Detailed explanation of the steps for making a landscape bonsai, creating the "Fishing Alone in the Cold River Snow" scene
A landscape bonsai can be set up outdoors for viewing or placed indoors for appreciation, but before making it we must first clarify what theme the creation is meant to express, then conceive it according to the preliminary artistic effect, and then choose materials such as stones, plants, and even accessories. Moreover, the relevant materials also need the necessary processing so that they fit together more closely and naturally, and only then will the finished landscape bonsai have greater ornamental value and artistic charm.
And in order to let everyone observe and learn the process of making a landscape bonsai, today the editor will share the steps for making a landscape bonsai together with illustrations, hoping it will be helpful to everyone. Below, the editor will explain the method for making a landscape bonsai with the theme of “Fishing Alone in the Cold River Snow”. Although the process is rough, the key points are clear. After observing and learning, everyone should apply it more in practice. Through learning the making method, we hope to achieve the effect of practice making perfect. After all the materials that may be used are gathered, we can begin making it.
1. First prepare a large pot. The pot should not be too deep, but it should be very wide. Generally, an oval pot is chosen. Then place the prepared larger stone as the main peak on one side of the pot surface. It can be placed on the left side or on the right side, but it absolutely must not be placed in the exact middle. The editor uses the right side as an example for the placement display.
2. Next, place a slightly smaller stone on the left side of the pot surface as the secondary peak or accompanying peak. Note that compared with the main peak, both the size and the shape of the stone must be somewhat inferior. It must not be allowed to steal the effect of the main peak, otherwise the secondary will overpower the main.
3. After placing the main peak and the accompanying peak, we also need to make the necessary modifications to the slope base of the mountain peaks. In this way, after water is added, the “river surface” can appear winding and varied, meandering like a swimming dragon, making the landscape bonsai more vivid, lively, and realistic, with higher ornamental value, just like a living landscape painting.
4. After that, plant some greenery in the pot. The plants can be fixed on cliff walls, hillsides, and other places. It is not required to place too many green plants in each spot; placing some symbolically is enough. At the same time, some fresh moss can also be spread in suitable positions to fill the whole bonsai with greenery. After spreading the moss, accessories such as pavilions and wooden bridges can be placed in suitable positions.
After completing the above steps, the landscape bonsai is basically finished. But there is still one most important place we need to complete: since it is a landscape bonsai, it cannot be without water. Therefore, we also need to pour water of moderate depth into the pot to create the effect of rivers. However, in the later maintenance and management process, we also need to carry out the necessary handling of some details that affect the viewing, making it as refined as possible, so that the landscape bonsai can display the best ornamental effect.