砖雕通常保留砖的本色，不另行染色，但也有少量砖雕彩绘处理。因此雕花匠需要刻出多个层面，利用光照产生的阴影加强艺术效果。明清是砖雕发展的高峰，匠师可以在厚度不及寸的方砖上可以透雕9个层面。而青砖以外的砖材由于材质关系，所雕出的层面不及青砖多。
Brick carvings usually retain the original color of the brick, without additional dyeing, but there are also a small number of color painting treatment of brick carving. Therefore, the gardener needs to carve out multiple levels and use the shadow generated by light to enhance the artistic effect. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the peak of the development of brick carving. The craftsman could carve nine layers of brick on the thickness of less than inch. And the brick material other than the green brick, due to the material relationship, the carving layer is not as much as the green brick.
砖雕大多作为建筑构件或大门、照壁、墙面的装饰。由于青砖在选料、成型、烧成等工序上，质量要求较严，所以坚实而细腻，适宜雕刻。在艺术上，砖雕远近均可观赏，具有完整的效果。在题材上，砖雕以龙凤呈祥、和合二仙、刘海戏金蟾、三阳开泰、郭子仪作寿、麒麟送子、狮子滚绣球、松柏、兰花、竹、山茶、菊花、荷花、鲤鱼、福禄寿禧文字等寓意吉祥和人们所喜闻乐见的内容为主。
Brick carvings are mostly used as building components or decoration of gate, screen wall and wall. Due to the strict quality requirements in the process of material selection, molding and firing, the brick is solid and delicate and suitable for carving. In art, brick carvings can be seen from far and near, with a complete effect. In terms of themes, the brick carvings are mainly auspicious and popular with people, such as Longfeng Chengxiang, hehe Erxian, Liuhai opera Golden Toad, Sanyang Kaitai, Guo Ziyi's birthday, Qilin sending children, lion rolling Hydrangea, pine and cypress, orchid, bamboo, camellia, chrysanthemum, lotus, carp, Fulu and Shouxi.
在雕刻技法上，主要有阴刻（刻划轮廓，如同绘画中的勾勒）、压地隐起的浅浮雕、深浮雕、圆雕、镂雕、减地平雕（阴线刻划形象轮廓，并在形象轮廓以外的空地凿低铲平）等（见雕塑工艺品）。民间砖雕从实用和观赏的角度出发，形象简练，风格浑厚，不盲目追求精巧和纤细，以保持建筑构件的坚固，能经受日晒和雨淋。
In terms of carving techniques, there are mainly intaglio (carving the outline, like the outline in painting), shallow relief, deep relief, round carving, carving, and relief carving (the shadow line carves the image outline, and chisels the open space outside the image outline) and so on (see sculpture crafts). From the practical and ornamental point of view, folk brick carvings are concise in image and rich in style. They do not blindly pursue delicacy and fineness, so as to maintain the firmness of building components and withstand the sun and rain.
