Lantern Factory

Effect drawing

Effect drawing is a necessary process for making colored lanterns and lanterns, which facilitates the construction of the following process according to the drawings. Computer-based renderings are used to outline the visual effects of different elements, colors, styles, and other expected to be achieved.

Construction drawings

Construction drawings are used to present more specific details of colored lights and lanterns, mainly for production purposes. Construction drawings include the shape, structure, materials, craftsmanship, dimensions, etc. of the lights. It can also serve as an important basis for project budgeting, construction production, project management, and acceptance.

Setting out

Setting out is a very important process in the production of Zigong colored lanterns, which can be carried out on the ground or gypsum board. However, nowadays, advertising printing is mostly used, which greatly improves work efficiency. Art workers draw the outline of the lantern to the ground according to the actual scale based on the construction drawings. This process determines the final shape of the colored lantern. If the shape is accurate, spray painting can be used for layout if conditions permit

Color separation and paste

 According to the color of different areas of the colored lanterns, choose different fabrics, apply special glue, and adhere the color separation blocks of different colors to the frame. The gold edge should also be used in the seam position to fully express the details of the shape.

Decoration treatment

Because the fabric is a solid color, and the patterns or gradient colors on the renderings of colored lanterns cannot be fully expressed, at this time, art workers need to use various painting tools to beautify and decorate the details on the cloth to make it more beautiful.