Fantastic Origami

[Janne Desir]

Ive been into origami for quite some time now, and I've been teaching it here on Origami.me for over 14 years. My other hobbies include martial arts, travel, video games and Go. I'm also the author of Everyone Can Learn Origami. You should definitely check it out!

The Final Fantasy series has several different classes that usually have a similar and distinct costume design. Hubert Villeneuve designed this fantastic White Mage and the paper he used captured the white and red pattern you usually see on White Mages perfectly.

This is such an informative article on Origami. I loved it. Though my daughter is a keen craft enthusiast she never developed liking for the art of origami. However I always wan ted her to as I feel it helps a lot in creative expression and building concentration also. Thanks for this article amnd interview , now I know how to introduce her to origami and which are the best resources for beginners.

Madrid-based origami enthusiast Gonzalo Garca Calvo has a knack for fiddling with paper. He uses a variety of different techniques and papers to fold impressive animals, objects, and sci-fi figures designed by a number of top origami artists. By day Gonzalo works professionally as a musician but easily gets lost in the challenge of bringing paper to life in his spare time. Seen here is a collection of my favorites, but you can scroll through Flickr to see more. All photos courtesy the artist. (via Demilked)

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The origami installations are temporary, even Maurice takes care that after a few days the surviving origami is collected and that her artworks are not degrading the walls, so she herself cleans up the place and reuses the surviving origami.

On her blog, Maurice mentions that through her creations she intends to deepen human relationships and interactions. But although she has done a pretty good job until now and there are people confirming it by encouraging her, she believes that while there is violence, jealousy and contempt among people, her job is not completely done.

She is inspired by everything that surrounds her, but mostly by beautiful people, who have devoted their life to others, like Aung San Suu Kyi, Gandhi or Abbe Pierre, but also other street artists like Banksy or Vhils. Again her modesty and sense of humor prevail:

Adela or Le Mole explores the unknown paths of the internet on her journey of discovering new interesting art talents worth mentioning. She tries to be inspiring to inspire others, interesting to make readers interested. All kinds of art, lifestyle, food concepts, fashion, social media but mostly underground art or artists who deserve to be mentioned is what she enjoys writing about.

Interested in origami? Try these perfect introductions to the art of paper folding. Readers will create a variety of projects, first learning basic origami techniques, then advancing to projects with jointed limbs and moving parts.

Fantasy-loving folders will rejoice in this enchanting collection of 27 original models by origami master John Montroll. Ranging from simple to complex, the figures include 10 types of dragons as well as a wizard, ogre, unicorn, phoenix, and other imaginary creatures. Illustrated instructions accompany each model, along with a brief chapter in an ongoing adventure story.

Internationally renowned author John Montroll has significantly increased the origami repertoire with his original designs. Best known as the inspiration behind the single-square, no-cuts, no-glue approach, Montroll offers meticulously developed folding sequences that allow origamists to create better models with fewer steps.

Here is my step by step photo instructions for the origami alien bookmark. If you don't seem to be able to fold it for some reason using this guide, try watching my above video, it should clear up any questions for beginner folders.

Start with a 15cm x 15cm or larger square of paper. Fold and unfold the paper in half horizontally. Then, fold the outer edges of the paper to the crease you just made. Next, fold both ends in half outward. Then you are going to do a mountain fold and crease the paper in half again. Unfold the paper until it is completely flat and then rotate it 90 degrees. Repeat all the steps we just did but on this side of the paper.

Fold the top edge of the paper all the way down to the third crease from the bottom. You can see I marked it with an arrow in my photo. Then Unfold. Now do a zig-zag fold on each side of the paper. A zig-zag fold is just a mountain and a valley fold. Use the creases we already made to fold it.

Make a valley fold on the first layer only as shown in the photos. Then flatten the paper down so it looks like the paper in the third photo. After that fold the tip of paper over to the right and unfold. Next fold the tip to the crease you just made. Then do a similar fold on the lower portion of the tip and fold that over. After that fold the point over and repeat the entire process on the other side.

Now make another zig zag fold as shown in the first photo. Then flip the model over. Valley fold only the top left corner of the paper over, and then fold over both top corners so the tips are parallel with the fold you just made. Now for the hard part. Using the dotted lines in the photo and the intersecting creases we made earlier, you are going to make a squash fold as shown in the above photos. After that, make a valley fold on each side to the center to narrow the bookmark. Then flip the model over.

And now you're finished. If you folded this model, post me a picture, I would love to see how you did! And if the photo directions were a little confusing, try my video tutorial. It's super easy to follow, and you will have an alien bookmark in no time! Thanks for viewing this instructable.

Now take the ends of the paper and fold them back up. Finally, mountain fold the paper back so it is even with the rest of the model. Unfold the model completely, and rotate the paper 90 degrees. Repeat the entire process on this side of the paper.

Valley fold and unfold the top 2 corners we just made with the zig zag fold. Now pull the paper down on the first horizontal crease, using the creases we just made to make a squash fold. Now the hard part. Collapse the model on the dotted lines in the photo using the intersecting creases we made awhile ago as guide points. The next photo is the result. Then Flip the model over.

Valley fold only the top layer on the dotted line in the photo. Flip the model back over. Now fold the extra paper flush with the center line, you will have to make a squash fold on the upper portion of this fold. Valley fold both ends of the heart as shown in the photo. Next, make 4 small valley folds on the corners to round the heart. Finally, narrow the bookmark more by folding the bottom portion over to the center line. Flip the model over.

Make three valley folds in-between the creases we just made. Refer to the photo for exact location to fold. Next, fold and unfold the outer edges of the paper in to the first crease. Now make 2 zig zag folds on the paper as shown. Now fold and unfold the new corners we just made. Then reverse fold on those creases. Flip the model over.

Valley fold only the front layer of paper on the model, bringing up the head portion. Flip the paper back over. Fold both sides to the center of the model. You will have to make a squash fold on the top portion of these folds. Flip the model over.

Now pull the front flap of each side of the model down, while at the same time folding the left and right edges inward. See the next photo for the results. Next, mountain fold both sides to narrow the helmet. Mountain fold the top portion of the helmet too.

Mountain fold the 2 tips back to round out the helmet and fold up the front tip to make the triangular breathing plate. Then Mountain fold the bookmark on each side to narrow the model even more. Finally, make sure the bottom tips of the helmet are hiding and shape the helmet slightly to give it a more 3-D effect.

Origami is a fantastic craft for kids of all ages to get into. We talked about the Educational Benefits of Origami recently and though I have a fantastic and extensive list of Origami For Kids Project ideas.. I realised we need a sub group of Origami for Preschool projects. Preschoolers are a wonderful age group to introduce the basic concepts of Origami too. Their brains are like sponges and they are so ready to dive in and improve their hand eye co-ordination and sequencing skills. We love all Paper Crafts, especially Preschool Crafts made with paper!! Inexpensive and versatile.

Have the preschoolers mastered all of the Orgami projects above? Is it time to move on to the next level of Origami Patterns? This section still shares the easiest of our Origami Patterns for beginners, but do require that next level of understanding and think. This will test memory skills (there are a few more steps) or introduce new (but basic) Origami folds.

Yes the world famous fortune teller! We love Fortune Tellers, as they make great toys as well as great paper puppets! We have a number for you to choose form here on Red Ted Art.. including the adorable Pig Cootie Catchers, printable Flower Fortune Tellers (just lovely), and some great Christmas Cootie Catchers.

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