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How to cut a flower how to cut paper

How to cut a flower is as follows:

1. Fold a square piece of paper in half three times in a row.

2. Draw a favorite pattern on the folded paper.

3, cut the pattern with scissors as drawn.

4, cut and open it.

The introduction of paper-cutting is as follows:

Chinese paper-cutting is a kind of folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper, which is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base, intermingled with the social life of people of all ethnic groups, and is an important part of various folk activities.

The visual image and modeling format of its inheritance continue to connote

The classification of paper-cutting is as follows:

Folding paper-cutting

Folding paper-cutting is one of the most common methods of production and expression of folklore. The so-called folding paper-cutting that after different ways of folding and cutting into paper-cutting. The earliest "on the horse" "on the monkey" and other flowers is folded and cut out. Folding paper-cutting folding method is simple, easy to make, labor-saving, time-saving, modeling generalization and a certain deformation, especially suitable for the performance of structural symmetry of the form and symmetry of the pattern, such as people, frogs, butterflies, tortoises, reflections, and fish, and so on.

Geometric patterns, flowers, scenery, utensils and other subjects can be adapted to, and unfolding extremely symmetrical, but also can change a variety of suitable shape, the two sides of the continuity of the four sides of the continuity or the continuity of the parties, which is one of the main reasons for it to be able to long to be handed down, folding paper cutting on the popularity of Chinese paper cutting and craft pattern modeling, play an important role.

Two, silhouette

Silhouette is an ancient form of paper-cutting art, through the outer contour of the figure and the shape of the object, so it pays the most attention to the beauty of the outer contour and modeling, silhouette because of the limitations of the contour modeling, generally to express the side of the figure or other objects is good. Its tools are mainly scissors and carving knife, paper is generally used black or heavy color paper, in the performance of the character side shadow, generally look at the object while cutting. The silhouette is very suitable for showing the effect of translucent light, is a very characteristic type of paper cutting.

Three, torn paper

Torn paper is a new type of traditional folk paper-cutting deformed. The method is to use different types of paper, using hand-tearing method to tear the modeling, hand instead of cutting will naturally be very limited, is not suitable for the performance of the effect of fine craftsmanship, but it is this limitation, but also shows its unique artistic personality, there is a kind of ancient, elegant and simple, bold and robust style. In the process of tearing the paper there is often a randomness, there is a natural flavor.