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.

First of all, make the structural layer of the steel bar mountain mesh on the stone wall. According to the Hainan sculpture stone structure, the density of the steel bar is about 30 to 50 cm. Then, bind and weld the steel bar on the exposed steel bar head. Pay attention to the need to shape the approximate shape. After the steel bar is welded, tie a layer of steel wire mesh outside, and then start painting. The first painting is to make a base. For the second painting and shaping, it is necessary to make some rock texture, such as concave and convex, wrinkles, because the above steps must be grasped, and craftsmen must make the surface very artistic! Must have basic skills of modeling and stone molding. It is effective to spray stone like paint. Before large-area spraying, small samples were tested to show speckled particles in natural stone. Fill the gaps in the stone wall with earth and then plant them. Maybe fill some ceramic bottles and jars that are harmonious with the theme materials. There are still some water sources in the pottery to supplement its spatial diversity. There is also a new type of plastic stone, which is made of light materials such as environment-friendly building raw materials, fine resins, efficient reinforcing agents, pro aggregate, imported pigments, etc., by mixing, processing, molding, and then steaming at high temperature. Each product has different shapes and various combinations, which are no different from real stones in texture, color and texture.

The types of stone inscription monuments include monuments, memorial monuments, merit monuments, temple monuments, Dianzi monuments, mausoleum monuments, etc. Except for a few wordless steles, they are generally literal steles. Usually, characters are carved on the body of the stele, and some are accompanied by carved patterns. The pedestal and cover of the stele are mostly carved with decorations, birds, animals, flowers, and mascots. The cover of the stele of the imperial family is also carved with dragons and phoenixes. Marble is the most commonly used stone for making the stele, and sandstone and granite are also commonly used. Some of the steles are huge, and some of them become a group of steles. Chengdu EPS line Stone books are written with stone instead of paper, and carved instead of pen, which is very ingenious. There are many famous works of stone tablet processing and stone calligraphy carving. For example, "Xi'an Forest of Steles" includes more than 3000 historical steles from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. It is the largest collection of stone books in China. Together with the "Forest of Steles in Hanlin" under construction in Kaifeng, it can be said that it is a sea of steles, and it is a collection of calligraphies of regular script, line, grass, seal script, clerical script and Wei style by famous calligraphers of all ages. In addition to large carvings such as stone tablets and cliff carvings, there are other stone carvings, such as elegiac scrolls in imperial tombs and modern fine carved small stone carvings, such as more than 100 Han Dynasty carvings excavated in the tomb of the prince of the Tang Dynasty EPS line customized White jade mourning volume, six stone books of "Thirty six Strategies" carved with slate in modern Chengdu, a total of 26 pages and 1278 words, bound with eyeliner, each page is 2.2.6mm, which can be read.

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.