Year of the Dragon paper-cutting pictures and the latest paper-cutting dragon tutorials
The image of the Year of the Dragon paper-cut will change to a certain extent depending on the occasion where the paper-cut is used, for example, some other auspicious elements will be added to it. According to archaeological discoveries, a painted pottery bottle unearthed from the Xiping site in Gansus Gansu province also had a "dragon" painted on it, and carbon isotope determination indicated that it was an ancient artifact from 5,500 years ago. This "dragon" is drawn in ink and color, and is 38.4 centimeters long. It has an oblate head with bulging eyes, a star-shaped body, mesh-like scales on its back, and a pair of relatively thin forelimbs. This "dragon" belongs to the Miaodigou type of Yangshao Culture. Academic circles generally call this "dragon" image "squid pattern" or "spider scorpion pattern", and believe that "weaver" (salamfish) or "spider scorpion" is the prototype of the Chinese dragon. There are also scholars such as Taiwanese Yuan Dexing who disagree with this. This is because the "dragon" pattern unearthed at the Xiping site in Gangu is not an isolated case. Similarly unearthed are the so-called "squid patterns" on painted pottery vases from the Fujiamen site in Wushan, Gansu. However, it is estimated that they are 500 years later than the Xiping site in Gangu. Yuan Dexings article "The Origin of the Dragon" ("Forbidden City Cultural Relics", Taiwan, Issue 60) pointed out: "Recently tracing the origin of the dragon pattern on the feet of the Zhou Dynasty in the Shang Dynasty, based on the dragon pattern on a Majiayao culture painted pottery bottle from Wushan, Gansu It is the earliest. Although several reports on the human land and later catalogs call it "clear scorpion pattern", in fact, this is not related to careful observation. ... This image is obviously a mythical animal with a human body and a snake body. It must not be Considered to be a four-legged scorpion." ’ ‘These two similar patterns, whether squid, butterfly, scorpion or snake, can actually be regarded as the prototype of the Chinese dragon. On this prototype of the dragon pattern, there are also some combinations that are consistent with the specific requirements at that time.
This latest 2012 Year of the Dragon paper-cut pattern collection is based on the paper-cut dragon pattern itself.The purpose of adding a very auspicious element such as the longevity peach is to express the auspicious meaning of congratulating the New Year and congratulating the birthday through this paper-cut pattern of the Year of the Dragon. Then the auspicious clouds on the plane are introduced to float around it like fire. It is full of dynamic and festive at the same time. It is a very creative paper-cut production of the Year of the Dragon.
1. Preparation work before paper-cutting. Place several pieces of red colored paper on top of each other and fix them with a stapler. If possible, you can reduce the number of layers, and then make paper cuts and carvings on the backing board.
2. Tracing. For this kind of paper-cut pattern with many lines, if it is a hand-drawn tracing, just outline the outline. If possible, you can directly save the paper-cut pattern and print it out, and the effect will be even better.
3. Paper cutting and engraving. A major feature of the Year of the Dragon paper-cut pattern in this paper-cutting tutorial is that there are many fine lines, and each line shows a random but very independent dynamic rhythm, so when cutting or engraving, you can While cutting casually, modify the decorative lines inside according to your own ideas and preferences.
