Paper-cut figures: paper-cut child patterns and cutting methods tutorial
In traditional paper-cutting patterns, children appear very frequently. Because children are innocent and lively, and also have the meaning of "more children, more blessings", many folk paper-cutting themes will focus on children. to shape the image. There are also many paper-cut patterns suitable for children, such as lotus flowers. Nowadays, characters are often emphasized in paper-cutting. The images of children are cute and highly malleable, so they are also the main choice for paper-cutting themes. Childrens tailoring is often more complicated than adult tailoring, so it requires extra practice.
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of colored paper and fold them twice to form four layers each, or take eight pieces of colored paper and staple them into two pieces.
2. Tracing: When tracing with a pencil, pay attention to the movements of each child, especially the stretching direction of the arms and legs.
3. Cutting: Children are the hope of family and society, and they are also one of the objects often represented in paper-cutting. Traditional paper-cuttings such as "Children Making Spring" and "Children Worshiping Buddha" all use children as objects of expression. There are also themes that use children as indirect objects of expression. For example, the two immortals in "Hehe Two Immortals" are often children. , the bangs in "Bangs Playing with Golden Cicada" are mostly children.
Paper-cut work "Climbing Doll"
When cutting images of children, the focus should be on the dynamics of the childs head and limbs, and other aspects can be dealt with in general. The childs head should be exaggerated and prominent, slightly enlarged in proportion, and the facial features should be concentrated. The nose can be left uncut or replaced with a small upright (see the paper-cut works "Climbing Doll" and "Lucky Baby"). The hand can directly cut five saw teeth at the end of the arm to express the expression. . In order to show the childs naive and cute appearance, the waist and neck are not cut.
Paper-cut work "Chihuahua"
Common themes showing childrens paper-cutting, as well as modern childrens life, study, games and their ideals, etc.
