Shell carvings are made of shells. They are a kind of arts and crafts carefully processed by craftsmen. However, the skill of widely using varieties of shells and creating special shell carvings craftwork was gradually developed after Chinese liberation. Shell sculpture designs are worked out by skillfully making use of the original color and shape of different shells after several complicated processing procedures such as meticulously designing the painting, selecting the material, carving the shell, and assembling parts. After polish, carving, and chemical treatment, shells are rich in latent colors.