We’ve posted about dogs previously. Since then we’ve come across a ton of other fantastic paper dogs that also deserve to be highlighted. We’ll start out this post with this beautiful looking dog folded from a sheet of mulberry paper. Dog, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by nyanko sensei Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 144…
We’ve made a couple of posts in the past about anime-themed models. When I saw the designs from origami RXMAN however I knew we had to do a Gundam specific post. The Gundam anime series is a science fiction anime series that started back in 1979. It’s one of the oldest anime series and pretty much defined…
Did you know that paper folding developed in China, Korea, and Europe (in addition to Japan)? Did you also know that the art of paper folding, most commonly associated with Japan, may have in fact been invented in China? Cai Lun, a Chinese eunich and official of the Han Dynasty created paper. It was around…
The grandmaster of origami, Akira Yoshizawa, first created the technique of wet folding. What makes it different from traditional paper folding? Basically, you dampen the paper until it accepts folds, which can give your models a more realistic appearance, add a rounded quality, and allow it to appear malleable. Wet folding creates special sculptures with gentle curves, which…
I’ll start off by saying that I don’t really know anything about My Little Pony. I thought it was some kind of toy from back in the 1990s. Now I guess it’s an animated TV show that’s become really popular, especially on the Internet. As with anything that develops a large enough fanbase that means that…
There are tons of different origami vehicles out there. Pretty much everything from cars to boats and of course paper planes can be folded with paper. In this post we’re going to look at some of our favourite vehicle designs. First up is an awesome paper plane and a race car folded using dollar bills….
Kusudamas are modular origami models where multiple units are fit together to form a ball-like shape. The word “kusudama” literally means “Medicine Ball” when translated from Japanese. They were originally used for incense and potpourri, which I guess is where the name comes from. If you’re an origami purist, then you make kusudamas without any…
Just as there’s a huge variety of different species of turtles and tortoises in real life there’s also a very diverse variety of origami ones too. First up is Satoshi Kamiya’s awesome loggerhead turtle. The pattern on the back of the shell is fantastic. Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by P. Colman…
We’ve covered origami fish as well as crabs before and in this post we’re going to be taking a look at all kinds of different sea creatures and animals found in the water. There’s a lot of cool stuff here starting with these awesome eels. This is one of the coolest looking designs I’ve seen….
I’m a big fan of both video games and origami so naturally I’m always excited when I come across excellent video game themed origami models. In this post we’ll look at various video game characters and objects all folded out of paper. First up is one of my all time favourite models, Satoshi Kamiya’s Divine…
I’m a huge fan of Pokemon, and we’ve made several posts in the past about paper Pokemon. This time, I’ve put together a master post of as many Pokemon as I can. I had originally planned to put every single one that I’ve seen together in this post. However, there were just too many. I…
2016 was the year of the monkey and last year I kind of struggled to find origami monkeys for a Chinese New Year themed post. This year however is a completely different story. I’d been amassing quite a collection of origami roosters for a while now. I save photos I see and sort them into categories…