Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - What tools do you need for shadow play?

What tools do you need for shadow play?

Shadow play needs the following tools:

1. carving knife: the carving of shadow play requires different kinds of knives, such as oblique knives, flat knives, round knives, triangular knives and flower knives. , a total of eleven or twelve knives or even more than forty knives. These tools have different fine carving specifications.

2. Wooden pier: used to support the leather to be carved.

3. Compass and scissors: Compass is used to draw circles on leather, and scissors are used to trim leather.

4. Straight knives and semi-circular knives: semi-circular knives are used to carve details on leather.

5. Concave-convex shape and cutter: Concave-convex shape and cutter are used to modify the shape of leather.

6. Hammer, pliers and puncher: These tools are used to nail knives into leather, which can produce different sound effects.

7. Wrench and pencil: Wrench is used to adjust and fix leather, and pencil is used to draw and mark.

In addition, curtains and lights are needed to show the shadow play.