What is Diffractive Paper?

Diffractive paper, also known as rolled paper, is a form of paper art. Diffractive paper originated in the 18th century in England, circulated in the British royal family, is a kind of handmade art among the aristocrats.

Diffractive paper is a simple and practical art of life, using roll, pinch, collage combination completed. It is often used in cards, package decorations, decorative paintings, decorations and so on.

Diffractive paper art, also known as rolled paper decorative craft, is a special tool will be a long, thin strip of paper rolled up in a circle, become a small "parts", and then by combining these complex styles and shapes of different "parts" to create. It is said that this kind of paper art originated in European monasteries around the 15th and 16th centuries.

Diffractive paper has long been considered a marginal art in the paper arts, as it is a conversion of sculpture and painting techniques into paper, but does not lag behind other art forms in terms of artistic expression. Traditionally, we would refer to diffracted paper as rolled paper, because the base material for making it is a curled paper strip.

The charm of paper art lies in its unlimited capacity for expression, and the variety of ways to express oneself emphasizes the all-encompassing nature of paper art. Diffractive paper has always been regarded as a model of elegance in the family of paper crafts.

After all, in the past, paper art was used as the decoration of religious relics, and since the diffracted paper technique has flowed into the folklore, not only is the way of expression more diversified, but also the ingenious design itself is to show the inherent artistic flavor of paper art to the fullest. Appreciation of the work itself is a key part of improving the art of paper making.

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Diffractive art materials:

Diffractive art of the materials chosen by the main paper materials, or with other paper properties of the material, so that the entire work in the unified texture of the material to reflect the different levels of feeling. At the same time, such as jewelry, ribbons, stones and other special materials can also be used as embellishments and accessories to make the diffracted paper art with the appropriate materials, and play the role of the "eye-catching".

For the pursuit of plane or three-dimensional diffraction art effect, in the diffraction of the main material selection can be used in a variety of different textures of paper, often chosen is the more cost-effective 100-120 grams of colored cardboard. Other kinds of paper, especially some special paper is also widely used, although the price is relatively high, but in the creation of diffraction art, the reasonable use of special paper will produce material contrast effect, improve the visual impact.

In recent years, with the rapid development of the art of diffraction, the use of paper materials have gradually matured, the emergence of a cut width of 3mm, 5mm, 10mm strips of paper, paper strips are mainly divided into seven color system, respectively, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, gray, brown, *** there are hundreds of transition colors, bright colors, paper hygiene, non-toxic and harmless, easy to use, conducive to the creation of subtle Diffractive paper art effect.?

Diffractive paper art embellishment accessories materials mainly include the following: natural stone, rhinestones, gold and silver beads, cloth, ribbons and so on. The use of embellished accessories makes the whole diffractive paper art creation has a distinctive mechanism of contrast, can enhance the overall sense of three-dimensionality and depth of the work, for example, the creation of characters headdress theme of diffractive paper art, the appropriate use of gold and silver beads or rhinestones as a point of embellishment, so that the whole work is more detailed and exquisite.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Diffractive Paper

Baidu Encyclopedia - Diffractive Paper Art