Hello everyone, I'm Mammoth Carver Ajin. Today to burst some fierce material! Mammoth teeth have always been loved by players. But ah, there will always be some rat in this circle to do things, so that novice players have a headache, that is, the famous imitation master of the literary play circle - resin, many fake mammoth teeth are imitated with resin, and the texture imitation is quite similar, novices can not see it at all.
First of all, let's take a look at what these resin-made fakes look like! Everyone should see clearly, don't spend a lot of money on a bunch of fakes.
This is the typical fake mammoth bagel, novices may think there is no problem, but in our industry to be too fake, this texture is too rough, and there is a clear spiral stirring effect, you will find that the whole will have a counterclockwise rotation effect, which is not present in the real mammoth.
Fake mammoth tooth peace card, this is too fake, completely for the production of texture, texture direction without any change, the whole body is exactly the same, the six sides are all texture, although it is said that buy mammoth teeth pursue violent full of pattern, but it is not this "full" method, it is simply against the sky! This does not exist in natural mammoth teeth, the real mammoth brand will generally have two face texture is relatively clear, the tooth line has a deep and shallow, there will be a sense of transition, the specific direction is related to the cutting direction, and the closer to the tooth core texture is less obvious.
This is like the texture of the annual ring of the tree, cross-sectional observation, you can clearly see a circle of annual rings, if the longitudinal section, even if the area is large, you can not see the annual rings.
This is a fake mammoth tooth guan public carving, a major feature of the carving is that it will completely cover up the texture because of the carving, making the texture more inconspicuous, which is more confusing and difficult for novice players to recognize.
For materials without texture characteristics, we can judge by smelling and feeling, but this requires more practical experience. Natural mammoth teeth have some of the sour taste characteristic of teeth.
Fake mammoth bracelets, textured like snakeskin, a texture that is not possible in natural mammoths.
This is a fake mammoth bracelet, the texture is also very fake, there is no interwoven mesh tooth pattern, all wavy lines, brushed stirring feeling.
Let's show you the real natural mammoth teeth.
This is a cross-section, you can clearly see the skin, tooth lines and tooth core, the tooth skin is very rough, will have cracks, some crafts such as brands will deliberately retain this part, it looks more original, the tooth lines appear edge-like, with a curved semi-diamond shape, the texture is closer to the tooth core, the less obvious.
This is a mammoth tooth carving with preserved original skin, which has a great sense of historical vicissitudes.
Let me explain the mammoth carving process, so that you can experience how different the hand-carved mammoth is from the resin molded imitation! Here's how I created it!
1 Selection and drafting
Select the appropriate material according to the design. Because the mammoth tusks are relatively large, they need to be cut out of shape. Then draw the outline with a black pen.
Painting is the foundation and requires a certain aesthetic and creative ability
2 Beat the embryo
According to the design and shape of raw materials with a thick needle to punch the shape, the initial shape line is called embryo beating, you need to master the proportions, leave enough space to polish, so it is very important to pinch.
3 Trimming
After completing the initial embryo, it is followed by the cultivation of light, which is very important and requires sufficient patience and understanding. Mainly lines, proportions; The lines carved by a good light repair master are smooth and flowing.
4 Open face
After the end of the light repair, it is to open the face; Face mastery ratio to use fine needles and scrapers, a little scraping out the contour, more professional.
5 Sanding
After the opening of the face, then it is polished, requiring the need to polish the uneven and uneven surface smooth, with different thicknesses of sandpaper flat, need to be carefully polished completely. Then wax it to make its surface smooth and beautiful.
The final product is out! Look at the lines. The hand-carved thread is not so straight, but the overall feeling can be flexible.
Here are some exquisite works of authentic mammoth ivory carvings.
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