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What paper is used for paper carving?

Rendering style, generally sprayed with a pen or hand-painted, produces a gradual effect, generally using water-colored paper.

Natural color paper is usually made of coated paper or colored cardboard. It is usually carved out of white paper. Because the edge of the paper needs to be bent with convex strips, the toughness of the paper should be considered when choosing the paper, otherwise the bending edge will be uneven.

Paper sculpture, also known as paper relief. The ancient paper carving art, which originated from Han Dynasty in China, was mainly bred in the soil of folk art and developed slowly but never stopped. Although its form has not changed, it has not lost its innovative spirit. Among them, the paper-carved lanterns with strong folk charm, on the basis of drawing lessons from the artistic modeling of palace lanterns, created a classic chapter of paper-carved art in China. Paper sculpture, also called paper relief. Its origin can be traced back to the invention of paper in Han Dynasty in China and the improvement of German paper in16th century.