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Paper-cut course for window grilles

The steps of the paper-cut course for window grilles are as follows:

Materials/Tools: red colored paper, scissors.

1. Prepare a piece of red square paper.

2. Fold the square red paper in half along the center line.

3. Fold in half again.

Draw the pattern to be cut on the folded red paper with a pencil.

5. Cut along the drawn pattern with scissors.

6, the opening is a good-looking double happiness word.

Window function:

1, ok.

The line is connected, but the line is broken. Because paper-cut works are cut or carved on paper, hollowing out is necessary. Because of hollowing out, paper-cuts with public lines must be connected, and paper-cuts with bus lines must be broken. If you cut off some lines, the whole paper-cut will be fragmented and deformed. Thus, there is a structure that does not fall or cut. This is an important feature of paper-cutting art.

Paper-cutting pays great attention to lines, because the picture of paper-cutting is composed of lines. According to practical experience, the lines of paper-cutting can be summarized into five words: "round, sharp, square, missing and line". Requirements: "Round as autumn moon, sharp as wheat awn, square as blue brick, lacking as sawtooth, walking like beard." It can be said that lines are the basis of paper-cut modeling.

2. style.

Window grilles are all suitable for patterns, and most of the window grilles in Shandong are straight, which is suitable for straight windows in this area; Northwest window grilles divide the complete paper-cut into four pieces with the word "ten", which is also suitable for forming a cross in the center of the window. The window grilles in Hunan have a fixed combination. Generally, double happiness flowers are inserted in the middle, butterfly horns are inserted in the four corners, and a pair of wedding candles, flower baskets and plates are placed on both sides of the group flowers.

In order not to affect indoor lighting, window grilles are mostly cut in the sun to get more hollowed-out area. The outer contours of window grilles and window frames are required to be comfortable and symmetrical, which can play a practical role in cold protection and ventilation in addition to beautiful decorative factors. In order to pursue fresh, bright and lively interior decoration effect, window grilles are often carved with fine wire cutting to achieve hollow and exquisite visual effect.