Today, decorative and applied art (DPI) continues to be a popular form of art, which contains various types of creativity aimed at creating beautiful products used in everyday life. One of the industries of DPI is the carving of various materials, for example, metal, wood or eggshell. So, thread designation in terms of material and execution technique, they are associated with the everyday order inherent in a particular era. Works of art affect the mood, emotional and moral state of a person.
Currently, the craft of carving decor items has become widespread. Before you start creating masterpieces, you need to decide what material will be used in this case. It can be either a tree or an egg shell, it is important here to choose the exact thread designation, that is, to make a workpiece with a specific pattern or notches applied to it. This will help to do the job correctly and accurately.
If egg shells are used, it is recommended that you first gently apply the drawing to the shell with an ordinary pencil, and those places that will be cut should be marked with a bright color pencil. It should be noted that the carving on the shell of eggs represents the sawing of various ornaments using a drill. In this case, it is good to use a magnifying glass to cut precise and even contours, while the working surface should be soft so that the egg does not receive any cracks during operation. Using a drill, the shell is drilled in those places that are marked in bright color. Then the initial volume is created, and only then the marked contours are removed along the entire perimeter of the egg. At the end of the work, a polishing stone removes all irregularities and errors.
In the case of using metal when carving, before starting its processing, it is necessary to fix the workpiece on a smooth non-slip surface. Before drilling, it is necessary to mark the threads, in this case, the pattern is applied to a metal surface. Currently, special scissors for metal carving are widely used, which provide high efficiency of the work. Such scissors have a stepless matrix, which allows you to make circular revolutions, while all metal waste is folded down. The threading technology in this case is the same as in the case with egg shells, however, metal threading is a more time-consuming process that requires more time.
Before proceeding with woodcarving, it is necessary to determine which breed will be used. Highly hard (hornbeam, yew), hard (oak, walnut, birch) and soft (linden, aspen) species are distinguished. To create a strong and durable product, birch or oak are used, to create small items and jewelry, walnuts, linden or alder are used.
Thus, almost any kind of wood can be used in carving, it all depends on its properties, both mechanical and decorative. Before you start carving, it is necessary to dry the used material well in the open air, and then walk along its surface with sandpaper to eliminate bumps. After that, it is required to carry out the thread designation with a pencil, the thread itself is carried out with a jigsaw according to the technology described above. The finished product is tinted with varnish or wax mastic.
Thus, the creation of elements of applied art requires a lot of time, patience and effort, since it is a responsible work that requires accuracy. The beauty and splendor of the material used in the carving, as well as the structure and the correct ratio of elements allow you to give the emotional content to the finished product. So, today the decor gives objects of expressiveness and imaginative structure, thereby modifying their shape and artistic image.