中英双语话中国民风民俗 第104期:怎样制作出完美的剪纸

How to Cut Perfectly

怎样制作出完美的剪纸

It is easy to learn about cutting a piece of paper but very difficult to master it with perfection. One must grasp the knife in an upright fashion and press evenly on the paper with some strength. Flexibility is required but any hesitation or wiggling will lead to imprecision or damage the whole image. Engravers stress the cutting lines in several styles and there are four ideal but basic lines that they endeavor to master. They attempt to carve a circle like the moon,a straight line like a stem of wheat,a square like a brick,and jaggedly like the beard.

剪纸很容易学，但很难完美的掌握它。我们必须手直立握好剪刀，然后均匀按压纸。灵活性是必需的，但任何犹豫或摆动会导致不准确或损坏整个图像。雕刻师强调几种类型的切割线，他们努力掌握4种理想但基本的路线。他们尽量剪得像圆月亮，直线如小麦的茎方形，像一块砖，四面支棱状像胡须。