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Line drawing paper cutting

The method of making paper-cut by line drawing is as follows:

1, select the appropriate paper and tools. Making paper-cut by line drawing requires Xuan paper or handmade paper, and also tools such as brush, ink, line drawing and scissors.

2. Draw a pattern on the sketch. Sketch is the basis of making sketch paper-cut, and you can choose different patterns according to your own preferences. When drawing a pattern, you need to pay attention to the fluency and accuracy of the lines.

3. Copy the sketch to the rice paper. Cover the rice paper on the sketch, dip a brush in the right amount of ink, and draw a pattern on the rice paper. Be careful not to put ink on the lines.

4. Cut rice paper. Put the depicted rice paper on scissors and cut it along the lines. Be careful not to cut lines or cut too much paper.

5. Complete the production. Take down the cut rice paper and tidy it up. If you need to increase the three-dimensional sense, you can add some decorations to the cut rice paper.

The characteristics of line drawing paper-cutting;

1. Sketch paper-cutting has strong national cultural characteristics. This paper-cut has smooth and delicate lines, pays attention to the image and charm of the theme, and embodies the charm and connotation of China traditional culture. In paper-cut works, dragon, phoenix, peony, longevity and other cultural elements are often used to express people's yearning and blessing for a better life.

2. Sketch paper-cutting has superb technical performance. The creation of this paper-cut needs to master skilled skills, including painting, carving, cutting and other skills. Creators need to have a solid artistic foundation and rich creative experience to reflect the theme image.

3. From the formal point of view, line-drawing paper-cutting can be expressed as a single work or a color matching work, which can be used in various occasions and scenes. From the content point of view, the theme of line-drawing paper-cutting is very extensive, which can express historical stories, literary works, folklore and so on. , but also reflect real life and social phenomena. These theme images have become works of art with profound connotations through ingenious conception and careful description by the creators.