The difference between yin carving and yang carving in paper cutting

1, different methods of expression: Yang carved paper cutting is the part of the pattern outside the cut and carve off to retain the original pattern of dots, lines and surfaces, yin carved paper cutting is the pattern itself cut and carve off the remaining part of the pattern outside the part of the pattern, through the lining of the paper to reflect the content of the pattern.

2, the lines are different: the Yang pattern cutting and carving generally need to be connected to each line is connected to each other, the Yin pattern paper-cutting generally require the line line breaks it is not necessarily connected to the line, the work as a whole is a block.

3, the use of different regions: Yang carved paper-cutting delicate, general southern paper-cutting with this method. Yin carving is generally used in the north.

1, in the traditional paper-cutting, completely using a way of paper-cutting is not rare, most of the yin and yang carve the combination of the two methods, yin carve yin carve yin carve yin carve yin carve yin carve yang carve, making the works of yin and yang, each other, the picture effect is more rich.

2, generally the first use of yang carving will be the outline of the main pattern cut out, and then the decorative trimming of yin carving, and sometimes yin and yang parallel, complement each other.