Fill in the colorful people--famille rose porcelain "unsung heroes"

In the Fen Caici production process, the role of the fill color is critical, this seemingly dull, repetitive work, but in fact there is much to do. Fill color work, a direct impact on the quality and effectiveness of the a Fen Caici to the fill color is more like the "unsung heroes" unknown for Fen Caici pay their own efforts.

What are pastels?

The pastels also called "soft color", is a species of the glaze color. The overglaze is cooked prime glazed painted, re-kiln baking temperature of 600 degrees to 900 degrees Celsius. Painted method of the Fen Caici the general lays out the outline of the pattern, the first in the high-temperature firing porcelain, and then with arsenic-free glass white primer, then pigment applied to this layer of glass on top of the white light with a clean pen The light color wash according to the different needs of shades of shades open, the petals and shades of light and dark sense of character clothes. Glass white opaque due to arsenic emulsion method, and integration with a variety of colors, chalking, pinkish red color, green color becomes light green, yellow color becomes pale yellow, other colors also have become opaque, light tones, and can control the amount of the added amount to get the tone of a series of different shades of light and shade, giving a sense of soft powder run, it said this glaze color pastels. Performance techniques, progress to shade dyeing; fill from the flat in style, layout and strokes, have the characteristics of traditional Chinese painting.

As early as in the late Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi the Jingdezhen the Fen Caici of been the advent of very fine Yongzheng and Qianlong has reached a high artistic level. "Pearl Mountain Friends of Eight" leave a lot of pastels porcelain treasures, its leaders, Wang Qi, general painted porcelain is applied to painted porcelain figures like painting held intensive, innovative style, known as the "God technology. " After the founding of new China, the Jingdezhen the Fen Caici of more leaps and bounds, many healthy, fresh, generous features new work dazzling.

In the the porcelain process, Pastel different from other porcelain biggest difference is that the fill color. Simply put, a completed the Fen Caici the first need painting lines graphics sketched out, and then handed over to the special fill color to white glass, color fill, some Fen Caici also called a " "process, fill out the color, the painting will be according to their own ideas on the basis of the fill color to add some color, such as lotus lotus, then sent to burn. Such a Fencai Ci is complete.

Patience is the key

2000, when the 19-year-old Wuqiao Yun came to Jingdezhen Arts, she was for ceramic is a vague concept. Came to Jingdezhen, the master will be arranged for her to learn the fill color. The reason is very simple, relatively static girls heart, can sit for a few hours, this art for learning fill color. The Wuqiao Yun is naturally no objection. In this way, the same to a dozen people, almost all girls fill color.

Fill color techniques may seem simple, the main two Dianran and dyeing, but it is very time-consuming to learn. And the location of the fill color this art in ceramic production. Fill color not only need to practice the technique is very skilled, but also "well-informed", that is, more pictures, more contact with different composition works, a "gallery" formed in my mind. So that in the future work, as long as you're porcelain outline of the different things that he knew the fill color.

2 years after the end of Wuqiao Yun apprenticeship formally embarked on the road of the fill color. After that, the Wuqiao Yun increasingly to feel that the reasons given by the original master how important it is - "girl, heart static can sit for hours for learning fill color so skills." This art because the fill color, need is calm and patience, as long as you pick up the pen, is often sitting a few hours. Doing looks extremely monotonous, with a brush in the porcelain will be a little bit of pigment "of open".

Fill color is essential

In the view of many people, this art of the fill color, mechanical, dull, do not have much idea on the inside, but the action is repeated, or even similar to the paint. In actual fact, for a pastel works, fill color in which the role is very important.

Fill color in a seemingly simple, dull fill color work, the need to deal with the problem is not just the color fill that simple. Common pastels works, the shade of the color relationships, near and far, and processing of the shadows, and fill color are embodied in the fill color. Take the shades of relations, the fill color with this technique, "dyed" with the tip of the pen on the porcelain color a little bit to get open. The nib each leave a little color on the porcelain, which is similar to the pixels of the display. And then dealing with the density of the color point to the performance of the works in the shade of the color. Generally more detailed picture of the time, such as petals, face, fill color will use "Dianran" fill in the color. This requires not only familiar with the technique of writing, more need special patience.

In fact, the importance of the fill color of far more than that. Their work also directly determines the success or failure of the piece. On the part of the upper glass white, color, etc., easily cracked after firing, or the paste off if too thick, thin to reach the needed effect.

Liu Meiqin fill eight years of pastels, in her view, fill color door work, the Mo Qiyou continue to nurture and painting between important. A lot of people to her porcelain fill color, and not an account of what her based on their experiences fill color, such as red flower, leaf green, the green of the mountain. Some people would fill color effect put forward some demands, such as the location, what color, where the need concentrated. Faced with such specific requirements, Liu Meiqin are not difficult to deal with them. But there are also some paintings, just give information such as "I hope the whole piece light" or "full" like abstract requirements, which requires her own pattern pondering how to achieve the requirements of the painting. In the Liu Meiqin opinion, this process is the need to constantly run-in, maybe the first few times the effect is not good, but after a number of cooperation, she will be able to know the style of the painting, the work requirements, and so on. With such a tacit understanding, cooperation much easier. Pastel will have the fill color of their choice, this is a test techniques, the degree of understanding between the two, there are relatively high demand.

The efforts of the unknown

Over the years, Fencai Ci by the public's favorite. Many pastels gurus have a high visibility, but if you ask about the "well-known fill color", even ceramic enthusiasts or collectors may have no name. This phenomenon is also a very good response situation fill color.

Ceramic manufacturing processes, the fill color status similar to throwing Lee billet step of the process. Effect of the fill color of porcelain finished, quality has a critical influence, from the time come to consider the time spent by the fill color in a porcelain painting quite often, or even longer. Fill color only as the "unsung heroes", is not known by the public.

The Wuqiao Yun no small regret that she engaged in the fill color for so many years, has been difficult to count the number of completed works, but his name never appeared in the works. Although she also understands that the Department works on the name of the fill color is almost impossible. But she hoped that their efforts can be reflected. In 2004, Wuqiao Yun found around the circle of friends, a lot of people have given up the fill color this art, on the other road. Perhaps find it boring, or can not be greater as soon after that, she left the Jingdezhen, temporarily abandoned the fill color.

In recent years, the situation has improved, with the ceramic market has been steadily climbing, the treatment of the various processes are also rising. 11 years, Wuqiao Yun went back to Jingdezhen, picked up a paintbrush again to continue the career of their own fill color. From the general market opinion on the market today, fill color, fill a porcelain from the wages and painting quite. This treatment also makes the situation of the industry has changed.

However in Yusheng Wen seems, in addition to the improvement of the treatment, fill color less and less attention is the industry of the important reasons. He engaged in the workshop for over 10 years, the early years, you want to find a suitable fill color is not difficult, but now, the choice of space less a lot, often need to introduce the next in the circle of friends , in order to find the right person.

For this problem, of Liu Meiqin the feelings more intuitive. Early years, she also brought a lot of disciples. At that time, there are still a lot of young people willing to come here to learn fill color. In recent years, however, she almost did not with the disciples. Today's young people, seems willing to work in this industry. The Liu Meiqin understand their thoughts, since the same hard heart, spend my efforts, why do not you choose to paint it more promising career?

Do not have much visibility in the community, but in the ceramic art circle, fill color or feel different "visibility". Perhaps it is because of fill color for the Fen Caici the importance, therefore many ceramic-invasive painting who choose the fill color will still be very cautious. To be recognized in the circle fill color, can often become the Queen of many artists fill color, specifically for these masters. Moreover, the fill color this art, like painting "industry specializing in surgery, some people groping for a few years, will focus on the types of works of their own good. Example, some people fill the landscape is particularly good, while others focus on the figures, birds and flowers.

From "behind the scenes" to "stage"

As the four traditional porcelains one in Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen in the Fen Caici field has maintained a huge advantage, and special historical background, art atmosphere. Objectively speaking, the fill color in which the role of credit.

"What worries me most, is now learning fill color of the young people of this art less and less, and so on, this art may face the danger of extinction." Situation in which the face of the fill color, pottery dean Wang Xiliang issued such a feeling. Devotion to the cause of ceramic art for so many years, Wang Xiliang know much about them. The limit of jobs, skills, so that they can not go "Rating master", like other artists as social recognition. Wang Xiliang said he hopes the community can give the fill color more attention they deserve visibility.

In recent years, with the constant attention of the Government of ceramic skills, some of the original is not of concern, such as throwing, Lee billet process practitioners gradually toward the stage. In recent years, some government-run skills competition continue to carry out many of the the ceramic skills of practitioners also be able to get as artists at all levels of skill masters titles. In these skills, including the fill color of this art. National master skills, Gui Town, City Disabled Artists Association President, with the Government's attention, the original unknown fill color in ceramic production efforts can be recognized by society. Fill color from the "behind the scenes" to "stage", the fill color heritage and development of this art will play a good role in promoting.