Paper cutting has three basic methods

There are three basic methods of paper cutting, which are as follows:

1. Folding: Folding the paper to produce a repeating pattern is one of the most basic of the paper-cutting techniques, and is also an expressive technique used in monochrome paper cutting. It produces different effects depending on the number and angle of folding. Folding paper-cutting is symmetrical, so the resulting graphics have a more rhythmic feel. Staring at the plastic this technique is mostly used to cut the happy word flowers and ceiling flowers.

2, yin and yang carving: the basic effect of paper cutting is obtained by using yin and yang lines alone or mixed. The combination of yin and yang is the best paper-cutting expression. In the same piece of work in the emergence of yin and yang carve two methods, so that the composition of dangshenxiao changes in a variety of black, white and gray contrast in the picture, is a very expressive cut three owed to the paper skills.

3, pierce: with a knife or scissors in the paper cut out the basic outline, and then use the needle in the pattern of piercing, mainly to make the multi-layer paper connection, and at the same time in the rough in the meticulous. This technique is often used in embroidery patterns, sometimes the pattern is symmetrical, such as pillow flowers, shoe flowers, sleeve flowers and so on.

Paper-cutting, also known as paper-cutting, which is the use of scissors to cut paper into a variety of artistic patterns, is a traditional folk art of the Han Chinese people in China, has a long and enduring history, but also the artistic treasures of the Chinese nation, and has become one of the world's treasures in the treasure trove of art.

As with all paper crafts, paper-cutting has its own unique production techniques, paper-cutting basic techniques of the "five elements" are: round, sharp, square, missing, line. To achieve the cut round as the autumn moon, full and round; cut sharp as a wheat manor, sharp and upright; cut square as tiles, neat and powerful; cut as a lack of jagged teeth, arranged in an orderly manner; cut line and like a beard, even and fine.

Cutting neatly, neither leaving stubble, but also can not cut too much or cut bad elsewhere. This is the most basic requirements of paper cutting.