Before starting work, the artist must have a plan in mind. One false step may completely ruin the piece of ice and he may have to start all over again.
在下刀雕刻之前，通常要在腦子裡構想好輪廓、線條與下刀的次序，然後再動手去作，以免一刀鋸下去，錯了難以補救。