Happy New Year paper cutting step by step video

The steps to make Happy New Year paper cutting are as follows:

1.Prepare the tools:

A piece of red or gold paper, pencil, scissors and glue.

2.Drawing Pattern:

Use a pencil to draw a pattern with symmetry on the paper, such as lion dance, fortune, plum blossom and so on. You can search for a template online and print it out, and cut it according to the template.

3, paper cutting:

Cut the paper along the pattern you just drew. Be careful to cut the paper must not break the drawing line, to ensure coherent and complete.

4, add blessings:

Add blessings to the top of the work, such as "Happy New Year", "All the best" and so on. You can design your own font style or use a template to print it out.

5. Finish the work:

Glue the cut pieces of paper onto another piece of cardboard. If you need to hang the piece, you will also need to drill holes or put some tape on the top of the piece.

6. Special elements for the Year of the Pig:

If you want to celebrate the New Year of the Pig, you can add a piggy pattern or the word "pig" to your work to give it a more Chinese New Year atmosphere.

Expanded Knowledge:

Paper-cutting is a very famous craft in traditional Chinese culture, with a history of more than 1,500 years. The origin of paper-cutting is long and untold, and it was probably popularized during the Han Dynasty. All over China, especially during traditional festivals such as the Chinese New Year, people put the cut paper on windows as a decoration and a talisman to pray for happiness.

Paper-cutting boasts different styles, patterns and features in different regions, and colorful expressions can be seen in everything from flowers and birds to myths and legends to folk tales.

Paper cuttings such as the flying sky in Gansu and Shaanxi, the string of door gods in Sichuan, and the reeds and birds in Shandong are typical paper cuttings that can represent the local culture. Therefore, when making paper cuttings, you can also add local elements according to the characteristics of your region to make the work more vital.

In addition, when making paper cuttings, you also need to pay attention to some skills, such as the use of scissors, the choice of paper material and so on. Good paper-cutting must require patience and care, as well as an understanding of the basic elements and techniques of paper-cutting in order to make perfect and artistic works.

In short, paper cutting is a very distinctive and attractive way of decorating, whether it is for home DIY or commercial event decoration. Through paper-cutting, it can cultivate people's handicraft ability, art appreciation and cultural identity, and at the same time, it can pass on the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, so that more people can experience the beauty of Chinese culture.