New Year Paper-cutting Pattern Collection - Lion Dance Paper-cutting Tutorial
There are many related contents in the collection of paper-cutting patterns that are related to some auspicious meanings. We commonly call this type of paper-cutting "New Years paper-cutting". In addition to the creative production of auspicious words, New Years paper-cutting also has some paper-cutting patterns related to New Years folk activities. For example, the lion dance paper-cut pattern we share with you here. This lion dance paper-cut pattern is quite popular, mainly because it expresses the excitement of a unique folk event such as the New Year lion dance through very simple paper-cut production, which allows us to fully feel the excitement of the New Year. and festive.
A careful analysis of the paper-cut production of this New Year lion dance shows that its configuration adopts a diagonal symmetry. The so-called diagonal symmetry means that if we divide the paper according to the diagonal line, we can directly divide the paper into a complete mirror structure. However, this is obviously different from the traditional triangle paper-cutting, and can be regarded as a special case of beautiful snowflake paper-cutting. We all know that the style of snowflake paper-cutting itself is quite complicated, but it is very easy to make, and this New Year paper-cutting is just the opposite. The entire production looks like a mirror image, but it is still quite difficult to actually cut it.
1. Preparations before making the New Year paper-cut lion dance pattern. To make such beautiful and unique paper-cutting, the structure of the lion dance is usually lengthened or shortened as needed. You can transform it structurally according to specific needs, such as making the structure of the lions body longer. We can choose rectangular paper with longer sides for production, or directly use square paper for production, which also has its own unique effect.
2. New Year paper-cut lion dance tracing. When it comes to tracing, many paper-cutting enthusiasts may have their own understandings. Some people think that if they can create patterns with their own paper-cutting experience and knowledge, it will be the best paper-cutting production. This understanding is actually not correct. In the Chinese paper-cutting art, whether you are cutting by tracing or cutting based on your own understanding and understanding of the pattern, it is very good.The paper-cutting production method can also be understood as a transitional method. The highest state is naturally to have the paper-cut pattern in mind and be able to easily complete the paper-cut creation.
3. New Year paper-cut lion dance tutorial summary. Although I cannot describe to you in very detail how to make this New Year paper-cut lion dance, I believe its elegant and stable configuration will make you want to try it. When making this paper-cut lion dance pattern, you can first display a peripheral outline configuration based on the tracing pattern we completed earlier. After the outline configuration is cut, perform symmetrical paper-cut operations, especially on the lions body. The texture pattern can be cut by multiple folds, so that the cut lion body pattern will be clearer and more beautiful, and the streamlined shape and symmetry will also be better.
