The art of carving various patterns and images on stones, usually also refers to sculpture handicrafts carved from stones. Chinese stone carving can be divided into bluestone carving, marble carving, white marble carving, talc carving, black crystal stone carving, colored stone carving, pebble carving, etc. Hui'an, Fujian, is famous for its bluestone carvings for architectural decoration and stone lions, among which the mouth of the stone lion contains stone beads that roll freely, and is famous in Southeast Asia. The marble carving in Yunnan is made from the marble of Diancang Mountain. Its patterns are like colored mountains and rivers, or dangerous peaks and valleys, or waterfalls follow the clouds. The inlaid furniture is unique. The white marble carvings in Quyang, Hebei, Fangshan, Beijing and other places were mainly used for palace architectural decoration in the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as Huabiao, Shishi high quality EPS line Railings, etc; Modern times are used for decoration of public and memorial buildings, such as the Great Hall of the People, the Monument to the People's Heroes, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, etc. Talc carvings in Haicheng, Liaoning Province and Laizhou, Shandong Province use small and cute animals as traditional varieties. The carvings of black crystal stone in Dongkou, Hunan and Lichuan, Hubei are dark and bright. Caishi carving is mainly produced in Qingtian, Zhejiang, Shoushan, Fuzhou, and Liuyang, Hunan. Pebble carvings are mainly produced in Lanzhou, Shenyang and other places. Guangyuan EPS line Stone carving techniques include intaglio (contour carving), shadow carving, relief, round carving (complete three-dimensional carving without any background), and openwork (also known as openwork). Shadow carving is a unique technique of Fujian Hui'an bluestone carving. It uses steel drills of different sizes to chisel on the bluestone, and uses the size, depth and density of the drill points to express the images of landscapes, birds, animals, people, flowers, etc.

The handicrafts made by forging copper are lifelike in shape, easy to sculpt, and the lines of the handicrafts are very smooth. Even if you look carefully, you will not find any shortcomings. Of course, you need to ensure the craftsmanship of the sculptors. Only the craftsmanship can ensure the shape image of the forged copper sculpture handicrafts. In the process of production, brass or copper plate is usually used as the base, and then forging is carried out, and multiple forged copper plates are used to show the overall image of the handicraft. For many sculpture artists, corresponding copper plates are selected for forging. The forging copper processing technique is unique. Attention should be paid to heating the copper plate, then forging, after a certain forging, polishing and polishing to make the surface smooth, so as to become the desired forging copper sculpture handicrafts, which are all hand-made, very public welfare, natural and vivid in appearance. Attention should be paid to the handicrafts produced, Certain maintenance is required to ensure its appearance is not affected.

Button carving refers to the carving of the buttons on the upper part of the seal. It belongs to the category of round carving and has a rich three-dimensional sense. However, compared with round carving, it has three significant characteristics. First, the image is small, limited to the size of the seal, which is generally less than 10 cubic centimeters; The second is to show only the upper part of the object, rather than the round sculpture, which needs all-round performance; In addition, the performance content of button carving is mostly animals, especially animals in ancient legends, such as chi, lion, dragon, tiger, exorcism, taotie, etc. Therefore, button carving is also called "animal button". The history of button carving is linked with seals. Only seals can make buttons. According to relevant historical research, the earliest seal started in the Zhou Dynasty, more than 3000 years ago. The original seal is a symbol of power and status, and is a special item for princes, generals and ministers, and Dada dignitaries. The original seal button was also very simple and simple, just drilling a small hole on the top of the seal to wear strong ties for carrying, so the seal button is also called "seal nose". With the continuous development of history, a strict hierarchy has emerged in the materials and buttons of seals according to the different positions and official titles of users. For example, the official seal of the Qin Dynasty, in addition to using gold, silver, copper and other materials to distinguish the level of the official seal, also distinguishes the decoration of the button. In the Han Dynasty, the emperor used tiger buttons with jade seals, the crown prince, the lieutenants, the prime minister, the lieutenant, the sangong, and the left and right generals used gold seal tortoise buttons, and the officials of the two thousand stone Dai Lu used bronze seal elephant buttons Since then, the buttons used by all dynasties, from the monarch down to the officials of various products, were mostly chi, lion, dragon, phoenix, tiger, exorcism, taotie, unicorn, camel, bird, claw, bear, bat and other animals in the zodiac, depending on their positions.

Auxiliary tools for wood carving: mainly hammer, wood file, axe and saw. The purpose of the axe is to cut a large amount of wood with the help of paring. Pay attention not to use too much force when cutting. Do not cut straight up and down. The edge of the axe should be kept at about 45 degrees with the vertical wood grain, otherwise the wood will crack. Hainan GRC component wood file is mainly used in the fine blank stage of round carving, which can replace the flat knife to smooth the chisel marks for polishing; It can also take the place of round knife or oblique knife for hollowing. The function of the wood file is also that it can quickly adjust the modeling structure in a large area, and can be used in combination with the carving knife to make the turning and turning of the figure's clothing patterns vivid and smooth, with both virtual and real effects. The shape of hammers for wooden sculptures in Hainan is flat, flat, wide and square. The dimension of hammer face can be controlled at about 7 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm. Too narrow or too thick will affect the accuracy of the hammer's landing point and the uniformity of force. There are two kinds of hammers: wooden hammers and iron hammers. The wooden hammers generally use hardwoods with a large proportion of wood, such as mahogany, boxwood, sandalwood, beech and fruit trees. The specifications can be controlled at 27 cm in length, 55 cm in width and 45 cm in thickness; The grip is round and slightly flat, and the size is suitable for holding in the hand.