Stone paper-cut patterns and paper-cut tutorials
Stones have always been a focus of attention in traditional Chinese art creation. Since stones have many characteristics, it is necessary to grasp these characteristics when depicting stones in paper-cut works, and to adjust these characteristics according to the requirements of the work itself. The characteristics of the stone are amplified, making the paper-cut works more realistic. At the same time, it should be noted that stones can never appear alone in a complete paper-cut work. Therefore, the patterns of flowers, grass, water, birds, etc. that appear with the stones also need to change according to the changes in the stone patterns, so as to achieve a whole The harmonious beauty, the stone cutting method can refer to the following paper cutting tutorial.
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of colored paper and fold them twice, each with four layers, or take eight pieces of colored paper and staple them in two parts.
2. Tracing: Trace the pictures on the ordered paper, paying attention to the shape of the stones and the combination of flowers, plants and stones.
3. Cutting: The strangeness, elegance and interest of stones have been loved by people since ancient times. The five characteristics of strange stones are called "ugly, thin, leaky, wrinkled and transparent". Anyone with these five characteristics is It can be said that the stone is of the highest quality. "Ugly" means that the shape of the stone is not square, but weird and ugly; "thin" means that the shape of the stone should be long and narrow; "leak" means that the stone should have holes; "wrinkle" means that the stone should have holes. The surface of the stone is not smooth and has wrinkles; "transparent" means that the stone not only has holes, but also has "eyes" that penetrate the entire stone body, giving people a sense of transparency. Therefore, stone cutting must also follow the rules of strange stones. these five characteristics.
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Paper-cut work "Xun"
Strange stones are often found among flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard, so paper-cutting that shows the contrast between stones, flowers and trees is also a common theme.
In addition to paying attention to the five characteristics of strange stones when cutting stones, you should also pay attention to the mutual response between stones, flowers, plants, and animals. If the stone is higher, the flowers, plants, and animals should be relatively lower (see paper-cut works)"Xun"), if the stone is lower, the flowers, plants and animals should be higher (see the paper-cut work "Ming").
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Paper-cut work "Ming"
