Complete collection of Year of the Dragon paper-cutting patterns and Year of the Dragon paper-cutting tutorials
Although there are various patterns and styles of paper-cut dragons, the basic styles used in Year of the Dragon paper-cuts all have a common root. From the ancient books, dragons can be clearly divided into five types: one is the dragon on the conceptual and spiritual level, as Confucius said, the dragon has the magical power of transformation and ascension that ordinary animals do not have; the second type is the design of utensils The dragon on the level, as mentioned above, the dragon flag, the emperors clothing, the purpose of rulers using dragon pictures and flags in sacrificial rituals is to communicate the meaning of the messengers of heaven and earth, and is also a symbol of the special status of the user; the third category is Ningzhou Dragons on the astrological level, such as the Donggong constellation named after the dragon. The most typical text that uses dragons to represent the seven Eastern constellations is the Book of Changes; the fourth category is dragons on the natural animal level, such as those recorded in Zuo Zhuan. The two incidents of seeing dragons attracted the attention of both the government and the public at that time; the five categories are dragons on the level of natural phenomena, such as thunder and lightning, wind and clouds, rainbows, etc. From this we can see that the ancients’ understanding of dragons was varied and varied. It not only lived in the real world but also dominated the spiritual world of our ancestors. Among all kinds of weird and strange animal image designs in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, only the image of the dragon always occupies the most important position. This can also be seen as the origin of the familiar Year of the Dragon paper-cut pattern.
Judging from the image of this paper-cut dragon, the difference between it and other paper-cut dragon images in the Year of the Dragon Paper-cut Pattern Collection is quite obvious. The main reason is that the paper-cut lines are relatively rounded and exaggerated, so it looks like a cartoon Year of the Dragon paper-cut production. But if you savor it carefully, you can still see that the details of the paper-cut dragon are well handled, especially the combination of auspicious clouds and paper-cut dragons, which is full of grandeur.
1. Preparation work before paper-cutting. For rounded cutting styles, it is difficult to produce such an effect with engraving. If paper-cutting is used in most places, the paper-cutting that needs to be placed slightly stacked can be thinner. Convenient for paper cutting operation.
2. For tracing, you can directly use printing to present the complete pattern, or you can use manual drawing to retain the overall paper-cut dragon. The details of the paper-cut cloud can be used according to your own creativity.
3. Paper cutting and engraving. Looking at the wholeThe paper-cut dragon pattern does not have an obvious symmetrical structure, so when cutting it can only be operated from coarse to fine, and from the overall situation to the details. First make the outline of the entire paper-cut dragon, and then carve more details.
