In the Shoushan stone carving world, there are many classic works by masters, no one can surpass them.

Lin Xiangyun, who is a carved bear, Feng Jiu, who is a carved pig, Chen Jing, who is a carved chicken, etc.

The animals they carved are lifelike and give people a unique feeling that is undescribable.

Lin Xiangyun lives in this village, so Zhao Chen has plans to visit him.

Then, Zhao Chen chose the good stone in the Shoushan Stone Factory.

Factory director Wu Dehua asked him to choose it himself, and he would just come to check the bill after he had chosen it.

Zhao Chen squatted down and picked up a orange-yellow Shoushan stone. The stone was about the same size as a basketball, but it was very irregular.

Seeing the stone, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then said to the netizens in the live broadcast room:

"Does this stone look like Coke lying on the grass?"

The drone's lens is focused on the stone. Seeing irregular natural stones, netizens turned into black question marks.

The screen is full of question marks.

[Brother Chen, do you want to listen to what you are talking about?]

[How can I tell that this stone is that little fox?]

【Is what we see really a stone?】

【Master, I really didn’t see it!】

Everyone responded immediately.

Zhao Chen pointed to the stone and said, "If you repair this place, it will be the fox's nose and face. The round area behind it can be polished into the fox's tail."

"You can see it after you practice."

"Engraving is the same as porcelain repair in a sense, so I also know a little about carving."

After hearing Zhao Chen's description, everyone looked at the Shoushan Stone in the live broadcast screen.

This time, many people saw the shadow of the little fox.

【It seems that there is really!】

【I saw it too!】

[I seemed to see it too, Coke was still squinting his eyes!]

At this time, Zhao Chen chose eight or nine stones in a row.

Zhao Chen has corresponding designs in his mind.

The images of the jar, cola, juice, pheasant, Haonan, are all in his mind.

After finishing all this, Zhao Chen went to see Director Wu Dehua. After paying the cost of buying stones, Wu Dehua asked someone to drive the stones to Zhao Chen's residence.

After purchasing the exquisite Shoushan stone, the rest is how to carve and polish it.

Zhao Chen was not in a hurry either. After all, stone carving requires time, and Zhao Chen will slowly polish the works.

At the same time, he also needs to improve his engraving skills.

The next morning, Zhao Chen visited Lin Xiangyun, a national-level Shoushan stone carving master in China.

This man is a very kind person and lives in the village.

The elderly in the village have nothing to do all year round, but in fact they really hope that someone will visit them.

Lin Xiangyun's daughter Lin Yan lives with him. After contacting him yesterday, Lin Yan came out to greet Zhao Chen the next day.

Lin Yan told Lin Xiangyun that the young man who visited him was the person who created the Yaobiantian purpose at the cultural exhibition the night before yesterday.

Therefore, Lin Xiangyun also has a good impression of Zhao Chen.

At this time, Zhao Chen did not start broadcasting, and Zhao Chen did not want his live broadcast to disturb other people's lives.

The retired carving master definitely doesn't like being disturbed by fans.

Lin Xiangyun's yard is large and the decoration looks very good, which shows that his family is relatively wealthy.

There are many trivial Shoushan stones placed in the yard, some of which are already carved.

These carvings are like jade, with extremely beautiful shapes and diverse types, which is quite shocking.

At this moment, Lin Xiangyun was holding a file and repairing a half-carved stone. Judging from the shape of the lower body and several huge bear claws, what he was going to carve was a ferocious polar bear.

"My dad is old and can't carve it any longer."

"But he has been carving all his life and can't let go of this job. He will do a little while he is in good health every day."

"We can't persuade you either."

"He couldn't even hold the knife in his carving, let alone use force."

Lin Yan looked at Lin Xiangyun's appearance and said with concern.

Zhao Chen nodded.

Lin Xiangyun is a very kind person. Zhao Chen has read previous reports about Lin Xiangyun. This person has never been arrogant and is usually like an ordinary villager.

Lin Xiangyun's home is a ready-made carving factory. He has three sons and two daughters, all of whom have inherited his carving skills. His two sons are now provincial masters of Shoushan stone carving.

It can be seen how much Lin Xiangyun loves carving.

When Lin Xiangyun saw Zhao Chen coming in, he immediately put down his life and walked over.

"Hello, Master Lin, my name is Zhao Chen. This time I came to visit, I want to appreciate your handicrafts up close and learn some details of Shoushan stone carvings." Zhao Chen said politely.

"Learn stone carving? I heard you are a master of porcelain art." Lin Xiangyun said with a smile, "The day before yesterday, the Yaobian Tianmu teacup was burned so well, so beautiful."

The old man was very happy. Although he was 86 years old and his face was full of wrinkles, his body still looked strong.

"I can also have a little stone sculpture. I want to carve animals recently, so I want to take a closer look."

“It’s hard to carve animals.”

Lin Xiangyun walked to the huge stone sculpture he had not completed. The stone sculpture was placed on the table, more than one meter high, just level with a person's chest.

Zhao Chen was also quite moved when he looked at the unfinished stone sculpture.

Just looking at the lower body of the polar bear, the tyrannical and ferocious feeling came to my face.

Unfortunately, the bear's upper body and head have not been carved out yet, and it looks very blurry.

Lin Xiangyun is the most famous master of the carving bear in the Shoushan stone carving industry. When he was young, he thought the bear was very powerful, so he fell in love with the carving bear.

In that era when Buddha statues, Guanyin and Arhats were all carving, Shoushan stone carvings, which were famous throughout the country, were basically imitated, and the shapes did not change for decades.

Lin Xiangyun's alternative innovation has made him a generation of stone carving masters.

Of course, this is closely related to his persistence in carvings that have lasted for decades.

"There is a piece of stone here, you can try it first, I'll see your level."

At this time, Lin Xiangyun took out an apple-sized piece of stone and handed it to Zhao Chen, and said.

There are many stone carving tools next to it, and Zhao Chen can directly use tools to carve them.

Zhao Chen did not expect Lin Xiangyun to suddenly make such a request.

Lin Xiangyun’s idea is very simple. If Zhao Chen really knows stone carvings, then he can teach him a little. If he just talks nonsense, then Lin Xiangyun will be too lazy to pay attention to him.

After all, craftsmanship cannot deceive people.

"Okay." Zhao Chen didn't hesitate, and immediately picked up the carving knife and started to be busy.

He first observed the details of the stone carefully, and then conceived a shape in his heart. Then, Zhao Chen sat on the chair and started to punch the blank.

The steps for making stone carving are very simple, divided into four steps: phase stone, blanking, chiseling, and light repair.

Making a blank is to cut off excess large pieces of surface.

This step not only requires a carving knife, but sometimes a cutting machine is also required.

Zhao Chen once again entered a state of concentration.

He carved the stone carefully, and he kept cleaning up the stone chips.

Lin Xiangyun, who was standing beside him, suddenly showed surprise and admiration when he saw this scene.

He could see that Zhao Chen had the foundation.

Zhao Chen's dedicated carvings were not disturbed by Lin Xiangyun.

In this way, two hours later, the stone had already shown the outline of a fish, and the rest was chiseling.

Only by carving details from the surface to the inside can we create birds, beasts, insects and fish to be carved.

"Your technique is very good. I heard that the process of making porcelain also requires carving skills. It seems that you are doing very well in this regard." Lin Xiangyun couldn't help but praise.

"I like to study some craftsmanship, and carving is very interesting." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your basic skills are absolutely fine. What you need to know is the characteristics of Shoushan Stone and the details you pay attention to." Lin Xiangyun was intrigued and told Zhao Chen.

"The characteristics of Shoushan Stone?"

"Different stones have different hardness, different directions of gullies, and different carved patterns. You need to feel the characteristics of the stone and the rhythm of the stone to better carve it."

"If you have time, you can come here a few more times in the past few days. I'll tell you the details of Shoushan Stone."

Lin Xiangyun hasn't met anyone in the industry for a long time. After seeing Zhao Chen, he felt kind and thought about loving talent teaching.

"Okay, no problem, please be old."
Chapter completed!