銅浮雕已(yi)有幾千年的歷史。的(de)(de)造型，主要為平面(mian)的(de)(de)片(pian)活，片(pian)活是(shi)平裝在(zai)(zai)某些器(qi)物上(shang)或(huo)懸掛起來(lai)供人欣賞(shang)。鏨刻(ke)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝的(de)(de)操(cao)作，是(shi)在(zai)(zai)設(she)計好器(qi)行或(huo)圖案后，按照一定(ding)的(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝流(liu)程，以特(te)(te)制的(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)具和特(te)(te)定(ding)的(de)(de)技(ji)法，在(zai)(zai)金屬板上(shang)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)出(chu)千變萬化(hua)(hua)的(de)(de)浮雕狀圖案。完成一件精美(mei)的(de)(de)鏨刻(ke)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝品需(xu)要十多道工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝流(liu)程，加上(shang)技(ji)術(shu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)人的(de)(de)格(ge)調創造，匠心獨(du)運地(di)打造出(chu)個性化(hua)(hua)，現代化(hua)(hua)的(de)(de)雕塑作品。
  鍛銅(tong)是一種區別于鑄銅(tong)的工(gong)藝(yi)，是在銅(tong)板(ban)上進行創作，利用(yong)銅(tong)板(ban)加熱后(hou)質地(di)變軟，錘打后(hou)又恢復堅硬的特性，重復這一過程，最終制作出(chu)藝(yi)術作品或(huo)其它生活、工(gong)業用(yong)品。隨(sui)著人民生活水(shui)平和(he)審美情趣(qu)的提升，鍛銅(tong)這一傳統工(gong)藝(yi)尤其在工(gong)藝(yi)美術領(ling)域(yu)受到越(yue)來越(yue)多設計師和(he)大眾的喜(xi)愛(ai)。

  火、錘子(zi)和鏨子(zi)是鍛銅(tong)(tong)(tong)的(de)三個(ge)重(zhong)要(yao)元素。小型鍛銅(tong)(tong)(tong)工藝作(zuo)(zuo)品(pin)或大型浮雕局部加工可以采取氧氣加乙炔產生的(de)高溫加熱(re)(re)(re)，大型作(zuo)(zuo)品(pin)就需要(yao)生爐火鼓風加熱(re)(re)(re)。加熱(re)(re)(re)這一環節相對(dui)容易。加熱(re)(re)(re)后的(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板(ban)(ban)要(yao)用(yong)皮錘敲打(da)平整(zheng)。適當(dang)比(bi)(bi)例(li)的(de)松香(xiang)和土(tu)等原料放在(zai)容器內熔化后，將其倒入四周有(you)3－5厘米高起邊沿的(de)工作(zuo)(zuo)臺上，用(yong)于固定(ding)加熱(re)(re)(re)后的(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板(ban)(ban)，此法比(bi)(bi)最初的(de)沙袋法牢固且錘鏨手感好。
  錘子(zi)(zi)和鏨子(zi)(zi)的(de)運(yun)用則是整個鍛(duan)(duan)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)工藝的(de)關鍵，這即是"鍛(duan)(duan)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)"又被稱為"鏨銅(tong)(tong)(tong)"的(de)原因。每個鍛(duan)(duan)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)師傅手中(zhong)都(dou)有上百把形式各樣的(de)鏨子(zi)(zi)，在(zai)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板上用這些(xie)(xie)鏨子(zi)(zi)勾(gou)勒出高低(di)起伏的(de)線條叫"走線"，快速準(zhun)確的(de)按(an)圖紙(zhi)走線是需要(yao)下幾(ji)年的(de)功夫的(de)，尤其(qi)是一些(xie)(xie)關鍵部(bu)分(fen)，比如人(ren)物(wu)的(de)面部(bu)特征等。大型鍛(duan)(duan)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)作(zuo)品(pin)需要(yao)多名鍛(duan)(duan)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)工匠(jiang)的(de)配合和集體(ti)創作(zuo)，一些(xie)(xie)工藝過程(cheng)要(yao)求工匠(jiang)的(de)配合要(yao)十分(fen)默契，比如有時需要(yao)將銅(tong)(tong)(tong)板懸(xuan)掛(gua)起來(lai)，西安(an)鍛銅浮雕的鍛銅(tong)師傅們在銅(tong)板的(de)兩側同時作業，使每一個高低錯落的(de)線(xian)條達到(dao)完(wan)美。之后的(de)作品再經過焊(han)接(jie)組裝(zhuang)、打磨(mo)刨光或做舊上(shang)色處理，一件作品就完(wan)成(cheng)了。