paper engraving

Paper carving is the craft of carving on paper with a knife, originating in the Han Dynasty in China. The following is a detailed introduction to paper sculpture:

– **Origin**: Papier-mâché sculpture was originally made from a plant called “papyrus”. Later, in Turkey and other Gulf regions, people began to use animal skins to replace this papyrus, and the cost of the process gradually increased. In the 20th century, a similarly naturally flexible and cheaper alternative to paper was created, and paper relief material sculpture was born. In the 20th century, people created a similar natural elasticity and cheaper alternatives to paper, paper relief material sculpture was born. The price is also relatively cheap, so the paper relief material sculpture was born.

– **Features**: paper sculpture combines the beauty of painting and sculpture, highly decorative, exaggerated modeling, easy to produce. Not only can you carve on paper, but also by folding, curling, pasting and other ways to carve paper into a variety of three-dimensional shape.

– ** production tools **: paper sculpture production tools are mainly knife, scissors, glue, tape, pencil, ruler, compass and so on.

– **Production steps**:

**Design Pattern**: use creativity and ingenuity to create a paper sculpture pattern for you.

– **Select Paper**: choose the right paper according to the size and complexity of the pattern.

– **Print the avatar**: Print the designed avatar on paper.

– **Cut out the pattern**: Cut out the pattern from the paper with a knife or scissors.

– **Fold the pattern**: Fold and display the pattern vertically as needed.

– **Paste stickers**: Use glue or double-sided tape to stick the folded stickers together.

– **Finish the pattern**: Finish the pasted pattern and set it up beautifully.

– **Application areas**: paper sculpture is widely used in art creation, decorative design, gift making and other fields, can be used as art on the shelf, can also be used as an extension of the home, office and other places of decorative ornaments, in addition to the paper sculpture can be used as a gift to friends and relatives to express their feelings.

Paper sculpture is a creative, artistic handmade products, not only exercise people’s hands-on ability and creativity, but also let people feel the charm and artistic power of paper sculpture.