Don't understand what a paper cut is: Yangcut and Yincut? After reading this article, you will understand

Paper cutting is the art of hollowing out, each modeling together to form a picture, in which the "line" is the most basic language, any pattern needs to use the line to show that the picture of the points and surfaces are also by the line to connect and distinguish. The artistic expression of paper-cutting methods are as follows:

First, Yang carved paper-cutting:

The so-called Yang carved paper-cutting, that is, outside the pattern of the part of the cut and carved to retain the original pattern of dots, lines, and surfaces, the Yang carved generally need to be connected to the pen and brush. It is characterized by retaining the outline lines of the original manuscript and cutting away the blank parts outside the outline lines. Each of its lines is connected to each other. Yang carved paper cutting exquisite and detailed, generally southern paper cutting mostly use this method.

Second, yin carved paper-cutting:

Yin carved paper-cutting is the pattern itself cut and carved, the rest is outside the pattern of the part, through the lining of the paper to reflect the content of the pattern, yin pattern paper-cutting generally require line line breaks. Yin carved paper cutting is characterized by carving away the outline lines of the original, retaining the outline lines outside the part, so the characteristics of the Yin carved paper cutting is that its lines are not necessarily connected, the work as a whole is block.

Third, the combination of yin and yang:

In traditional paper-cutting, the complete use of a paper-cutting method is not rare, most of the yin and yang carving two methods combined, yin carving in yin carving, yin carving in yang carving, making the works of yin and yang, each other, the picture effect is richer. Generally is the first use of yang carving will be the outline of the main pattern cut out, and then the decorative trimming of yin carving, but also sometimes yin and yang parallel, complement each other.

Fourth, silhouette:

Silhouette is relatively the simplest type of paper-cutting, silhouette focuses on realism, is one of the forms of paper-cutting, mainly through the cutting of the outer contour of the image to show the characters and scenery, so it focuses on the beauty of the outer contour and modeling, silhouette with black or dark paper is more appropriate.

Silhouettes need to cut directly on the paper, from the start of the cut to complete the work "in one fell swoop", to master this skill requires deep paper-cutting skills. China's famous painter Xu Beihong also said, silhouette in the form of "paper-cutting" performance of a "high-level modeling mind," China's early shadow play on the shadow of paper-cutting. Therefore, as an art, silhouette is unique.

Fifth, carved paper:

Carved paper is a revolution in paper-cutting tools, technological innovation, carved paper with paper is relatively thin, with homemade carving knife with homemade wax disk work. Its advantage is that once you can carve multiple layers, masters up to dozens of layers, suitable for commercial production; because of the use of carving knife, works more than shear can be more fine; and then you can do a large picture of the work; carve paper emphasizes the technical, relative to scissors tools at will to have its own style of regularity.

The real paper carving is called "carving" because it needs to carve the knife vertically and forcefully into the carving, one by one, and push forward. Carved paper is found in all parts of China, including Hunan Xiangxi tiger chiseling, Jiangsu Jintan carved paper, Zhejiang Yueqing fine-grained carved paper, Fujian Quanzhou carved paper, all of which have been entered into the national intangible cultural heritage list.