| The topic of this article is On the Application of the Chinese Zodiac Modeling Elements in Precious Metal Jewelry Design.When the paper talks about this,it illustrates how to express the beauty-appreciation by making better use of Chinese zodiac modeling elements in precious metal jewelry from the cultural connotation,pattern of manifestation and artistic value of Chinese zodiac.According to that,we can better integrate the design elements of traditional Chinese culture and modern jewelry design from the perspective of jewelry design.And then,we can open up new ideas for modern jewelry design and lead the Chinese zodiac culture to the international design stage as well.In the introduction of this article,first of all,it analyzs the research background,purpose and contents of the methods and characteristics of innovation.Secondly,in the second chapter,it expounds the related concepts,category and natural features of precious metals as jewelry,and discusses the types and the physical and chemical characteristics of it by giving examples.In the third chapter,it introduces the cultural connotation and symbolic meaning of the Chinese Zodiac,the embodiment of national customs,the shaping in arts and the value of art design from many aspects.It aims to fully explore the cultural and historical value of the Chinese Zodiac to make it develop and inherit more widely.In the fourth chapter,it expounds the design method of Chinese zodiac modeling elements in precious metal jewelry.The design idea is the original animal image collection and distortion,jewelry style establishment and integral design molding.In this part,it illustrates the rich artistic beauty and experience of Chinese zodiac that coming out of the use and change of animal elements and different modeling by a variety of graphics.In the fifth chapter,at the end of the article,it shows a personal creative practice with the theme of the zodiac,including market research,consumers positioning,material collection,design,and construction.Finally it presents a complete image of the works which combine the meaning of the works and the connotation of the design echoes.This part is the conclusion of this article and it summarizes the main idea and shows the prospection. |