Year of the Snake Paper-cut Patterns and Paper-cut Snake Tutorials
In paper-cutting production, snakes, as the theme of Snake Paper-cutting for the Year of the Snake, have received great attention. Many paper-cutting enthusiasts hope to cut out a paper-cut snake by themselves, and use the paper-cut snake as a window grille to paste on the window or door. Snakes are often thought of as little dragons, and like dragons, snakes are also considered to be the embodiment of good luck. Although the snake itself is a relatively ferocious animal in peoples daily understanding, this ferocity makes the snake a must-have to ward off evil spirits. Snakes can often be seen in traditional folk paper-cutting. This also shows the status and importance of snakes in folk paper-cutting. Therefore, it is very valuable to make some paper-cut snakes when the Year of the Snake arrives.
This beautiful paper-cut snake pattern is one of the paper-cut productions for the Year of the Snake. It can be seen that there are two theme elements in this paper-cut pattern for the Year of the Snake, one is the python and the other is the plum blossom. In the past, when making paper-cuts for the Year of the Rabbit, we all know that there is a very popular theme for the Year of the Rabbit paper-cuts, and that is "Snake and Rabbit". Because there is a saying among the people that "a snake coiled around a rabbit will definitely make you rich." From this folk saying, we can see the importance of the image of snakes in peoples hearts. When the snake pattern and the plum blossom pattern are combined together, this auspicious meaning is sublimated and improved to a greater extent, and it also makes us feel the unique auspicious atmosphere of the paper-cut snake in the Year of the Snake.
The following will tell you how to make this Year of Snake paper-cut snake. However, the copyright of this Year of Snake paper-cut snake pattern belongs to Panorama, so please do not use it commercially.
1. Preparations before paper-cutting in the Year of the Snake. Since it is paper-cutting for the Year of the Chinese Zodiac, it is natural to try to make some window cutouts origami works, so you can use the same materials as the window cutouts to make this Year of the Snake paper-cut. Just use ordinary single-color red paper. As for the paper material, using bamboo pulp paper can basically meet the requirements for paper-cutting production in this Year of the Snake. If you have colored paper, use colored paperThe paper-cut works are more exquisite.
2. Tracing operation of the Year of the Snake paper cutting. Since the production of this Year of the Snake paper-cut is too complicated, and the complexity is mainly reflected in the unique combination of the lines on the snakes body and the plum blossoms, the hand-painted method is not very suitable for this production tutorial of the Year of the Snake paper-cut. It is strongly recommended to use printing to trace the paper-cut patterns on the paper, which will make it easier to make paper-cuts for the Year of the Snake later.
3. Cutting and engraving of paper-cuts for the Year of the Snake. For complex paper-cutting production, we recommend using scissors for cutting and assisting with the engraving operation with a carving knife. The purpose of this is to better complete the production of some complex patterns in paper-cutting production. For example, in this paper-cutting tutorial for the Year of the Snake, there are a lot of textures on the snakes body. The huge trouble caused by cutting these textures is that it is difficult for paper-cutting beginners to accurately carve the textures with scissors. If a carving knife is used at this time, the pattern of the paper-cut snake will be presented in a refined manner, and the support structure of the paper-cut will not be broken. The principle of cutting plum blossoms is the same as that of snakes.
