Inventory of Folk Paper Cutting Techniques

Cutting? Paper has been used as a decoration since long ago, and it is also a kind of traditional Chinese folk decorative art. Paper-cutting category is very rich, there are characters, animals, scenery and flowers, group word, etc., both show historical stories, myths and legends, at the same time, there are also reflecting the reality of social life, customs and folklore, involving the field can be said to be all aspects, colorful. Then do you know about some of the tricks of the paper-cutting?

Paper-cutting symbols:

As we all know, learning Chinese calligraphy starts with learning strokes. And the paper-cutting symbols are just like the strokes in calligraphy, which occupy a very important position in paper-cutting. Therefore, before you cut paper, it is important to understand and recognize the shape and purpose of each paper-cutting symbol.

From the picture, we know that the paper-cutting symbols are roughly categorized into: small round holes, crescent shapes, willow leaf shapes, serrated shapes, petal shapes, comma shapes, teardrop shapes and so on. An auspicious flower, or a lively and cute little animal and other paper cuts, are made of these paper-cutting symbols combined. Beginners, to carefully observe, recognize the shape of each symbol and the difference between the first silent memory, after copying, practice can be used freely, combined into a variety of patterns. There are two ways to copy: one is to draw and then cut; the other is not to draw directly under the cut, so the effect is better, just a little more difficult. Regardless of which method, we must first simple and then complex, from shallow to deep, step by step. Below, the specific introduction of several commonly used paper-cutting symbols of cutting the essentials.

Small round holes:

Small round holes in paper-cutting is a common common symbols, such as: characters, animal eyes, ? flower hearts, petals and waves of water droplets and so on. Cut small round holes, first align the center of the round hole blank gently tie an eye, and then follow the eye to the edge of the cut, that is, counterclockwise turn 360 degrees. The line should be smooth and round, leaving no stubble.

Crescent shape:

Shape close to the crescent, easier to grasp. First from the center of the crescent blank under the scissors, along the outer contour line of the crescent from left to right can be cut. Commonly used in auspicious characters in the eyes, mouth, eyebrows, characters and other animal eyes.

Sawtooth:

Sawtooth is a difficult technique in paper cutting. First cut out a half-circle line, follow the half-circle line to the right to cut an arc as the opening (should not be too large), then, let the scissors in between the two hands balanced steadily, the right hand held scissors tip on the left hand's forefinger, the thumb to the petal parts of the cut pressure firmly, so that it is not easy to misalignment. The tips of the scissors do not move from their original position, moving from side to side, one cut right after the other, arranging the length and size to be even. Two hands and scissors coordination, so that the serrated hair cut into a natural round, yin and yang, black and white contrast is obvious, a strong sense of art.

Beginners in the cut serrated, to cut straight line serrated, and then cut arc serrated, and further practice cutting round serrated, from coarse to fine, from simple to complex, and finally the serrated shape decorated to a variety of paper-cutting picture. You if you want to cut a cat, the cat body and the outer contour of the cat body and the fine serrated to represent the cat's hair, the expression of the petals of the layers of the same, it looks to have a plush artistic effect.

Petal Levels:

The other symbols of paper cutting, much the same, whether it is willow-leaf, petal or comma, teardrop, etc., are from the center of the blank space is large place under the scissors, along the line from right to left or from the bottom to the top of the cut. In general, first inside and then outside, first simple and then complex, requiring lines as round as an autumn moon, sharp as a wheat man, square as a tile, missing as a jagged tooth, lines like whiskers. Water drop shape.

Folding paper-cutting techniques

Often a piece of paper folded or folded up, cut out the pattern called folding paper-cutting. The general folding method is: take a square of color paper, the color side of the fold inward, every folding will then be folded to flatten the folding line, stapled with a stapler. Then, in the folded paper draw a good drawing, and then according to the drawn lines cut off the part to be cut into. Often the rest of the folding method and so on. General creation, the number of layers of paper should not be too much, to four layers is better. If you want to fold a few more times, it is best to choose a soft and thin paper.

Paper-cutting creation of ideas and performance

Paper-cutting, like other plastic arts, the creation of the first should be clever ideas, and then use the appropriate techniques to show the basis of the O Chung? 10 types of paper-cutting works as an example, one by one to analyze.

Twisted rice-planting songs

The paper-cutting performance of twisted rice-planting song scene, can be taken horizontally or vertically arranged combinations of action, more than a flat hands to dance colorful silk is given priority to. Performance figures arranged graphics, because the action is basically the same, so in the clothes, headdresses on some changes, such as the addition of flowers, dots, lines for decoration, etc. (see Figure 32), rice-planting team often make-up performances of the old two, or make-up performances of the ancient magistrates, in the ranks of the role of teasing, their movements and the hands of the props held in the hands of the distinctive, more free. These compositions of the judge, the head is shown as a positive side, the hat is shown as a positive face, which is also unique to the folk art modeling characteristics of the whole.

Expression of two people dancing in the form, it is more appropriate to take the folded cut (see Figure 33), the dancer's hair to take the flower-shaped decorations, the body of the crescent moon pattern, jagged pattern and cloud hooks and other patterns to do the Yin cut embellishment. This contrasts with the flowing lines of the performance of the yin-cut ribbons, making the picture more vivid and lively.

Paper-cutting characters in the hands and feet, most of the overall shape of the outline modeling, no or less decorative embellishments to highlight the main part of the performance.

Phoenix Peony

The phoenix is an imaginary bird in the Oriental legend, with beautiful feathers, "the first of a hundred birds" and "the king of a hundred birds". It is said that it is a symbol of auspiciousness without any treasure. Peony is a "rich and noble flower" and is called the "King of Flowers" among all flowers. The "phoenix playing peony" is one of the most common and frequently used forms of paper-cutting in folklore. Cutting the phoenix should emphasize the characteristics of the chicken head, crane wings, and brocade chicken tail, and arrange the direction of the feathers and tail stretching in an orderly manner. The body of the phoenix is often decorated with jagged and floral patterns to form a graceful and elegant curve. The surrounding of the phoenix is usually decorated with peony flowers and other flowers, birds, auspicious clouds and the sun to enrich the picture and achieve the ideal artistic effect.

The above content is about the folk paper-cutting tricks, paper-cutting as a rich cultural phenomenon of our country's traditions, many people are very like to do, especially on New Year's Eve, paper-cutting is not only as a handicraft work, and furthermore, paper-cutting is also a kind of unique and vivid aesthetic value it, I introduced some tips and tricks are very basic and very common. common, there is time for everyone to try Oh.