The lights are on the third day and the chickens are on the fifth day, which is when men are studying.

My black hair doesn’t know how to study early, but I regret studying late after I’m old.

Before Jing filed a case, Lu Li cantilevered his brush, his pen was written in a dragon and a snake, and he wrote calmly in a regular script.

"This poem of encouragement to learn... reminds me of 'Youth is precious for young people, and cry when they are old.'"

Lu Li smiled, uncovered the paper roll, and put down the brush.

Over the past period of time, in addition to painting for Liu Qin, Lu Li has been studying and has lived a fulfilling life every day.

Calligraphy is closely linked to famous poems. In order to write more and better calligraphy works, Lu Li also took time to read ancient Chinese texts such as Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Song lyrics, Yuefu, various schools of thought, Four Books and Five Classics.

Under the "unforgettable" of all the time, this simple memory-based book writing cannot take Lu Li much time.

He is naturally elegant with poetry and writing spirit!

As Lu Li has read more and more poems and books, and has written more and more calligraphy works and paintings, Lu Li's "literati" temperament has become stronger and stronger.

At this moment, Lu Li had a kind of scholarly style with a pride that was as strong as a demeanor.

After the National Middle School Student Calligraphy and Painting Competition ended, Lu Li has been honing his skills at home.

However... it is not so easy to continue to improve when you reach the mastery level. Even if Lu Li improves every exercise under the "God rewards hard work", it will take longer to get the upgrade experience bar.

Considering that the future development direction is "plastic art", simple calligraphy and painting cannot meet the requirements of "craftsmanship and modeling", Lu Li is ready to learn new content.

Based on the original "engraving" skills, Lu Li prepared to extend to root carving, stone carving, wood carving, and even jade carving.

In addition, sculpture is also very important. Lu Li remembers that Yucheng Youth Palace also has a project like "Clay Clay Sculpture" and plans to learn "Clay Clay Sculpture".

In the art world, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, and carving are four basic skills. In the final analysis, various other art categories are all related to these four basic skills.

Lu Li's calligraphy and painting have reached the level of proficiency. "Seal Carving" is only more proficient in engraving and sealing. He has never learned sculpture at all.

These four basic skills require a lot of energy and time, and long-term practice of striving for excellence.

If you want to become a "master", you must at least practice these four basic skills to the master level.

The Internet is just the best way to obtain it. As long as you want to find it, there is no "knowledge" that you can't find.

The money earned by "translation" and when I went to Beijing to participate in the competition, my father also gave me 10,000 yuan, which Lu Li had used to match a laptop.

I opened my computer, logged on to the web page, searched for the "Introduction to Engraving Tutorial", and countless related information popped up.

Root carving, stone carving, wood carving, jade carving, and even "micro carving", all kinds of teaching videos are available.

I have watched videos one by one and information one by one. Lu Li has also understood the basic techniques of "seal carving".

The so-called "technique" is actually the way to use various tools. What tools are used and how to achieve what effect.

For Lu Li, these basic techniques can naturally be understood at first glance, and you will remember them after reading them.

After mastering the basic techniques, all that is left is to spend time practicing slowly and gradually upgrade.

Wood carving is easier to solve, and the piece of wood is cut. If you don’t make large objects, you can also use it to make do with it. Jade carving and micro carving will be difficult to practice.

Fortunately, the essence of skills is the same, but the difference between materials and tools. After practicing wood carving, everything else can be understood by analogy.

In addition to "seal carving", Lu Li is only suitable for practicing "clay sculpture" for the time being. After all,... it is still very convenient to pinch mud.

After practicing clay sculptures, other types of sculptures such as metal sculptures, plaster sculptures, resin sculptures, glass sculptures, etc. are essentially the same.

After learning the introductory tutorials for seal carving and sculpture and mastering the basic techniques, Lu Li purchased a full set of wood carving craftsmanship knives, clay sculpture craftsmanship knives, and electric stone carving and grinding tools online.

After buying the tools, the next step is to prepare the materials.

It is easy to solve the problem of wood carving materials. Go to the forest farm to buy a few bamboos and a few crooked hardwoods, which can last a long time.

The materials of clay sculpture are more convenient. Go to your hometown in the countryside to dig a few bags of clay, and come back to mix it with clean oil, and knead it into sticky oil clay, which can be used to make clay sculpture.

Stone carving materials are also convenient. Pick up some big and small stones on the banks of the Qingyi River and go home to chisel and play with it!

These materials don't have to be taken home, just piled up in the carport downstairs. No one picked up such shabby goods when thrown on the ground.

The materials are ready and the online shopping tools have arrived.

Lu Li cut a piece of bamboo tube with a hand saw, took it home, and started to make his first bamboo carving work.

Lu Li was preparing to make this piece of bamboo tube into a pen holder.

I picked up the bamboo tube and observed it for a while, first made a whole shape in my mind, then picked up the carving needle, painted on the bamboo tube, and drew the patterns that needed to be carved on the pen holder.

Carving is related to painting, but it is also different.

A two-dimensional picture drawn on a piece of paper will become a three-dimensional relief, and this process will test the carving skills.

Every knife must be appropriate. If you cut less, you can still remedy it. If you cut too much, you will be useless.

The most painful thing about carving is that the whole work is almost completed, but in the last part, it is a one-size-fits-all...

What a fuck this is?

Especially for expensive jade carvings, once they are cut incorrectly or in a crooked way, the loss... will make you feel in pain.

Therefore, when you are engaged in carving, you must not shake your hands.

Of course, you can’t shake your legs! If your legs shake, Liuwei Dihuang Pills will not save you!

Fortunately, Lu Li didn't shake at all.

The skill of "calmness" makes Lu Li calm, neither slow nor slow, and calm. "Smart and skillful" makes Lu Li's hands meticulous and agile.

In "arts and crafts", these two plug-ins are more useful than any talent.

Pick up the bamboo tube, first perform "rough processing", cut it drastically, and make a "breast".

After finishing the hair, the next step is to work carefully.

Comparing the patterns carved on the bamboo tube, carve them bit by bit with a carving knife and cut them bit by bit.

This fine carving process is time-consuming and mentally consuming. People with impatient temperament cannot do such work at all.

Since Lu Li was working on bamboo carving for the first time, his technique was a little unfamiliar and he spent more time.

A bamboo pen holder was carved from morning to afternoon before it was officially completed.

Lu Li's first bamboo carving was very successful, and there was no situation where the carving was wrong, crooked, or scrapped.

If you don’t use external cheats, most people will definitely have to carve it out for the first time when carving, and even more than one or two pieces will be engraved. It will take countless failures before you can make the finished product.

Even a master who has been in this industry for many years cannot guarantee that he will not make any mistakes and will not waste a carving work if he slips his hands.

Lu Li's first bamboo carving was successfully completed, which can only be the result of cheating.

This bamboo pen holder is about four inches tall, and is almost the same as a teacup overall.

The upper edge is carved with bright moons and flowing clouds. The middle part is carved with a picture of mountains and rivers, with towering green mountains and surging rivers. The bottom is carved with rocks of different shapes by the river.

The whole composition looks like flowing clouds surround the green mountains and the bright moon shines on the river.

"Not bad! Not bad!"

Lu Li looked at the bamboo carving craft in front of him and nodded with a smile.

The first bamboo carving craft is already very successful.

Next, Lu Li changed another project, picked up the kneaded oil clay, and started making clay sculptures.

It is easier to pinch mud than carve, at least you don’t worry about getting rid of the mistake in one size fits the wrong way.

The biggest advantage of clay sculpture is that it can be started over!

Isn’t it just a piece of mud? If it’s not done well, then knead it into a ball and start again!

Clay sculptures are usually made into figure statues.

Lu Li first fixed the oil clay on a piece of wood base, pinched out a rough shape, made a rough figure shape, and then picked up the clay knife and portrayed it on the oil clay.

In the sculpture, the face is the most delicate, and the movements must be vivid, while the other parts are not that delicate.

The first clay statue made by Lu Li was the shape of his father carrying bricks on the construction site.

If Lu Li was asked to draw such a painting, it would be very simple and could be drawn at will.

However, it is not that simple to turn this painting into a three-dimensional sculpture.

When doing sculptures, Lu Li made great contributions to his mathematical skills. In the process of transforming from a planar pattern to a three-dimensional statue, various proportional sizes and various body data were quickly estimated.

Based on the estimated data in my mind, Lu Li sculpted the sludge model, first correcting the overall movement and shape, and then carefully sculpting the character's facial expressions, correcting them little by little, and sculpting them little by little.

The clay sculpture took less time than the bamboo sculpture. After a few hours, Lu Li's first clay sculpture was officially completed.

"Dad" stood beside a pile of bricks and stones, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, with a little tired expression, but his eyes were very firm.

This is Lu Li’s first clay sculpture work!

"good!"

Lu Li nodded with a smile, put the clay statue on the table to dry, got up and walked out of the room, ready to make dinner for his parents.

Not long after, Lu’s father and Lu’s mother went home.

Seeing the bamboo scraps swept out by Lu Li, my mother asked with a smile: "Baby, are you really carving these bamboo scraps?"
To be continued...