Tutorial on how to cut cricket paper-cut patterns and dragonfly paper-cut patterns
Cricket patterns appear more frequently in traditional folk paper-cutting. This is because the word "cricket" in cricket has the same pronunciation as the word "happiness", so it means continuous happy events and abundant joy, so it often comes in autumn. , people will choose to make paper-cut works with cricket patterns. The paper-cut dragonfly pattern is also a common artistic form, which often means "step by step" or "straight up". If you carry a "dragonfly" with you, you will often meet noble people in your life and work!
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of colored paper and fold them twice to make each piece into four layers, or take eight pieces of colored paper and staple them in two pieces with a stapler.
2. Tracing: Use a pencil to draw the two pictures separately. Remember to highlight the dynamics of the insect, such as the curved eyebrows, straight legs, and big belly of a cricket, the position of the wings of a dragonfly, and the curvature of its thin belly, etc.
3. Cutting: When cutting the crickets eyebrows, pay attention to the slightly thinner tip, the slightly thicker root, and the exaggerated upturn of the hind legs. The cut should be straight and strong. It is not necessary to cut the actual six legs, just cut three or four to express the dynamic. There are many flowers that match crickets, and common fruits and vegetables are also combined with crickets, which is related to its living habits (see the paper-cut work "Autumn Song"). The shapes of grasshoppers and grasshoppers are very similar to crickets. When cutting, you can refer to the cricket cutting method.
Paper-cut work "Autumn Song"
When cutting a dragonfly, pay attention to its head. Don't just cut two large circles to represent the eyes. It should be beautified, such as cutting into two round petals (see the paper-cut work "Flower Fairy"), or cutting two sets of mutually arranged petals. Crescent pattern, the two pairs of wings can also be cut into two large petals, so that together with the small petals representing the eyes, they form a beautiful flying orchid-shaped dragonfly, which looks very interesting. The legs of dragonflies are very thin and short, and generally In some cases, you don’t need to cut it. When cutting the flower center and buds combined with the dragonfly, you can use the method of “stealth cutting”.The secret is to cut directly from the outside without cutting, and cut off the part to be cut.
Paper-cut work "Flower Fairy"
