Tools: paper-cutting, scissors, pen.
1, prepare a square paper-cut and fold it diagonally.
2. The upper corner is folded down to the side and then opened.
3. Fold the left corner to the intersection, as shown below, and then open it.
4. The right corner is folded to the intersection on the left.
5. Next, fold to the right, and the left corner is also folded to the right.
6. Fold it back and draw the following line draft.
7. Cut along the drawing line.
paper cutout for window decoration
It is a paper-cut pasted on window paper or window glass, which is one of the ancient Han traditional folk arts in China. It has a long history and unique style and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad.
Window grilling is a characteristic art of farming culture, and the rural living geographical environment, agricultural production characteristics and social customs also make this local art have distinct Han folk customs and artistic characteristics.
Window grilles are paper-cut pasted on window paper or window glass, which is one of the traditional art of renting rooms by the Han people in China. It has a long history and unique style and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad. Window grilling is a characteristic art of farming culture, and the rural living geographical environment, agricultural production characteristics and social customs also make this local art have distinct Han folk customs and artistic characteristics.
Generally speaking, the style of window grilles is relatively free, and there are no restrictions on their outer contours except for the "corner flowers" stuck and dressed in the four corners and the "group flowers" folded and cut. The theme of window grilles is very extensive, with a large number of drama stories. Window grilles are more common in the north.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the paper-cut handicraft art matured and reached its peak. China's traditional paper-cut hand-returning-to-the-fame-laughing art has a wider range of applications, including floral decorations on China folk lanterns, fan patterns, embroidery patterns, etc., all of which are reprocessed by using paper-cut as decoration.
Window grilles are the most widely distributed, largest and most popular varieties of folk paper-cut in China. Divided into "North-South Style", the South takes "exquisiteness" as the beauty, which is characterized by exquisiteness; The beauty of simplicity and vividness in the north is characterized by innocence and integrity. Other paper-cut varieties are developed and extended on the basis of window grilles.