The purpose of art modeling of luohansong is to "shape by trees" and "apply art by materials". It uses superb artistic expression techniques to excavate the highest artistic realm from the common tree shape and maximize the ornamental value.
Commonly used techniques include cutting, binding, pressing, binding, hanging, etc. The pruning modeling is relatively simple, and the modeling techniques such as binding, pressing, binding and hanging are relatively difficult, which requires high artistic imagination, operation skills and stem and branch conditions of the tree body.
In the process of modeling, we must process the art according to the natural beauty of the seedlings, that is, we must adjust measures to the tree, add beauty to the beauty, and make the modeling strong and clear.
Scissor: it can make various shapes, such as round, cone, multi-layer and so on, by making use of the characteristics of resistant pruning and small leaf shape of Podocarpus. It only needs to prune according to the designed figure in advance.
For example, when pruning the three-layer sphere, select a seedling with obvious trunk and good upright shape. It is better to gradually enlarge the three balls above, middle and lower, in order to coordinate the proportion and have better ornamental. Generally, it is better to prune the new shoots when they are 20-30cm long, which needs to be pruned many times to make each layer round and compact.
Binding: for the binding method, the strong bamboo stick and strong hemp rope can be selected. The bamboo stick and branches are tied tightly and firmly with hemp rope, and then one end of the bamboo stick is fixed on the trunk, so that the branches can grow in a specific direction according to the wishes of the shaper by adjusting the direction of the bamboo stick, so as to achieve the purpose of molding.
Pressing: the pressing method is mainly to bend and tilt the trunk, so that the tree body presents a completely different artistic aesthetic feeling on the inclined plane from the vertical plane.
Because the branches of luohansong are like human's arms, and the hemispherical leaves grow on the top of the branches like human's palms. With the bent tree body, it's like a usher bending his arms to welcome the guests. It's very vivid.
