are not detailed enough, and the light refraction The rate is also different from other materials, so that the visual effect is slightly deviated.

How to do?
It is definitely too late to change it temporarily, so we can only adjust it here.

But the lack of artistic expression is inherent. The texture of this thing is so rigid. No matter how carved it is, no matter how sharp the edges and corners are, it will look blurry to the naked eye, just like looking at glass in water, plus the emerald mirror. The effect is relatively strong, and it will naturally reflect light, which will make it more difficult for the naked eye to observe the details of the picture clearly. This is also the main reason why most jadeite carvings are relatively smooth and round.

But for Yin carving, the lines must be delicate and clear.

How can this be done?
Xu Jingxing mumbled his head for a long time, and suddenly thought of a relatively common carving technique, porcelain carving.

What is porcelain engraving?It is a kind of carving technique carved on the surface of porcelain.

The hardness of porcelain is not worse than that of jadeite, and the enamel on the surface of porcelain is also similar to that of jadeite. It is very hard and smooth, and it is not easy to be cut by a knife. It cannot be linearly carved like wood or Shoushan stone. The patterns engraved on the surface are equally lifelike, no worse than hand-painted ones.

How do people do it?
(End of this chapter)