What is a paper sculpture? Method for making paper carving

Paper carving is one of the traditional folk handicrafts. It is a kind of aesthetic feeling with painting and sculpture carved with paper as material and tool model. The ancient paper carving art has never been interrupted in the long history, and its forms are endless and varied, but it also has good creativity and innovative spirit. A kind of paper sculpture with strong folk charm has created a good classic chapter in China paper sculpture art. Let's learn more about paper sculpture. ?

? What is a paper sculpture?

Paper sculpture is also called paper relief. This paper carving art originated from the Han Dynasty in China. The earliest paper carvings in the history of China were made by hand. Paper carving is actually a process of taking paper as material and then shaping it with a knife. Many paper sculptures with different themes can be created according to different papers. With the development of the times, some advanced and flexible new paper is gradually used for paper carving, and then carved on the paper with a sharp scalpel, and finally it becomes different shapes. In this carving process, the characteristics of printmaking and meticulous painting are gradually absorbed, thus showing different contents in content and subject matter.

? The history of paper carving

At first, paper carving was a beautiful and wonderful work of art, and as one of the dowry of my daughter when she got married, it was a folk custom handed down by our Chinese nation for thousands of years. When my daughter gets married, she often puts paper carvings at the bottom of the box. The styles of paper carvings are shoes, socks, window grilles, etc. This paper carving art is not only practical and beautiful, but also inherits the paper carving art.

? Method for making paper carving

The premise of making paper carvings is to use paper as material and then use tools to shape them. At present, paper carving is divided into two different ways: manual carving and carving-free. The origin of paper carving is very early, and the production of paper carving requires us to skillfully use cutting, cutting, folding and gluing. With the progress of paper materials and paper carving technology, it has gradually evolved into a three-dimensional creative way. Three-dimensional paper carving is very interesting. When the finished three-dimensional paper sculpture is hung on the wall, it can give us a feeling of being both classical and fashionable. In the process of making paper sculptures, it is also very interesting.

? The above is the related content of paper sculpture, from what is paper sculpture, its historical development and production methods to make a simple introduction, so that everyone can have a general understanding of paper sculpture. Among paper carvings, there is a school of rigid paper carvings, which originated in China. It is a combination of China folk paper-cutting and printmaking, and its works are simple and elegant, with China characteristics.