The manufacturing processes for sculptures and ornaments in scenic areas mainly include the following mainstream techniques, each with its own characteristics and suitable for different materials and artistic styles:
1. Cast Bronze Relief and Round Sculpture: Suitable for bronze sculptures, commonly found in commemorative or cultural themed works.
Core Process: Design → Clay Model Making → Mold Making (Silicone/Plaster) → Wax Model Casting → Shell Making → Casting → Polishing → Assembly → Surface Coloring → Wax Sealing for Protection.
Special Technique: Uses the lost-wax casting method, which can accurately reproduce complex details, suitable for depicting the expressions of figures, folds of clothing, and other fine details.
Application Scenarios: Large public art walls, historical and cultural relief murals (such as "Tianfu Lane" at Tianfu International Airport).
2. Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Sculpture: Widely used in modern scenic areas for colorful and exaggerated decorative ornaments.
Production Steps: Foam sculpting → Plaster molding → Laying fiberglass cloth → Injecting unsaturated resin → Curing and demolding → Applying putty and sanding → Automotive paint application.
Advantages: Lightweight and high-strength, low cost, highly malleable, suitable for mass production and long-term outdoor use.
Representative Works: UFO-shaped sculptures, cartoon animal models, and other popular photo spots.
3. Stone Carving Craftsmanship: Primarily using bluestone and granite, embodying a rustic and profound cultural texture.
Main Processes: Material selection → Drawing → Roughing (rough/fine) → Finishing and fine carving → Polishing → Attaching a base.
Carving Techniques: Intricate carving techniques such as relief carving, line carving, openwork carving, etc., emphasizing "artistic application according to the material," with concise yet expressive knife work.
Representative Regions: Traditional stone carving techniques from Cangnan, Zhejiang, and Huian, Fujian, commonly used for Buddhist statues, inscriptions, and architectural decoration.