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Fish, dragon, dolls, butterfly and cute panda
which one you like? These are all common patterns using in Jian-Zhi Art. You may surprise that...
Wait wait wait....wait a second...
What is Jian-Zhi?
Jian-Zhi, also known as Chinese paper cut art
It is a very old folk art in China
It is a very old folk art in China.
you may ask that there are lots countries they have paper cutting art as well
what's the specialty of Chinese paper cut art?
well, first
Chinese paper cut art was the only one listed in the UNESCO
as an intangible culture heritage in 2009
not only Jian-Zhi art has an over two thousand years old history
but also it represents the culture values of the Chinese people
This folklore was about the mouse father who wants his daughter marry to the greatest man in the world
however after asking the Mr. Sun and the Mr. Wind They all feared someone else
Finally, the mouse father found out that
mouse itself is the greatest creature in the world
because everyboday scared of them
at the end was the mouse father found a suitable groom for his daughter
and they get married happily.
but for a starter, it is too complicated and difficult to make
don't worry because next the video will teach you the entry pattern "chun"
to make a Jian-Zhi artwork!
fold the paper alone with its diagonal, this is important because
next we are going to use this line
to draw the "half" chun
Draw the lines of chun
firstly
draw an arc line a little from the paper's top and stop
then, from the stop point, draw an arc line toward left and then
go back. Just like when you draw a flower's petals but not circle it completely.
but sure leave some spaces from the diagonal
and repeat it four times then stop
finally draw an arc line like the first one
but more like a chubby, semicircle. And then
draw two small semicircles inside
cut alone with the lines you've drew
and...be careful when you cut these two small semicircles
Do you like today's first lesson of Jian-Zhi Art?
to see a complete instructions of chun, check out this