Do you have any friends who carve jade? I want to learn. I am from Zhengzhou. It's best to do it by hand. I don't want to play with machines. You'd better learn to draw first. What should I draw?
My hometown is Zhenping, Nanyang, and I am a professional jade producer. Now I work in Zhengzhou. If you want to learn how to make jade, I'll give you a general introduction. Generally, jade carvings are Buddha, Guanyin, dragon, phoenix, flowers and trees, etc. There is a big difference between painting on paper and painting on stone. You can draw on paper at will, but you can only design on stones according to their shapes and sizes. If you really want to be a jade, I'll give you a suggestion. Find a teacher to teach you slowly. While doing your job, the master will draw and process for you, and practice drawing and learn from experience.