Basic paper-cutting tutorial and paper-cutting pattern for the word "hi"
If we talk about paper-cut characters, the most common ones people make are the paper-cuts with the word "happiness". This is because whenever someone wants to get married, they often make a lot of paper-cuts with the word "happiness". Paired with paper-cut works such as "Fish Diamond Lotus" (click to view the paper-cut fish cutting method and the paper-cut lotus cutting method), it shows peoples best wishes for the happy life of the newlyweds and the early birth of a child. There are various ways to cut the word "xi" in paper-cutting, but the most common one is the "囍" that people are very familiar with. By overlapping the word "xi", the sense of jubilation is more highlighted.
1. Preparation: Take two pieces of paper, fold them in half twice each, and make each piece into four layers to form a quarter strip of the original paper.
2. Tracing: Use a pencil to draw the center line of symmetry of the original picture, and then draw the symmetry line of the single "hi" character on the right side, that is, only draw a quarter of the original picture on the folded paper. Just one. The key is to find the central fold line of the original paper on the folded spare paper, and align this fold line with the right side of the word "hi" (because you hold the scissors in your right hand, it is convenient to cut from the head of the word "hi", so Trace the rightmost part), if the position is wrong, after cutting, unfolding will result in a single "hi" character in the middle and two half-cut "xi" characters on both sides.
The paper-cut work "Xi" with the word "Xi" in its original style
3. Cutting: The word "xi" is a common paper-cut we see. In the early days, it was not the form of two "xi" characters joined together as we see today, but a single "xi". Legend has it that the word "囍" for todays double happiness is related to the ancient Wang Anshi. When he was in the bridal chamber, he was anxious to hear that the emperor wasWang Anshi was very happy to be named on the edict gold list. He added the word "xi" next to the word "xi" posted in the bridal chamber to congratulate the double happiness. This gave rise to the "", which is commonly used among the people in the future but does not have this image in any dictionary. The word "囍".
The paper-cut work "Happiness" with the word "Happy" and four people smiling happily
When cutting the word "HI" (see the original style of the paper-cut work "HI"), pay attention to the vertical strokes being slightly thicker, the horizontal strokes slightly thinner, and the strokes to be arranged evenly. The character "囍" in the paper-cut work "Happiness" (Four People Smiling and Happy) is based on the original straight painting, with anthropomorphic changes to form four smiling faces, which further sets off the festive atmosphere.
