Paper-cutting method: five-corner folding and cutting method
Since there are triangular folding and four-corner folding and cutting methods, there is also a pentagonal folding and cutting method. In many paper-cut works, it is necessary to express the effect of stacking five elements. At this time, the five-corner folding and cutting method needs to be used. At the same time, it is similar to the four-corner folding and cutting method. The paper-cut themes mainly applied to the five-cornered folding and cutting method are usually similar to the "five-corner folding". "There is a close relationship, and for the five-corner folding and cutting method, another point to pay attention to is the placement of the five corners. If the direction and position of the five corners cannot be handled well, it will be easy to Gives a feeling of instability.
1. Preparation: Take a rectangular (or square) piece of paper and fold it in half at the center points of both sides to form a middle fold line. Then take the midpoint of this middle fold line as the starting point, as shown in the "pentagonal folding diagram", and fold it in half according to the dotted line. Because the five-corner folding angle is limited, it is not easy for beginners to master. You can use a thick cardboard to cut a 36-degree acute-angle template, mark it with a protractor and then cut it. Align one side of the pattern with the middle fold line and fold it continuously according to the angle of the pattern to form a five-corner fold pattern.
2. Tracing: On the picture to be cut (such as the paper-cut work "Plum Blossom Announces Early Spring"), use a pencil to mark its symmetry line. The part between the two lines is the figure to be traced. The folded edges The graphics should be drawn more carefully.
Pentagonal folding diagram
3. Cutting: Five-cornered folding paper-cutting also has a wide range of themes. Common ones include "Five Blessings Holding a Longevity", "Five Blessings Come to the Door", etc.
When cutting, pay attention to the selection of the folded edge graphics, as well as the relationship and echo between the corner graphics and the central graphics. For paper-cutting with pentagonal shapes, the triangle is often placed at the top and the two corners at the bottom, which gives people a sense of stability.
The pentagonal folding paper-cut work "Plum Blossoms in Early Spring"
