Dragon and Phoenix Fu paper-cut pattern and Fu paper-cut tutorial instructions
Paper-cuttingIn creation, paper-cutting with the word "福" has a very high status. This is because the word "福" It is a unique cultural phenomenon formed by its cultural status in China. We can often see various types of paper-cutting with the character "福", among which two forms of paper-cutting with the character "福" are very common. One is to depict some imaginary aspects of the character "福" itself. This type of paper-cutting with the character "福" is the most common. And it is often cut into an upside-down shape with the word "福", which is homophonic to the meaning of "福来". There is also a relatively rare method, which is to specialize the image of the character "福" and pictogram the character "福" into some specific images of things. This kind of paper-cutting with the character "福" has a better visual artistic effect, but it is also difficult to make. larger.
We learned from the previous paper-cut tutorial how to cut the basic paper-cut blessing characters. You can refer to the tutorial: How to cut paper with traditional paper-cutting tutorial. The paper-cut character "福" recommended to you here is a little bit special, and its structure is also more complicated. If we look at it from the overall framework, it is better to say that this is a dragon and phoenix paper-cut than the paper-cut character "福". In fact, it is indeed a dragon and phoenix structure specialized through the character "福", in which the symbol for "福" is surrounded by special flowers. It has become the paper-cut phoenix seen here, and the right structure of the word "福" has been specialized into a paper-cut dragon. Students who carefully observe the paper-cut patterns should be able to observe that this type of paper-cut production is very suitable for wedding paper-cuts because of its The theme of the combination of dragon and phoenix goes well with the wedding.
So how to operate this dragon, phoenix and blessing paper-cutting during specific cutting:
1. For such paper-cutting operations, you can usually use ordinary red color paper. If you need to frame and save it, you can choose some harder paper. It can be mounted directly or mounted after thickening, so that the final display effect will be better.
2. The paper-cut tracing of dragon, phoenix and blessing. This dragon, phoenix, and blessing paper-cut pattern is relatively attached as a whole, especially because there are some linear structures in it, which increases the complexity of the cutting. When tracing, you can first write out the basic character "福", and then depict a paper-cut dragon and a paper-cut phoenix based on the character "福". The advantage of this method is to help beginners in paper-cutting master some specialized images of "福" paper-cutting. The creative method will be more conducive to future paper-cut creations.
3. Dragon, Phoenix and Fu paper-cuttingPaper-cutting tutorialPrompt. For the dragon and phoenix paper-cut itself, we recommend first using the wrap-around paper-cutting method from the outside to the inside, that is, cutting from the outside to the inside according to the already drawn graphics. Such cutting can increase the accuracy of the image of the dragon and phoenix. After completing the cutting of the outer parts including the dragons mane and wind feathers, you can use a carving knife to carve out the internal structure. With this cutting, you can easily complete the production of the entire dragon, phoenix and blessing paper-cut.
