Year of the Dragon Paper-cutting Patterns and Year of the Dragon Paper-cutting Tutorials
Mr. Wen Yiduo once wrote in "Fuxi Kao": "If we admit that there was a social form of totemism in ancient China, there must have been many totem groups at that time, too numerous to count. We have already As I said, the so-called dragon now is a comprehensive fictitious creature formed because the original dragon (a kind of snake) totem merged with many other totems." This also provides a reason for the appearance of dragons in paper-cut patterns. Necessary comment. Obviously, in the process of researching dragons, many experts and scholars have conducted detailed research and explanations. They have written chapters about hundreds of schools of thought, quoted famous sayings from ancient people, compiled images of dragons, and compiled dragon picture albums. They have made outstanding achievements. He has made an indelible contribution, but the existence of "dragon" is basically stated in one word. "Dragon" is a fictional mythical creature, not a specific animal in the real world. Therefore, the dragons we often see in the Year of the Dragon paper-cut patterns do not really exist in the real world.
In this Year of the Dragon paper-cut tutorial, you can see that this dragon is very similar to the traditional paper-cut dragon pattern, mainly in the complex texture and Zhang Tengs appearance. However, since this Year of the Dragon paper-cutting has disposed of the auspicious cloud patterns that are often paired with dragons, more other related decorations are needed to make the paper-cutting dragon more expressive and represent Chinese traditional folk customs and auspicious culture. For example, we can notice that there are ingot patterns at the base of the dragons limbs, and the dragon beads spit out from the dragons mouth have been deliberately downplayed.
1. The tracing process of the Year of the Dragon paper-cutting. The theme of the Year of the Dragon paper-cutting must be the dragon, so in this Year of the Dragon paper-cutting, the dragon is still the main subject of creation. Although the complexity of the pattern cannot be compared with the previous paper-cut works of the Year of the Dragon, the complexity is still quite high. Therefore, it is recommended to use computer printing to produce the drawings.
2. Preparation work before paper-cutting. The preparation work before paper-cutting is mainly focused on the paper and the paper-cut drawings printed out by the computer. Combine the printed Year of the Dragon paper-cut pattern with about two or three layers of red cut-out paper using a stapler. It is guaranteed that the paper will not be dragged and scratched during the subsequent cutting process..
3. Paper cutting and engraving. There is no specific rule in the overall configuration of this paper-cut pattern. However, since the pattern itself is relatively simple, during the specific operation, it is only necessary to ensure that the basic frame composition does not deviate, and the later detailed operations can be performed directly on the basis of cutting. At the same time, pay attention to the integrity of the lines, which is an issue that needs to be paid attention to in all this kind of hollow paper cutting.
