Relief is a kind of sculpture. The sculptor carves the image he wants to shape on a flat plate, making it separate from the plane of the original material. Relief is the product of the combination of sculpture and painting. It deals with objects in a compressed way, and displays three-dimensional space by perspective and other factors. It is only for one side or two sides to see. The reliefs are usually attached to another plane, so they are used more in architecture and can be seen on utensils and implements. Due to its compression characteristics, it occupies less space, so it is suitable for decoration in a variety of environments. In recent years, it has played an increasingly important role in urban beautification. The relief is as rich and colorful as the round sculpture in content, form and material. The materials of relief include stone, wood, ivory and metal. The relief is a semi vertical sculpture whose image shape protrudes from the stone surface (as opposed to the relief). According to the different depth of stone removal in image modeling, it can be divided into low relief and high relief. The bas reliefs are single level statues with relatively simple contents; The high relief is a multi-level statue with complicated contents. The carving technique and expression style of relief are basically the same as those of round sculpture. Many ancient and modern large-scale memorial buildings, high-end mansions and private houses are equipped with such decorations. Their main works are wall blocks, flower windows, dragon columns (early) and column bases.

The openwork carving technique is an original carving technique in Putian. There are still many "gold inlaid openwork lanterns" and "embossed flower windows" in the Palace Museum in Beijing, which all support the traditional craft charm of Putian wood carving. From the end of the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Putian wood carvings were mostly made of longan wood, which was rich in local production. Yangjiang Sculpture customization Carved into various military generals, women or gods, antiques, supplemented by cost performance Sculpture customization The painting with old lacquer makes the work more deep in color. Zhu Bangshou, Huang Dangui, Chen Xiange and other famous painters, together with Liu Ronglin, formed a round sculpture character style characterized by Pu style military generals. So far, many figures and architectural decoration wood carvings have been left for future generations in Guandi Temple, Yuanxia Village, Jiangkou Town, Jiufeng Village, Wutang Town and other old folk houses, These masterpieces, which combine round, transparent and relief carvings, are treasures of Putian wood carving art.

It is a three-dimensional plastic art to use certain material materials to produce works of art with solid image. Because the production methods are mainly sculpture and molding, it is called sculpture. According to the production process, sculpture can be divided into two categories: sculpture and sculpture. Subdivision is divided into carving, carving, molding, chiseling, carving, casting and other skills and techniques. According to genre, sculpture can be divided into memorial sculpture, urban garden sculpture, sculpture, tomb sculpture and exhibition sculpture. According to the style, sculptures can also be divided into head portrait, bust portrait, bust portrait, full body portrait, group portrait, etc. According to the technique and form of expression, sculpture can be divided into three categories: round sculpture, relief sculpture and openwork sculpture. Round sculpture, also known as "muddy sculpture", is a three-dimensional sculpture that is not attached to any background and can be viewed from all sides. The round sculpture is characterized by a solid image standing in space. When creating it, one must take into account its sense of volume and weight. When shaping the image, one must also take into account that people watch it from different angles. Relief, also known as "relief", is to carve a convex artistic image on the plane. According to the different degrees of surface relief, relief can be divided into high relief (high and low relief, deep relief) and low relief (low and low relief, shallow relief). The openwork is between the round sculpture and the relief sculpture. On the basis of the relief sculpture, it is made by hollowing out the background, but it does not leave the plane, just like a round sculpture attached to the plane background.

Among Chinese stone animal carvings, stone lion carvings have a unique style and can be produced in countless quantities. They are widely used for decoration, such as the stone lion carvings on both sides of the gates of imperial palaces, houses, government offices, temple shaped tombs, modern large-scale commercial buildings, hotels and restaurants, and the stone lion decorative carvings on bridges, monuments and workshops. The body shape of stone lions varies in various ways, such as standing, squatting, lying, and so on, with various shapes and often regional differences. The stone lions are carved from a wide range of materials, mostly sandstone, marble and granite. There are many kinds of stone carvings, such as cliff paintings, natural colored stone paintings, inlaid stone murals and stone screen carvings; Stone carvings of famous inkstones such as Duanxiyu, Lu, Taohe, Songhua, Temple of Heaven (or Pangu) and Helan; Paperweights, stationery stone carvings; Tea sets, wine sets, smoke stone sets, lamps and lanterns, table, chair, stool, tea table and other daily necessities, such as craft stone carvings, which are large in number and well made; Inkstone carvings and other unique styles have become a wonderful flower of Chinese stone culture: inlaid stone murals are a new masterpiece of contemporary stone carving art. The colorful stone landscape carvings in the hall on the first floor of the Central Television Tower, completed by Nu Skin, are magnificent and amazing.

The dough figurines are commonly known as dough figurines, gift buns, flower cakes and dough figurines. It uses glutinous rice flour as the main material, mixed into different colors, and shapes various vivid images with hands and simple tools. In the old society, the dough figuring artists "just make a living and walk around in tears", carrying suitcases, walking around villages and towns, and working in the streets, are deeply loved by the masses. However, their works are regarded as a gadget and cannot be put on the stage of elegance. Today, dough sculpture art is valued as a precious intangible cultural heritage, and gadgets have also entered the art palace. The dough kneader takes materials at will according to his needs. After several times of kneading, rubbing, rubbing, and lifting, he uses a small bamboo knife to skillfully place, cut, carve, scratch, shape his body, hands, and head, and put on hair ornaments and clothes. In a moment, the vivid artistic image will be released.