Paper-cutting dragon tutorial and the latest Year of the Dragon paper-cutting patterns collection
Although now the Year of the Dragon paper-cut patterns can be seen everywhere, and the various forms of paper-cut dragons are also different, but actually dragon patterns have appeared in our country very early, and there are many styles similar to the current paper-cut dragons. Very similar. According to existing data, the earliest dragon image with traditional dragon characteristics is an 8,000-year-old Xinglongwa culture stone sculpture dragon discovered during excavations at the Chahai site in Fuxin, Liaoning from June to October 1994. This dragon is made of reddish-brown conglomerate of equal sizes, with a total length of 19.70 meters. The widest part of the dragons head is about 2 meters, and the width from the body to the tail is about 1 meter or less. . This is the earliest and largest dragon-shaped sculpture discovered by archaeology. Closely arranged tombs and sacrificial pits were also found in the south of the dragon. The promulgation characteristics of its settlement indicate that as early as 8,000 years ago, the dragon had a special meaning in the society at that time. In addition, dragon-patterned pottery sherds were also found at the same site. The age of the Chahai settlement site has been determined twice. The first carbon 14 determination was 7,600 years ago, and the first carbon 14 determination was 7,300 ± 150 years ago, which was more than 8,000 years ago. . It can be seen that todays most popular and latest paper-cut dragon pattern has appeared in China since ancient times.
Although the collection of dragon paper-cut patterns has been around for a long time, its pattern composition has also changed with the changes in peoples aesthetics over time. For example, in this latest Year of the Dragon paper-cut pattern, we can see that the image of the paper-cut dragon is more concentrated, that is, people can recognize at a glance that this is a classic paper-cut dragon image, and more details make the entire paper-cut dragon pattern more unique. It is watchable.
1. Preparation work before paper-cutting. The paper-cut patterns in this paper-cutting tutorial are relatively complex. You can use multiple pieces of colored paper to be stacked and fixed to perform the paper-cutting operation. This is especially convenient when there are angle details that need to be processed. situation.
2. Tracing. For this kind of paper-cut dragon pattern, which is relatively compact and complete in composition, you can directly trace the theme including the dragon head and body in an outline tracing method. The details can be chosen as needed.
3. Paper-cutting and engraving. When performing paper-cutting operations, the general outline should not be directly shaped. Since there are a large number of decorations and embellishments on the periphery of the paper-cutting dragon, it is easy to break due to improper paper-cutting operations. Therefore, Rhythmic cutting from the inside out should be followed to ensure the uniform beauty of the entire paper-cut dragon.
