Paper-cut cloud paper-cut pattern and cutting method tutorial
Clouds are a very common pattern in traditional Chinese art works, especially in paper-cut works. Clouds are often used to set off images of mountains, water, ancient temples, dragons, etc.; and the pattern of paper-cut clouds itself It also has the meaning of "stepping towards the blue clouds" and "straight up the blue clouds", but no matter what kind of metaphorical expression it is, there needs to be related objects or situations to set off each other. Only in this way can the effect of the expressed meaning be achieved. In the collection of paper-cut patterns, clouds are often singled out as objects for people to learn how to cut and appreciate because of their varied and ethereal shapes. Here is a simple tutorial on how to make paper-cut clouds, which you can refer to.
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of colored paper and fold them twice to form four layers for each piece, or take eight pieces of colored paper and staple them into two pieces.
2. Tracing: Draw the pictures separately on the bound paper, paying attention to distinguish the differences between the two clouds.
3. Cutting: Clouds are often represented in paper-cutting, including landscapes, dragons and phoenixes, and immortal figures. There are roughly two ways to cut clouds: Yang-cut clouds and Yin-cut clouds. For example, the clouds in "Auspicious Clouds in the Ancient Temple" (see the paper-cut work "Auspicious Clouds in the Ancient Temple") are Yang-cut clouds; "The Wandering Dragon" (see the paper-cut work "The Divine Dragon"). The clouds in Yunyou) are Yinjian clouds. Clouds in paper-cutting are generally the foil for other things. In the picture, "dragon" and "ancient temple" are the main objects of expression. Clouds serve as foil for the dragon and ancient temple. Therefore, the cut clouds must be distinguished from the main body of the performance. If the main body is a yin shear, the cloud is a yang shear; if the main body is a yang shear, the cloud is preferably a yin shear.
Paper-cut work "Auspicious Clouds in the Ancient Temple"
Clouds can be divided into three types in terms of form. One is group clouds, such as the clouds below the paper-cut work "Auspicious Clouds in the Ancient Temple" and the paper-cut work "Wandering Dragon"; the other is walking clouds, which are shaped like several parallel lines. It is represented by horizontal lines; there is also flowing clouds, which are shaped like ribbons flying in the air and represented by several smooth curves, such as the group on the upper right of the paper-cut work "Wandering Dragon"cloud. The former form of clouds is common in traditional paper-cutting; the latter two forms of clouds are more common in modern paper-cutting.
Paper-cut work "Wandering Dragon"
