Chicken and duck paper cutting patterns and tutorials
Since the art of paper-cutting was created by working people as a pastime during their leisure time, images of chickens, ducks and other poultry appear in many traditional paper-cuttings. To understand and master folk paper-cutting, you must be familiar with the characteristics of paper-cutting chickens and ducks. Pattern cutting. Since chicken has the same pronunciation as "吉" which symbolizes good luck and good luck, people are more willing to make paper-cuts with chicken patterns to symbolize good luck and peace. Of course, this does not mean that duck patterns appear less often. Groups of chickens and ducks and "fish (surplus) year after year" all imply good harvests and good harvests, so they often appear together in paper-cut works.
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of colored paper and fold them twice, each piece into four layers, or take eight pieces of colored paper and staple them into two pieces, and staple the edges firmly.
2. Tracing: On the bound paper, draw pictures of chickens and ducks respectively, paying attention to highlighting their characteristics.
3. Cutting: When cutting chickens, you should pay attention to making the combs and tails larger, the chicken breasts protruding, and the chicken feet thick, so that the chickens cut out will have a majestic look (see the paper-cut work "Rooster Sings") . When cutting chicken tail feathers, you need to cut them smoothly. The cutting method is to start from the tip of the feathers and rotate the paper while cutting. The cuts must be consistent and there should be no stubs in the middle. Folk paper-cut themes related to chickens include "Good Luck (Chicken) and Good Luck", "Auspiciousness (Chicken) and Good Luck (Sheep)", and "Lucky (Chicken) Auspiciousness".
Paper-cut work "The Rooster Sings"
When cutting the duck, pay attention to exaggerating the characteristics of the ducks fat body and slender neck. The legs must be cut shorter. You can also cut the two soles directly under the body. You can cut some feather-like zigzag patterns on the body at will. You can also cut some flowers and plants, and decorate your body with ducklings
The duck in the paper-cut work "Calling the Wanderer" represents that it is missing its child. This cutting method is also called the image cutting method, which directly expresses the subjects psychological intention. It can express whatever it wants without having to think about it. The true form of objective things. This is also the difference between folk paper-cutting and other forms of artistic expression.
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Paper-cut work "Calling Back the Wanderer"
