Analysis of three common Chinese hand-cut paper-cutting instruction books
"Handmade Paper-cut Practice and Decorative Patterns" is a textbook compiled by paper-cut artist Liu Ren based on his years of practical experience in paper-cut teaching. The textbook first introduces the common sense of paper-cutting in the form of pictures and texts. It draws on the ancient method of "teaching it orally and cutting according to the sample" to learn paper-cutting. It also introduces the basic techniques of paper-cutting operations, the common patterns of paper-cutting, the complementary shapes of yin and yang and other basic concepts in a simple way. The intricacies are integrated into the specific paper-cut patterns. The steps are clear and easy for learners to understand. The textbook provides learners with many practice patterns, and learners can practice selectively according to their own learning level. The shortcomings of this book are that the teaching object is unclear, the selected content is not sufficiently connected with Chinese culture, and the cultural explanation is insufficient.
"Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Techniques Tutorial" is based on the explanation of Chinese paper-cutting techniques. It starts with different paper-cutting decorative symbols and the specific application of various decorative symbols, and then introduces different paper-cutting techniques, including folding paper-cutting techniques and symmetrical paper-cutting techniques. , flat paper-cutting techniques and three-dimensional paper-cutting techniques, and finally a paper-cutting atlas. The entire textbook focuses on the introduction of paper-cutting techniques, and comprehensively introduces the different techniques of Chinese paper-cutting through vivid illustrations. Through learning, learners can easily master different paper-cutting techniques. The shortcomings of this textbook are that there is no clear teaching object, the teaching steps are not clear, and the selection of illustrations lacks progressiveness.
"Paper-cutting Handouts" is not an officially published textbook. It is a handout compiled by Ma Bohua, a teacher from the National Librarys paper-cutting training class, based on his own teaching experience and the learning needs of students. This handout is mainly for beginners of paper cutting. It mainly includes the following aspects: introduction to folk paper-cutting, tools and materials for paper-cutting, manifestations of paper-cutting, basic techniques of paper-cutting, production steps of paper-cutting, different methods of folding and cutting paper and colored paper-cutting. The content is rich and the teaching steps are clear. The biggest feature of this book is that the teaching objects are clear, so students' learning needs can be fully taken into account in content arrangement and illustration selection. The shortcoming of this book lies in the lack of cultural explanation. Many of the illustrations selected in the handouts have Chinese cultural connotations, but there is no sufficient cultural explanation. In addition, some illustrations are complicated and not suitable for beginners.Those who learn. The above is an analysis of three highly practical textbooks. Through analysis, it can be seen that the three textbooks mainly have the following problems. First, the teaching object is unclear; second, the selected content of the teaching materials lacks cultural heritage and insufficient cultural explanation; third, the teaching steps are unclear, and the selected illustrations cannot well meet the learners' requirements.
