1选料：根据石雕狮子的作用、所处的位置和题材，选择用料是石雕狮子创作的第一步。石雕的材料有很多，主要包括汉白玉、青白石、花岗岩、砂岩、大理石等。

1 Selection: according to the role of the stone carving lion, the location and subject matter, the choice of material is the first step of the stone carving lion creation. There are a lot of stone materials, including stone, granite, marble, white sandstone, marble etc..

2勾勒轮廓：勾勒轮廓就是在选好的石料上将狮子的大概轮廓画出来，以便合理利用石料和掌握狮子的形状。这一步可以说是雕刻狮子的设计蓝图，是雕刻的依据，它关系到狮子整体造型的成败。

2 outline Outline: outline the outline is to draw the rough outline of the lion on the selected stone to make use of the stone and master the shape of the lion. This step can be said to be the blueprint of the design of the lion and the basis of the carving. It is related to the success or failure of the overall modeling of the lion.

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减荒：狮子的轮廓画出来后，要将轮廓线以外的多余部分凿去，叫做减荒。减荒时采用人工减荒和机械减荒并用的方法，会大大提高雕刻效率。

Reduce the shortage: after the lion's outline is drawn out, the redundant part of the contour line should be chiseled out, called the reduction of the famine. The method of artificial reduction and mechanical desolation and use will greatly improve the efficiency of carving.