Yule Want to Check Out this Christmas Origami - Plus a Special Gift from Me
First up a quick note about that best origami of 2018 contest I wanted to do. That's still happening and I should be making a post with all the details for that contest soon so be sure to keep an eye out for that.
Next up is a special gift from me! I'm going to be giving away a free copy of one of my all time favourite origami books Origami Omnibus by Kunihiko Kasahara to one lucky member of my email list.
If you're not on the email list you can sign up at the bottom of any page on this website. I'll also be sending out an email in a couple of days with some more details on how you can increase you chances of winning the book.
This is a fantastic beginner to intermediate level book that has one of my all time favourite models to fold, a beautiful Chinese dragon. It's not hard to fold and it looks pretty impressive (although not as impressive as a lot of the other origami on this site...).
There's a huge number of other really great models in the book as well.
So make sure you get on the email list as soon as possible. I'll be sending out those instructions to increase your odds in a few days and picking a winner not long after that.
And now onto the main theme of this post, Christmas origami.
Two years ago I put together a post with a really awesome selection. This year it was a bit more difficult since I featured so many awesome models last year and I didn't want to repeat myself too much but I did manage to put together a pretty fantastic collection of stuff I haven't featured before.
First up is this excellent little Santa Claus model.
Santa Claus, Designed and Folded by Phạm Hoàng Tuấn
Instructions not available
Next up is a beautiful little nativity angel that would fit right in on any Christmas tree or in any nativity scene.
Nativity Angel, Designed by Max Hulme and Folded by Danielle Verbeeten
Video instructions available from ireneblchua's YouTube channel
Here's a beautiful Christmas tree folded out of five sheets of paper that get larger in size as you work your way down the tree.
Christmas Fir, Designed and Folded by Alejandro Pascual Márquez
Video instructions are available here
I really like this next model and I was looking for an excuse to throw it in a post. I initially thought of doing a Thanksgiving Day post but there's just not enough Thanksgiving themed origami out there to make into a post.
But people do eat turkey at Christmas so here we are.
Turkey, Designed by Ryan MacDonell and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in the 21st Tanteidan Convention Book
I've always thought this Santa Crane model was pretty cool and it's actually folded from a regular old Bird Base like a regular paper crane.
Santa Crane, Designed by Arisawa Yuga and Folded by Zephyr Liu
Diagrams available in the 21st Tanteidan Convention Book
Joseph Wu designed this fantastic group of the 3 Wisemen. These could also easily fit into any nativity scene.
The Magi, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Since Reindeer are definitely associated with Christmas this is a fantastic opportunity to include an impressive reindeer model like this one which is folded from a single 35 x 35 cm square of paper!
Reindeer, Designed by Kawahata Fumiaki and Folded by Nguyen Nam Son
Crease pattern available in the JOAS Special Edition from 2008
Here's a fantastic Christmas scene and I love how everything even the snowy ground is made out of paper.
Designed by Dem Giang Sinh and Folded by Pham Hoang Hai (Photo by Nguyenngoc Thanh)
Instructions not available
Here's a whole forest of beautiful modular Christmas trees. Each one is folded from 3 squares of paper.
O Tannenbaum, Designed and Folded by Kalami
Diagrams are available on Kalami's blog
This has to be the best origami snowman I've seen. The snowman itself is folded from a single square of paper and the hat and scarf are both separate squares of paper.
Snowman with Silk Hat and Muffler, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Here's an entire Santa gang. I like how each one of these has a slightly different beard and face.
Santa Gang, Designed by Rene Lucio+ Jan Spütz and Folded by Rainer Berg
Diagrams available in Das große Origamibuch
This year I came across this absolutely magnificent sleigh folded from a single square of paper believe it or not.
Santa's Sleigh, Designed by Taon and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube channel
Jun Mitani is famous for designing beautiful and simple looking spiralling shapes. Here he's taken some of this designs and converted them into fantastic little Christmas ornaments that would fit in on any Christmas tree.
Christmas Ornaments, Designed and Folded by Jun Mitani
Instructions not available
Here's another fantastic little Christmas tree and this time it's all folded from one square of paper.
Christmas Tree, Designed by Yoshihide Momotani, Stars Designed by Janet Yelle and all Folded by Helena Poliarush
Crease pattern for the Christmas tree available here
I included this next photo in that previous Christmas post I mentioned earlier but it's one of my all time favourites so I had to include it just one more time.
Shepherd Designed by Max Hulme, Sheep Designed by Hideo Komatsu and all Folded by Oreste Salatino
Sheep diagrams available in Works of Hideo Komatsu
Shepherd diagrams available in the 2008 Origami USA Convention Book
Here's another really awesome design. Technically this is a roast chicken but it's similar to that turkey from earlier so I'm including it.
Roast Chicken, Designed by Joseph Wu and Folded by Shuki Kato
Crease pattern available from Joseph Wu's Flickr
Here are some more fantastic reindeer this and this time everything is folded from dollar bills. The red rope technically isn't origami but it's a very nice touch.
Reindeer Designed by Neal Elias, Sleigh Designed by Young Wyn and all Folded by Xun
Reindeer diagrams available in the Origami World of Neal Elias
Sleigh diagrams available here: Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3
This beautiful little snowflake is folded from a single piece of paper.
Snowflake with Hole, Designed and Folded by Oriholic Jared
Instructions not available
Daniel Brown folded this fantastic fireplace and then decorated it for Christmas.
Fireplace Designed by Ichiro Kinoshita, the Decorates are Designed by Daniel Brown and Everything is Folded by Daniel Brown
Diagrams are available in the 1st Tanteidan Convention Book
Here are a few more fantastic little tree ornaments.
Ornaments, Designed and Folded by Helena Poliarush
Instructions not available
This model was part of the International Origami Internet Olympiad for 2018 and looks really great with red and white paper.
White Deer with Red Scarf, Designed by Pei Haozheng and Folded by Carla Godoy
Instructions not available
Here we have a fantastic Santa themed kusudama sitting on top of a mirror.
Kusudama Santa, Designed by Irina Kasatonova and Folded by Marjan Smeijsters
Photo diagrams available from Irina Chisa's Flickr
Our final model for this post is this absolutely fantastic nativity scene by Sipho Mabona. It's inspired by the artist Giang Dinh and his curved style which is very common among Vietnamese origami artists.
Nativity of Jesus, Designed and Folded by Sipho Mabona
Instructions not available
That's it for this post. Let us know what you thought about these models in the comments and be sure to get on the mailing list so you can be part of the contest (and future contests too)!
2018 Spooky Halloween Origami Extravaganza!
I couldn't miss an opportunity to do a Halloween themed origami post this year and since I haven't posted in a while here's an extra big awesome collection of Halloween origami!
I don't have much else to say so lets get things started with this excellent little collection of slightly cute origami jack-o'-lanterns from Hiroaki Kobayashi.
Jack-o'-Lantern with Hat, Mantle and Lamp, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Ynon Toledano designed this excellent skull witch mask. The whole thing is folded from a single paper with one side painted black so you get a different colour on the hat and the skull.
Witch Skull Mask, Designed and Folded by Ynon Toledano
Instructions not available
Miyamoto Chuya designed an amazing Grim Reaper model all folded from a single square of paper so of course I had to include it in the Halloween post.
Grim Reaper, Designed by Miyamoto Chuya and Folded by Slifer Wu
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube channel
I really like this next model and it's quite creepy and perfect for Halloween. It's all one sheet of paper too!
Escape, Designed by Alessandro Beber and Folded by Никита Васильев
Crease pattern available from Alessandro Beber's Flickr
A while ago Sebastian Limet designed and folded a series of kind of creepy looking skulls with various animal characteristics and I thought they'd fit in great in this post.
Anthropomorphism 7, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Cerberus is a three-headed dog from Greek mythology that guards the entrance to Hades. I quite like this model and it also fits in with the holiday theme of this post. I really like the individually folded and sharp looking claws on this one.
Cerberus, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Crease Creator
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002 – 2009
Here's a pair of two fantastic looking jack-o'-lanterns. The orange and black paper looks really great here.
Jack-O'-Lantern, Designed by Itsuki Minami and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in the 23rd Tanteidan Convention book
This has to be one of the best origami bats I've ever seen. It was photographed at the 7th Korea Origami Convention in 2016 and I really love the look on its face.
Bat, Designed and Folded by Yoo Tae Yong (Photo by Michelle Fung)
Diagrams available in Works of Yoo Tae Yong
Here's another one of Sebastien Limet's skull-like designs. This one definitely has a kind of Cthulhu looking vibe to it.
Anthropomorphism 6, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Next we have the ghost dog Zero from the Nightmare Before Christmas. I guess this is technically more of a Christmas model but I'm still including it here for ghostly reasons.
It almost looks like there's a red water bomb there for the nose which is a smart idea.
Zero, Designed and Folded by lostbaguetteORIGAMI
Crease pattern available from lostbaguetteORIGAMI's Flickr
João Charrua designed this kind of cute little monster. It's a really great design and I've tried to fold it before myself but I can't seem to figure it out.
Monstrito, Designed by João Charrua and Folded by Pierre-Yves Gallard
Diagrams available in Mini Neo Magazine #28
Here we have a very realistic and quite sinister looking skull with some very nice individually folded teeth.
Skull, Designed by Yutaka Naito and Folded by Carla Godoy
Instructions not available
This bat isn't super complex but it's got a great playful looking personality that I like a lot.
Bat, Designed and Folded by Saku Saku
Crease pattern available from Saku Saku's Flickr
Next we have this excellent little Goblin that's more of a traditional Japanese goblin design than a typical Western-style one.
Goblin, Designed by Makoto Yamaguchi and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Creative Origami
This mouth just looked so bizarre and creepy that I had to include it for Halloween.
Smile, Designed and Folded by Morisue Kei (Photo by Michelle Fung)
Instructions not available (unless that crease pattern in the photo is for this model but it looks too simple to me)
Here's an adorable little pair of ghosts. The colour changes for the faces is very nice.
Teru Teru Bōzu, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
We even have the monster in your bed folded out of paper!
While You Sleep, Designed and Folded by Daniel Bermejo Sanchez
Instructions not available
You can't do Halloween without a witch riding a broomstick and this is one of the best ones I've ever seen.
Witch, Designed and Folded by Jang Young Ik (Photo by Michelle Fung)
Instructions not available
Crows are something you'd typically associate with this time of year so I wanted to include at least one. I decided to go with this Yatagarasu design. In Japanese mythology Yatagarasu is a 3-legged crow and a symbol of divine intervention in human affairs.
It's technically not something that you'd consider spooky but I really like the design and this one looks especially great.
Yatagarasu, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Ji Woo Han
Diagrams available in Tanteidan Magazine #157
Here's another excellent little bat that comes with a video tutorial.
Halloween Bat, Designed by Ángel Morollón and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube channel
Next we have another skull and this one is probably the most unique skull design I've seen.
Skull, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Ngoc Vu (Photo by Michelle Fung)
Instructions not available
For this next model Terry Nicolas took Oriol Esteve more sort of cute ghost design and made it look a bit more scary. He added a nose because cute ghosts don't have noses, a vampire-like cape, claws and a scarier looking pose. Overall a pretty awesome interpretation on the original design.
Ghost, Originally Designed by Oriol Esteve and Modified and Folded by Terry Nicolas
Diagrams are available in Stop Thinking, Start Folding
Here's another one of those skulls by Sebastien Limet this time with a more snake-like look.
Anthropomorphism 2, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Next are two nice and perfectly innocent looking pumpkins to change things up a little bit.
Pumpkins, Designed by Jo Nakashima and Folded by Helena Poliarush
Video instructions available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
I'm not sure why this demon is reading a book but I love everything about this photo. It's one of the best folded gargoyles I've seen too.
Gargoyle, Designed by Thành Hoàng Trung and Folded by Никита Васильев
Crease pattern available from Thành Hoàng Trung's Flickr
I believe this is an undated and slightly enhanced version of Saku Saku's bat from earlier.
Bat, Designed and Folded by Saku Saku
Crease pattern available from Saku Saku's Flickr
This awesome little fish skeleton is folded from a single square of paper.
Fish Bones, Designed by Sebastien Limet and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Origami Fish & Other Sea Creatures Book
Here's a slightly friendlier looking version of Yutaka Naito's skull. It's folded by a different artist and has a very different look.
Skull, Designed by Yutaka Naito and Folded by Fernando Castellanos
Instructions not available
Here's one more design from Sebastien Limet's series of skulls. This model is folded from a triangle of paper. Usually people use a square.
Anthropomorphism 1, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
A lot of people have folded this "Rest in Peas" model. It was part of the IOIO contest in 2016. For this post I picked the "scariest" version I could find. If you look closely you'll see that each skull has a different facial expression which is a really nice touch.
Rest In Peas, Designed by Sebastien Limet and Folded by Никита Васильев
Diagrams available in Olympiad 2016
Someone actually designed an origami version of the famous Scream painting and it's super awesome! It's all folded from a single square of paper too!
Scream, Designed and Folded by Lee Inseop
The crease pattern is in that photo if you can make it out
This is a pretty cool design and idea from Neelesh K. I couldn't really think of any other post to include it in and since it's kind of scary looking here it is. It's all one sheet of paper with an excellent little colour change there.
Smoking Kills, Designed and Folded by Neelesh K.
Instructions not available
Here's an excellent sort of Japanese-style orc to go with that goblin from earlier.
Orc, Designed by Makoto Yamaguchi and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Creative Origami
This is Miyamoto Chuya's Grim Reaper design again but this time folded by a different artist. I like how those one looks jolly and kind of fat, not the normal look you'd expect for the Grim Reaper.
Grim Reaper, Designed by Miyamoto Chuya and Folded by Mariano
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube channel
Tengu are a type of demon from Japanese mythology and since they're demons that gives me an excuse to include this amazing looking one in this post.
Tengu, Designed and Folded by Kazuki Kitanishi (Photo by Hiroaki Kobayashi)
Instructions not available
Here's a simple and great little paper mummy.
Mummy, Designed by Anita Barbour and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available from GiladOrigami.com - Part 1, Part 2
This jumping spider was part of the IOIO contest this year and a ton of different people folded it. This was my favourite version though. It's titled "The Floor is Lava" and it's in quite an imaginative pose.
Jumping Spider, Designed by Nguyen Ngoc Thanh and Folded by Никита Васильев
Instructions not available
Here's another awesome group of ghosts.
Ghosts, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Video instructions available from 一匹柴犬 ORIGAMI's YouTube Channel
Our final model for this post isn't something you'd really think is traditionally Halloween-ey but it is a big ferocious and scary monster. Plus it's super complex and really awesome looking.
Hydra, Designed and Folded by Jaran Darra
Photo diagrams available from Google Drive
That's it for this post. Have a safe and happy Halloween everyone and if you fold any awesome Halloween origami share a link in the comments!
Chinese New Year 2018 Origami Dog Extravaganza!
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! 2018 is the year of the dog so it's a great opportunity to take a look at a bunch of awesome origami dogs.
First up is this incredible doberman. The colour change in the design is fantastic and this looks really great with brown and black paper.
Doberman, Designed by J.W Park and Folded by Jaeil Jeong
Instructions not available
Here's a fantastic little chihuahua. I love the different colour of the eye and nose.
Chihuahua, Designed by Oriol Esteve and Folded by Rui Roda
Instructions not available
Eric Vigier designed this quite excellent dog and folded it specially for 2018. I especially like the little tongue.
Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
Instructions not available
This Dalmatian makes fantastic use of colour change so you end up with black spots everywhere.
Dalmatian, Designed by Mi Wu and Folded by Terry Nicolas
Diagrams available in Chinese New Year Origami 2018
Here's a cute little Welsh Corgi and this design again makes fantastic use of a colour change.
Welsh Corgi, Designed and Folded by Lee Boyeon
Instructions not available
Katsuta Kyohei designed this fantastic Pomeranian. It's not a very complex model but it has lots of character and you can definitely tell what it is.
Pomeranian, Designed by Katsuta Kyohei and Folded by Jaeil Jeong
Instructions not available
Satoshi Kamiya has one of the most famous dog designs. I especially like how soft this one looks with the choice of paper here.
Dog, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Sunny Tse
Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine #144
This is an absolutely incredible design that looks very life-like.
Boston Terrier, Designed and Folded by J.W. Park
Instructions not available
Hiroaki Kobayashi designed this excellent Shiba Inu again with a really nice colour change. Lost of these dogs have great colour changes incorporated in the design. To get the full effect you need to use two-coloured paper.
Shiba Inu, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
This husky isn't too complex but it's quite cute and has a lot of character.
Husky, Designed and Folded by 晓 陈
Instructions not available
Next is this quite excellent looking poodle.
Poodle, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Andrés
Diagrams available in Origami Works of Yoo Tae Yong
Yoo Tae Yong also designed this fantastic pug and it's probably the best origami pug design I've seen. Beautiful photo here as well.
Pug, Designed by Yoo Tae Yon and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Origami Works of Yoo Tae Yong
Shiba Inus are pretty awesome so here's another one with a cute little scarf. The face on this one is very well done.
Shiba Inu, Designed and Folded by Yoshimasa Tsuruta
Instructions not available
This next one isn't technically a dog but it looks so great and it's pretty close so I'm going to include it.
Fennec Fox, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Hiroaki Kobayashi also designed this excellent Boston Terrier. This one is folded from 3 square sheets of paper.
Boston Terrier, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Here are two very excellent looking French Bulldogs. Hiroaki Kobayashi has designed a bunch of really great looking origami dogs. These ones are also folded from three squares of paper.
French Bulldogs, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available fromHiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Here's Hiroaki Kobayashi's take on a Pug. It's folded from 2 squares of paper and the colour changes here are really great.
Pug, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Here's two more dogs from this series of designs by Hiroaki Kobayashi. These are each folded from 3 squares of paper.
Bulldogs, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
I had to include one more picture of all of Hiroaki Kobayashi's dogs together. The title of this image on Flickr is "Ugly Cute Dogs" which I think is very appropriate.
Ugly Cute Dogs, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Links to instructions are above
J.W. Park designed this fantastic American Bully. The colour change with the white paper on the underside of the model looks really great.
American Bully, Designed and Folded by J.W. Park
Instructions not available
Kim Ju Hyun designed this very cute little puppy.
Puppy, Designed and Folded by Kim Ju Hyun
Instructions not available
Here's another absolutely fantastic dog design from J.W. Park.
Dogo Argentino, Designed and Folded by J.W. Park
Instructions not available
This German Shepherd puppy might be the cutest origami puppy I've seen!
German Shepherd Puppy, Designed by Oriol Esteve and Folded by Rui Roda
Instructions not available
Seth Friedman designed this really great sheep dog. This kind of looks like a precursor to his famous Finnish Lapphund design.
Sheep Dog, Designed by Seth Friedman and Folded by Rokuya
Video tutorial available from Seth Friedman's YouTube channel
I love the pose of this next dog.
Perro, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by Fernando Castellanos
Diagrams available in Origami School of Masters
Here's another really cute Siberian Husky design.
Siberian Husky, Designed by Lee Jae Gu and Folded by Kyoung Su Kim
Instructions not available
This next image is definitely one of my favourite origami photos. The street light is a really nice touch.
Aberdeen, Designed by Eric Joisel and Folded by rhplus
Diagrams available in the 10th Origami Tanteidan Book
Here's another really cute origami dog. So many of these manage to look really cute even though they're just folded pieces of paper.
Mameshiba, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Willie G. Crespo
Instructions not available
Next we have another absolutely fantastic German Shepherd. I love the pose and the face here.
German Shepherd, Designed and Folded by Roman Diaz
Diagrams available in Origami Chess, Cats vs. Dogs
Here's another really excellent dog design by Eric Vigier. I really like the reclining relaxed pose it's in.
Chien Au Repos, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
Instructions not available
This is one happy looking dog walking along.
Dog, Designed by Nishikawa Seiji and Folded by Terry Nicolas
Diagrams available in Works of Nishikawa Seiji
This dog in a doghouse is one of my favourite looking models. The whole thing is one sheet of paper and there's a really excellent colour change so the dog and the house are different colours with two-sided paper.
Dog in a Doghouse, Designed by Stephen Weiss and Folded by Luc Marnat
Diagrams available in Origami Zoo: An Amazing Collection of Folded Paper Animals
Here's that German Shepherd puppy one more time since it's just so cute.
German Shepherd Puppy, Designed by Oriol Esteve and Folded by Terry Nicolas
Instructions not available
Hiroaki Kobayashi also designed an excellent Chihuahua that's different from the one earlier in this post.
Chihuahua, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Crease pattern available from Hiroaki Kobayashi's Flickr
Here's another really great Doberman design. This one definitely looks interesting with the red paper.
Doberman Pinscher, Designed by Ares Alanya and Folded by Charles Smith
Diagrams available in the 17th Origami Tanteidan Convention book
This is another really excellent model of a Bull Terrier that's full of character.
Bull Terrier, Designed and Folded by J.W. Park
Instructions not available
This next dog is a bit different since it's very simple looking with a few simple shapes. Despite that you can tell exactly what it's supposed to be. I always like really simple models that still manage to communicate exactly what they're supposed to be.
Chow Chow, Designed by Hideo Komatsu and Folded by Kim Ju Hyun
Instructions not available
There's quite an interesting pattern and colours on this next puppy. Again I'm loving the pose here, it's almost like a real puppy barking at something.
Puppy Joy, Designed and Folded by Roman Diaz
Instructions not available
Lee Boyeon designed this excellent Papillion. This is folded from the same base as his mountain goat.
Papillion, Designed and Folded by Lee Boyeon
Instructions not available
Here's another beautiful and rather elegant looking sheep dog.
Shetland Sheepdog, Designed and Folded by Yuta Katsuzaki
Instructions not available
This next model again strictly speaking isn't really a dog but I'm still including it because it looks great.
Grey Wolf, Designed by Shuki Kato and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Origami Nature Study
Our final model for this Chinese New Year Origami Extravaganza is another Shiba Inu and it might be the best origami dog that I've ever seen! I love the face, features, body and how soft the paper used here makes it look.
This model was on display at the 23th Origami Tanteidan Convention in Japan.
Shiba Inu, Designed and Folded by Takashi Toyomura (Photo by Hiroaki Kobayashi)
Instructions not available
That's it for this post. Have a happy Chinese New Year everyone! If you fold any origami dogs to celebrate post the photo somewhere online and link to it in the comments.
Show Your Love of Paper Folding with some Beautiful Valentines Day Origami
Valentines Day is almost here and I don't think I've ever done a post about Valentines Day themed origami. This is kind of surprising because there's actually a lot of great models out there based around themes of love, marriage and other things perfect for this holiday.
We'll get right into the Valentines Day mood right away with this excellent origami Cupid. This Cupid believe it or not is folded from a single square of paper!
Cupid, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Textori
Instructions not available
This next model was designed as part of a twin-themed origami challenge. The monsters are based off of Joseph Wu's Warai design and both of them together are from one sheet of paper. The heart is a separate piece of paper and I think it's a nice touch.
Monster Love, Designed and Folded by Beth Johnson
Instructions not available
Of course you can't have a Valentines themed post without at least one rose. Here's an absolutely beautiful looking one and everything is folded from paper.
Rose, Designed by Toshikazu Kawasaki, Lionel Albertino and Sebastian Arellano, Folded by Sebastian Arellano
Photo diagrams available from Sebastian Arellano's blog
Melina Hermsen has a very different and unique style of origami, here's her "love letter".
Love Letter, Designed and Folded by Melina Hermsen
Instructions not available
Tadashi Mori designed this very excellent bride and groom. He's also made video tutorials for each of these models as well so you can fold your own.
Bride and Groom, Designed and Folded by Tadashi Mori
Bride video instructions available from Tadashi Mori's YouTube channel
Groom video instructions available from Tadashi Mori's YouTube channel
This impressive looking person is folded from a single 50cm x 50cm square of paper. If you use two coloured paper like the red and white paper here you get a different colour on that heart which looks awesome.
Ivan Danny designed this for the International Origami Internet Olympiad and received first place in the original design category.
With Love, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny
Instructions not available
A turtle normally wouldn't have much to do with Valentines Day but this one has a twist which I think is pretty cute.
Western Pond Turtle, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by James Lucas
Diagrams available in Origami Design Secrets - Second Edition
Alexander Kurth dedicated this angel to his fiancée Anita. It's folded from a simple Water Bomb base believe it or not and shaped with wet folding.
Love, Designed and Folded by Alexander Kurth
Instructions not available
When I first saw this next image I knew I had to include it in a Valentines Day post, even though they're dinosaurs.
Jurassic Love, Designed and Folded by Tom Defoirdt
Instructions not available
Here's a great heart with a Playboy logo all folded from one sheet of paper! One of these days I'm definitely going to do a post all about origami logos.
Bunny Love, Designed by Konstantin Khudyakov and Folded by Nyanko Sensei
Instructions not available
Next we have a great little pair of "Dancing Hearts". These are also folded from a Water Bomb Base.
Dancing Hearts, Designed and Folded by Vincent Achard
Instructions not available
Here's another really excellent heart-shaped model that you can fold yourself.
Angel Heart, Designed by Hoàng Tiến Quyết and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Hoàng Tiến Quyết's YouTube channel
Next is another beautiful looking origami rose, a different design from the previous one.
Rose Designed by Evi Binzinger, Leaves Designed by Nick Robinson and all Folded by Rui Roda
Rose diagrams available from Evi Binzinger's Flickr
Leaf diagrams available from Nick Robinson's website
Next we have one of the most beautiful looking kusudamas I've seen that looks like it's made out of roses. The paper used here is fantastic and almost looks like real flower petals.
Rose Ball Kusudama, Designed and Folded by Maria Sinayskaya
Instructions not available
Here we have an excellent looking Siren (from Greek mythology) holding a rose.
Siren, Designed by Davor Vinko and Folded by Victor J. Quintero
Instructions not available
This is another really great bride and groom this time from Jo Nakashima that you can pretty easily fold yourself.
Bride and Groom, Designed and Folded by Jo Nakashima
Bride instructions available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Groom instructions available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Daniel Brown made some really great origami bouquets for his wedding. To make them though he had to fold an absurd number of Kawasaki Roses.
If you think folding 1,000 cranes is difficult, try folding 1,400 Kawasaki Roses! I can't imagine how much work this must have been.
Kawasaki Rose, Designed by Toshikazu Kawasaki and Folded by Daniel Brown
Diagrams available in Origami for the Connoisseur
Here's something a little bit different but still wedding-themed, a more traditional Japanese bride.
Bride, Designed by Akira Yoshizawa and Folded by Agnieska (Agne) Mackonyte
Diagrams available in Origami: Living Nature
This model is another really neat idea and has an excellent colour change.
Showing You My Heart, Designed by Alexander Kurth and Folded by Luc Marnat
Crease pattern available from Alexander Kurth's Flickr
Here's another very unique design. This whole heart is folded from a single 21cm x 21cm square of paper!
Stone Heart, Designed by Alexander Poddubny and Folded by Alexander Krupnikov
Instructions not available
This is another pair of animals that are in love folded by a master of aquatic origami.
Tancho Koi, Designed by Sipho Mabona and Folded by Winston
Diagrams available in Origami Worldwide
This Hearty Cube kind of reminds me of the Companion Cube from Portal. Now why haven't I seen an origami version of one of those?
Hearty Cube, Designed by Meenakshi Mukerji and Folded by Natalia Romanenko
Diagrams available in Exquisite Modular Origami II
Romeo and Juliet is something people definitely think of when it comes to love, romance and all that kind of stuff so of course there's an origami version of this play.
Romeo and Juliet, Designed by Angel Aguilar and Mark Hanke and Folded by Mark Hanke
Instructions not available
Here's another beautiful bouquet of roses. These roses are folded from a pentagon shaped piece of paper, not a square.
Pentagon Rose, Designed by Naomiki Sato and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Video instructions available from Tadashi Mori's YouTube channel
Here's another bride and groom but this time they're folded using paper money. Each person uses three 5 Euro bills.
A Money Wedding, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
This particular emoji seems appropriate for this post and the origami version is pretty great.
Heart Eyes Emoji, Designed by Jo Nakashima and Folded by Helena Poliarush
Video instructions are available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Our final model for this post is this absolutely incredible love angel. The angel is folded from a single 120cm x 120cm square of paper but I believe that heart is extra.
Love Angel, Designed and Folded by 晓 陈
Instructions not available
That's it for this post, have a very happy Valentines Day everyone!
Wicked Awesome, 32 UnBOOlievable Halloween Origami Creations
Halloween is almost here so it's an excellent time to take a look and some more spooky origami.
You can't have a Halloween themed post without a paper bat so we'll start off with this awesome one folded by J.W Park. I love the pose it's in and one of the commenters on Flickr mentions that it's probably folded from "Shadow-fold" paper which is appropriately Halloween-ey.
Bat, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by J.W. Park
Diagrams available in Raison d'être 2014
Miyamoto Chuya's Grim Reaper is one of my favourite designs so I had to include it in this post. I especially like the details on the face here. This is folded from a single square of paper and it looks best if you use paper that's black on one side and white on the other.
Grim Reaper, Designed by Miyamoto Chuya and Folded by Mariano
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube Channel
Hubert Villeneuve designed a really awesome vampire then went back and made some improvements. This is the second version of his vampire. The colour changes are especially impressive I think.
Vampire, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
When I saw this next model I knew I had to save it for a Halloween post. Believe it or not this is folded from a single square sheet of paper and the original model is on display at the Jaffa Museum in Jaffa, Israel.
Escape, Designed and Folded by Alessandro Beber
Crease Pattern available from Alessandro Beber's Flickr
You have to include some origami spiders in a Halloween post so here's an incredible looking tarantula. This is also from a single square sheet of paper with no cuts!
Tarantula, Designed and Folded by origami-M-H-G :)
Crease pattern available from origami-M-H-G :)'s Flickr
There are a few different origami skull designs out there but this has to be one of the most unique ones I've seen. Melina Hermsen has a style that's unlike any other designer out there.
Beauty, Designed and Folded by Melina Hermsen
Instructions not available
Next we have Satoshi Kamiya's excellent minotaur. Every artist folds this a bit differently so it's always in a different pose and has a different look. I really like the position it's in here.
Minotaur, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Nguyenngoc Thanh
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002 – 2009
Here's an excellent little paper Jack o' Lantern. It looks really great with paper that's orange on one side and black on the other because of the colour changes in the design.
Jack O' Lantern, Designed by Itsuki Minami and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in the 23rd Tanteidan Convention Book
Here's another incredible design from Hubert Villeneuve of a headless horseman. It was designed as part of a horror themed contest on a French paper folding forum.
Headless Horseman, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Here's an excellent and kind of cute witch. It's a modular model folded from 5 sheets of paper.
Witch, Designed by Makoto Yamaguchi and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Creative Origami
Here we have a more peaceful and contemplative zombie, something you don't normally see. The designer of this model, Hubert Villeneuve left a comment on Flickr asking if he's reflecting on life and how does that work if he's dead?
Zombie, Designed by Hubert Villeneuve and Folded by Никита Васильев
Instructions not available
This year we have a couple of horror movie themed designs like this paper version of the clown from the movie IT. The paper boat is a nice touch too and Mariano Zavala B. recently made an excellent video tutorial showing how to fold it.
Clown, Designed by Seiji Nishikawa and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Video instructions available from Mariano Zavala B.'s YouTube Channel
Here's another incredible design from Hubert Villeneuve. Every part of this including the witch, broom and book she's holding is all folded from the same sheet of paper! If you look closely you'll see details like a different colour on the pages and cover of the book!
Witch, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Hojyo Takashi designed this really excellent 3D skull which is expertly folded by Egor Prokhorenko.
Skull, Designed by Hojyo Takashi and Folded by Egor Prokhorenko
Diagrams available in the 16th Tanteidan Convention book
Next we have this very intimidating looking gargoyle.
Gargoyle, Designed and Folded by Dang Viet Tan
Instructions not available
This is a really fantastic raven design and I especially like how the claws on the toes look here.
Raven, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Herman Mariano
Diagrams available in Works of Quentin Trollip
This is another really excellent bat design by Fernando Castellanos. I especially like the little fangs.
Bat, Designed and Folded by Fernando Castellanos
Instructions not available
Here's another amazing design from Hubert Villeneuve which again is folded from a single sheet of paper!
Big Demon, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Here we have Satoshi Kamiya's excellent Cerberus folded by Maxi Purewal. I really like the little claws on the feet and all the details on the faces.
Cerberus, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Maxi Purewal
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002 – 2009
Jun Maekawa designed this quite famous origami devil beautifully folded by Kevin Hutson.
Devil, Designed by Jun Maekawa and Folded by Kevin Hutson
Diagrams available in Genuine Origami
I always appreciate a good Anubis design like this one by Hubert Villeneuve. It's an update on his previous Anubis design and folded from a single sheet of paper. There are colour changes in the design but you can't see them here since both sides of the paper are the same colour.
Anubis, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
João Charrua's designs usually have a somewhat creepy unsettling vibe to them which makes them perfect for Halloween!
Boo! Designed and Folded by João Charrua
Instructions not available
Here we have a fantastic goblin flexing it's muscles in an "I'm stronger than you" pose. If you look closely you'll see it has two little fangs and lots of other details. It's all one sheet of paper with some very impressive colour changes for the armour.
Goblin, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Eric Vigier designed this excellent "Devil Monkey".
Devil Monkey, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
Instructions not available
This next model is a Hitotsume-kozō which is a ghost-like creature from Japanese mythology. Hitotsume-kozō take on the appearance of a bald headed child with one eye in the middle of their forehead. You can also call them One-Eyed Goblins in English.
This model is folded from 3 pieces of paper.
Hitotsume Kozo, Designed by Makoto Yamaguchi and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Creative Origami
I think this next photo is a really cool idea. Gen Hagiwara folded the demon from about the waist up and put it in the middle of the crease pattern which looks just like a summoning circle. The colour changes in the design making the details on the face are awesome too.
This demon is folded from a hexagon shaped piece of paper which makes the crease pattern look much more like a summoning circle.
Summon, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Instructions not available
I also had to include this image too which shows the whole circle and the process of summoning the origami demon. This is definitely a great way to showcase crease patterns.
Here's one more really fantastic 3D skull design by Ynon Toledano
Skull, Designed and Folded by Ynon Toledano
Instructions not available
This next creature is a Karakasa or Umbrella Monster, another creature from Japanese mythology. This model is folded from 3 sheets of paper.
Karakasa (Umbrella Monster), Designed by Makoto Yamaguchi and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Creative Origami
Sebastien Limet designed this very unique model which he calls "Rest in Peas". It definitely seems appropriate for a Halloween themed post. Anita R. did a really great job folding here and you can see all the details really well.
Rest in Peas, Designed by Sebastien Limet and Folded by Anita R.
Diagrams available in Olympiad 2016
Here's a really great spider-like creature that's quite spooky looking.
Spider? Designed and Folded by Zakir Nasyrov
Instructions not available
This next model should be instantly recognizable to any fan of horror movies.
Film d'horreur, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Our final model is this amazing origami version of what I believe is a Fawn from the movie Pan's Labyrinth. I've never seen it so I'm not 100% sure. It's folded by João Charrua and definitely incorporates his creepy style.
Fauno, Designed by Sipho Mabona and Folded by João Charrua
Crease pattern available from Sipho Mabona's Flickr
Which one of these spooky Halloween models is your favourite? Let us know in the comments and be sure to have a great Halloween everyone!
Canadian Themed Origami to Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday
July 1st is the national day of Canada which celebrates the day when Canada officially became a country on July 1, 1876. This year is Canada's 150th birthday and since I'm Canadian I figured I should definitely put together a post featuring Canadian themed origami.
We'll start off this post with this excellent Canadian flag.
Maple Leaf, Designed by Ryo Aoki and Folded by Eyal
Diagrams available in NOA Magazine #414
Walruses can be found along the coastlines of Canada and here's an excellent one folded for a fundraising event.
Walrus, Designed and Folded by Robert Salazar
Crease Pattern available from salazarigami.com if you sign a petition against arctic oil drilling
Visit Robert Salazar's website at www.salazarigami.com
The Common Loon is Canada's national bird so here's an excellent paper loon folded by Joseph Wu who also happens to be a Canadian origami artist.
Common Loon, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Photo diagrams available from Joseph Wu's Flickr
Seals can also be found along the coastlines of Canada. Here's one photographed out in the wild.
Fur Seal, Designed by Lee In Seop and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Origami Pro
These dogs are technically Siberian huskies but they look awesome so I'm going to include them in this post. Very similar dogs are used to pull dog sleds in northern Canada.
Siberian Huskies, Designed by Fumiaki Kawahata and Aoto Morisawa and both Folded by P. Colman
Diagrams for Fumiaki Kawahata's Husky available in Tanteidan Magazine #108
Diagrams for Aoto Morisawa's Husky available in Tanteidan Magazine #156
Canada has some really great salmon and here are some beautiful looking ones swimming up a stream. All made out of paper of course.
Sockeye Salmon, Designed and Folded by Bernie Peyton
Diagrams available in Eco Origami
The beaver is one of the more famous Canadian animals. Here's a more cartoonish looking beaver design by Nicolas Terry. The colour change on the teeth is a nice touch.
Beaver, Designed by Nicolas Terry and Folded by Willie G. Crespo
Instructions not available
You can find lots of wild moose all over Canada. Here's a pretty complex and awesome Bull Moose design by Robert J. Lang.
Bull Moose, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Diagrams available in Origami Design Secrets, Second Edition
Polar Bears are found all over northern Canada while puffins can be found on the east coast. Here's a great photo with both of them together. The puffins have a few extra squares of orange paper to add some colour to the design.
Polar Bear + Puffins, Designed and Folded by Nicolas Terry
Instructions not available
Caribou are another quite famous Canadian animal. You can see a caribou on the Canadian $0.25 coin. This whole model is of course folded from a single square of paper. In this case it was 65cm x 65cm Mulberry Paper.
Caribou, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Damian Malicki
Diagrams available in the JOAS 2011 Special Issue
Here's a really excellent maple leaf design.
Maple Leaf, Designed by Brian Chan and Folded by Magali
Diagrams available from Brian Chan's website
Buffalo are native to the plains in central Canada. This buffalo design isn't super complex but it definitely has a ton of character.
Buffalo, Designed by Hoàng Tién Quyét and Folded by Andrea Borsa
Instructions not available
Black bears can be found in forests all over Canada. This one is easily one of the cutest origami bears I've ever seen.
Black Bear, Designed and Folded by Robert Salazar
Instructions not available
Visit Robert Salazar's website at www.salazarigami.com
Elk are another very common animal across Canada. It always impresses me how people can design animals with antlers like this and fold them from just one sheet of paper.
Roosevelt Elk, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Maxi Purewal
Diagrams available in Origami Design Secrets, Second Edition
Here's another really excellent bear design by Seth Friedman.
Grizzly Bear, Designed by Seth Friedman and Folded by Willie G. Crespo
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 19th Convention Book
This is a really great Canadian Lynx design from animal origami expert Quentin Trollip.
Canadian Lynx, Designed and Folded by Quentin Trollip
Instructions not available
Here's a really great wolf design that's not too complex. Wolves of course can be found all over Canada in the wild.
Wolf, Designed and Folded by Fabian Correa
Instructions not available
Deer are another animal that can be found all over Canada in the wild and in not so wild places. This one is folded from a single 50cm x 50cm square of paper.
Deer, Designed and Folded by Tomasz Krawczyk
Instructions not available
Here we have the winter version of the Arctic Fox which can be found in northern Canada. In the winter its fur is a white colour so it can hide in the snow but in the summer it's fur changes to a grey colour which is pretty cool.
Arctic Fox, Designed by Oriol Esteve and Folded by Terry Nicolas
Instructions not available
Bighorn sheep can be found in the Rocky Mountains in western Canada. I've always been a fan of Satoshi Kamiya's excellent design, especially the head and horns.
Sheep, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by P. Colman
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 21st Convention Book
Here's another absolutely fantastic polar bear design by József Zsebe. It's not super complex but it really has the spirit of a polar bear and it's kind of cute too.
Polar Bear, Designed and Folded by József Zsebe
Diagrams available in Paper & Form, Origami for Experienced Folders
This is Satoshi Kamiya's Caribou design again and from this angle you can really see all the fantastic details in the face.
Caribou, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Chris Hui
Diagrams available in the JOAS 2011 Special Issue
Here's another beautiful maple leaf. This one is technically a Japanese maple leaf but it's an excellent design and it's pretty similar to a Canadian one so I'll allow it.
Japanese Maple Leaf, Designed by Inayoshi Hidehisa and Folded by Andrea Borsa
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 21st Convention Book
Joseph Wu designed this really excellent beaver for a Canadian origami convention.
Beaver, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Here are some more excellent loons. You'll find this animal on the $1 coin in Canada. There are some really neat colour changes in this design and it looks especially awesome awesome when you fold it using black and white paper.
Common Loon, Designed by Artur Biernacki and Folded by Pere Olivella
Diagrams available in Bogota Origami Convention 2015
Bison are also native to Canada so here's another really excellent design from József Zsebe. I really like the 3D shapes in this design, especially the head.
Bison, Designed and Folded by József Zsebe
Diagrams available in Paper & Form, Origami for Experienced Folders
I really like Won Park's koi design. Even though technically koi aren't really Canadian this one is folded from a $10 Canadian bill and the water is folded with a $20 bill. The koi design is meant to be folded from an American bill and the size is a bit different from a Canadian one but Stefan managed to pull it off here anyways.
The new Canadian money is made out of plastic so you probably wouldn't be able to fold this now.
Koi, Designed by Won Park and Folded by Stefan
Diagrams available from the Origami Resource Centre
I really like this design from Quentin Trollip of a bear eating a salmon. The whole thing is one square of paper and I really like how the bear has little eyes.
Grizzly and Salmon, Designed and Folded by Quentin Trollip
Instructions not available
Here's one more really awesome polar bear also designed by Quentin Trollip. The whole thing is folded from a single square of paper and if you use black and white paper like he did here you end up with black eyes, a nose and feet.
Polar Bear, Designed and Folded by Quentin Trollip
Diagrams available in Origami Works of Quentin Trollip
This final image I've had saved for awhile now. I've been waiting for a relevant post to include it in. These adorable mother and baby deers are designed by Kunsulu Jilkishiyeva. The designs are really great and the whole composition of the photo is even better.
These models were designed for Mother's Day but deer are still Canadian.
Designed and Folded by Kunsulu Jilkishiyeva
Instructions not available
That's it for this post. Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians out there and if you fold any Canadian themed origami feel free to share a photo in the comments!
Rabbits, Chicks, Lambs and Other Egg-Ceptional Easter Origami
Happy Easter everyone! In this post we're going to take a look at a lot of great rabbits, which is expected, but we also have a pretty wide collection of other awesome Easter-themed things folded out of paper.
First up is one of the best rabbits I've seen. I especially love how soft the paper here looks. The colours are really great too.
Rabbit, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in the 21st Origami Tanteidan Convention book
This next image is one of the nicest looking origami flowers I've ever seen. Since lilies are usually associated with Easter I had to include this one in this post.
Calla Lily, Designed and Folded by Winston
Instructions not available
Here we have a really great little lamb. If you use black and white coloured paper you end up with really great colouring in the design.
Sheep, Designed and Folded by Quentin Trollip
Instructions not available
Next up is another excellent Easter bunny.
Rabbit, Designed by Hoang Tien Quyet and Folded by Agnieska (Agne) Mackonyte
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #103
Here's a neat little chicken egg cup you can fold to hold all your Easter eggs.
Chicken Egg Cup, Designed and Folded by Mr. Violin Peter
Video instructions available from Mr. Violin Peter's YouTube Channel
This is a very impressive paper version of the crucifixion of Jesus. The photo is very well done too. The entire model is folded from a single sheet of 35cm x 35cm paper.
Crucifix, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Origami Sequence
Here's another take on the origami rabbit from the beginning of this post by a different folder. I really love how the eyes are a different colour with this design.
Rabbit, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Willie G. Crespo
Diagrams available in the 21st Origami Tanteidan Convention book
Won Seon Seo has folded several excellent scenes from the Bible. Here he's folded Jesus's entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. He definitely has a very unique and impressive style throughout all these scenes.
Jesus - Entry, Designed and Folded by Red & Whitepaper
Instructions not available
Next we have Seth Friedman's excellent dutch rabbit.
Dutch Rabbit, Designed and Folded by Seth Friedman (Photo by Jon Tucker)
Video instructions available from Seth Friedman's YouTube channel
Here we have a pair of cute little paper chicks.
Chicks, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Here's another beautiful bunny rabbit folded specifically for Easter.
Rabbit, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Next we have a pair of absolutely fantastic origami sheep folded using Hoàng Tiến Quyết's signature curvy style.
Sheep, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Instructions not available
This might be my new favourite rabbit design. I love how expressive the face looks and how it looks like it's up to some kind of mischief.
Mischief, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Here's another one of Won Seon Seo's amazing paper versions of scenes from the Bible.
Jesus - Cross, Designed and Folded by Red and Whitepaper
Instructions not available
Next we have a cute little Easter scene with a few different paper rabbits.
Rabbits, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Anita R.
Diagrams available in Spirits of Origami
This is definitely one of the most impressive Easter-themed models I've ever seen. Ivan Danny wanted to design this model ever since he first started with origami. The entire model is folded from one 40cm x 40cm square of paper with no cuts. The paper is painted which is why the final model has so much colour in it. The individual fingers and toes look amazing!
Carry the Cross, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny
Crease pattern available from Ivan Danny's Flickr
Next is Seth Friedman's dutch rabbit again but folded by a different artist with a bit of a different look and feel.
Dutch Rabbit, Designed by Seth Friedman and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Seth Friedman's YouTube channel
Here's a cute little origami chick.
Chick, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Origami Works of Yoo Tae Yong
This is a somewhat simpler looking design but it still makes a really great looking origami rabbit.
Rabbit, Designed by Akira Yoshizawa and Folded by nyanko sensei
Diagrams available in Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master
Here are two more fantastic sheep that are somewhat in the same style as the previous ones in this post with the white bodies and black heads.
Black Headed Sheep, Designed and Folded by József Zsebe
Instructions not available
There really are a lot of different origami rabbits out there. I could have easily made this post nothing but rabbits.
Rabbit, Designed by Roman Diaz and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Origami Essence
Here's a whole family of little chickens. I like how the hen is essentially a simple geometric shape.
Hen Designed by Roman Diaz, Chicks Designed by Kunihiko Kasahara, all Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Hen Instructions not available
Chick diagrams available in Cute, Cool and Beautiful Origami Animals
Here's a whole bunch of Easter rabbits. Each one is folded from a simple bird base.
Rabbits, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Next we have an egg folded using a tessellation pattern. It's technically a "dragon egg" but I'm still going to allow it into this Easter post because it's really the only origami egg I could find. I guess it's not easy designing or folding round shaped models like this.
This model is pretty neat because it can be stretched or squished into a variety of different shapes.
Dragon Egg, Designed by Yuri Shumakov and Folded by Charles Smith
Video instructions available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Here we have our last rabbit for this post. It's another simpler design but it still looks really great.
Rabbit, Designed by Eduardo Clemente and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Papiroflexia
Our final model this Easter is this absolutely fantastic origami version of Jesus's crucifixion. The entire thing, the cross, all the details in the body and even the nails are folded from a single sheet of 50cm x 50cm tracing paper!
Believe it or not the hardest part Neelesh K. had designing this model was the knees.
Jesus Crucifixion, Designed and Folded by Neelesh K.
Crease pattern available from Neelesh K.'s Flickr
That's it for this post. Have a great Easter everyone!
2017 Chinese New Year Origami Rooster Extravaganza!
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 for future posts. The birds category had a huge number of roosters.
I try to mix things up when I make posts to get a variety of different birds for example in a post about birds. However there were too many roosters and after I planned out several bird-themed posts there were tons left over.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this year is the year of the rooster so it looks like everything will work out wonderfully. So to celebrate Chinese New Year 2017 here's our "Rooster Extravaganza" featuring over 50 origami roosters!
We'll start things off with this incredible game cock designed by Kei Watanabe. Check out all those individually folded feathers!
Game Cock, Designed and Folded by Kei Watanabe
Instructions not available
Next we have this cute little rooster designed by Tetsuya Gotani. You'll see that a lot of these designs have an excellent colour change and use white and red paper. The baby chick here is a nice touch.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Tetsuya Gotani
Crease pattern available from Tetsuya Gotani's Flickr
This excellent rooster design is by 212moving and the diagrams are available in a free eBook from Origami-Shop.com!
Rooster, Designed by 212moving and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Chinese New Year Origami 2017
Rooster, Designed by 212moving and Folded by 潘杭
Diagrams available in Chinese New Year Origami 2017
Rooster, Designed by 212moving and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Chinese New Year Origami 2017
This simple little rooster design is by József Zsebe and looks great with the white and red paper.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by József Zsebe
Instructions not available
This next one is a very unique design and I especially like how great the claws on the feet look here.
Fighting Cock, Designed by Nguyen Nguyen Thong and Folded by Agnieska (Agne) Mackonyte
Diagrams available in VOG: 50 Hours of Origami+
Here's a great pair of little roosters, one sitting and one standing.
Roosters, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Ngoc Vu
Instructions not available
Satoshi Kamiya has designed a very popular origami rooster. Here's his designed folded by several different artists.
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by DebugMode
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Ivan Svatko
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by P. Colman
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Gonzalo
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Maxi Purewal
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Alexander Krupnikov
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Rooster, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Ta Trung Dong designed this fantastic paper rooster. The whole thing is folded from a single sheet of paper!
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Ta Trung Dong
Instructions not available
Here's another incredibly complex rooster design that's also folded from a single sheet of paper. Even all those individual feathers! There's a fantastic colour change in the design here as well. You can see a few more pictures from different angles on Shotaro Mineo's Flickr as well.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Shotaro Mineo
Instructions not available
Here's the model again this time photographed at the 22nd Origami Tanteidan Convention.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Shotaro Mineo (Photo by Hiroaki Kobayashi)
Instructions not available
Gen Hagiwara designed a great little rooster that's not too complex but still looks very great. This design also has a great colour change and looks great with the white and red paper.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Instructions not available
He also folded this great gold Chinese New Year version.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Instructions not available
Here's another absolutely mind blowing rooster. Kei Watanabe is an amazing designer. I would not be surprised to find out that it's all one sheet of paper but I don't know that for sure.
Shamo Game Cock, Designed and Folded by Kei Watanabe
Instructions not available
Eric Joisel was an absolutely fantastic designer and one of the models he designed was this great rooster.
Rooster, Designed by Eric Joisel and Folded by Luc MARNAT
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #112
Rooster, Designed by Eric Joisel and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #112
Rooster, Designed by Eric Joisel and Folded by Herman Mariano
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #112
Rooster, Designed by Eric Joisel and Folded by Eric Vigier
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #112
Here's another kind of mind blowing paper rooster. This one is folded from a single rectangle of paper. It's also got a really great colour change in the design and still looks great with white and blue paper.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Yoshimasa Tsuruta
Instructions not available
This next one is one of my favourites. It's not super complex but the design is perfect. It's folded from multiple sheets of paper with different colours and the colours are absolutely fantastic.
Rooster, Designed by Kyohei Katsuta and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
This is another absolutely fantastic and super complex design. The whole thing is folded from a 50cm x 50cm square of paper. Nguyen Nam Son even made the paper used here himself. If you're interested this model is for sale so if you're interested get it before it's sold.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Nam Son
Instructions not available
Kyohei Katsuta has designed another really popular model again with a great colour change in the design. Here it is folded by a few different artists.
Rooster, Designed by Kyohei Katsuta and Folded by Ivan Svatko
Instructions not available
Rooster, Designed by Kyohei Katsuta and Folded by Nguyen Nam Son
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Rooster, Designed by Kyohei Katsuta and Folded by Artur Biernacki
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Here's another great design by Phạm Hoàng Tuấn.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Phạm Hoàng Tuấn
Instructions not available
Next we have a very unique sort of design. Here Daniel Chang took the logo design from a YouTube show called "Good Mythical Morning" and turned it into some Chinese New Year themed rooster origami. The whole thing is folded from a single sheet of tissue paper sized 93cm x 15cm.
Good Mythical Year, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Here's a really simple rooster design that looks great.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Mindaugas Cesnavicius
Instructions not available
Here's another incredible design by Yoshimasa Tsuruta. I love the black and red paper used here. It looks very realistic.
Rooster 1.1, Designed and Folded by Yoshimasa Tsuruta
Crease pattern available in Orca Works
Here's a white and red version of this amazing rooster.
Rooster 1.1, Designed and Folded by Yoshimasa Tsuruta
Crease pattern available in Orca Works
Hoàng Tiến Quyết has one of the most unique folding styles I've ever seen with a lot of curves in his models. Here's his amazing rooster design. It's folded from a simple fish base!
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Instructions not available
Here's something kind of different, a running rooster running as fast as it can into 2017.
Run Rooster, Run! Designed and Folded by Neelesh K
Instructions not available
This excellent rooster is folded out of a simple frog base.
Cockerel, Designed and Folded by Edgar
Instructions not available
I saw this image a long time ago and it's still one of my all-time favourite origami photos.
Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Lee Bo-Yeon designed this excellent little rooster. it's folded from a Bird Base.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Lee Bo-Yeon
Crease pattern available from Lee Bo-Yeon's Flickr
This beautiful looking rooster is designed by Nathan Zimet. It's folded by Adriano Davanzo who always has some of the best photography.
Rooster, Designed by Nathan Zimet and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Olympiad 2015
Here's a pair of fighting roosters by Won Seon Seo. I love how they're posed for this photo.
Fighting Cocks, Designed and Folded by Won Seon Seo
Instructions not available
Here's another fantastic design this time by Nicolás Gajardo Henríquez.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Nicolás Gajardo Henríquez
Instructions not available
This is another very simple design but it's also really cute!
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Diagrams available in the 19th Tanteidan Convention book
Nguyen Ngoc Vu also has a very unique style which you can see reflected here in this rooster design.
Rooster and Hen, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Ngoc Vu
Instructions not available
Making this post I was actually quite surprised to see that there were so many different rooster designs. This design is by Yoo Tae Yong and it also makes excellent use of a colour change, especially for the head part.
Rooster, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Eyal
Diagrams available in the 5th Korean Origami Convention book
Roman Diaz is an animal origami master so he of course designed his own rooster for Chinese New Year.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Roman Diaz
Instructions not available
This is probably the funniest image for this post. In Vietnam boiled chicken is a traditional meal that's eaten for the lunar new year. Keeping with this tradition Hoàng Tiến Quyết designed this awesome origami version of a boiled rooster.
"Boiled" Rooster, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Instructions not available
Here are two simple but quite elegant looking black roosters. There's another excellent colour change in this design too.
Roosters, Designed and Folded by Ta Trung Dong
Instructions not available
Here's another really great design photographed at a convention.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Winnie Leung
Instructions not available
Our final rooster for this post is this absolutely incredible design by Kei Watanabe. I can't even begin to imagine how much work went into folding this thing!
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Kei Watanabe
Instructions not available
Here it is again from a different angle.
Rooster, Designed and Folded by Kei Watanabe
Instructions not available
Hopefully these incredible origami roosters have inspired you to fold your own. If you're looking for a place to start here are 4 excellent video tutorials for 4 different origami roosters at various skill levels.
You should also definitely check out the free 2017 Chinese New Year eBook put out by Origami-Shop.com. There's a great intermediate-level rooster in there as well as several other fantastic models to fold.
If you fold any roosters this year please post a link to a photo in the comments. We'd love to see what you make!
24 Holiday Themed Origami Models to Fill You with Christmas Spirit
Christmas is almost here so Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for all your support this year!
Here's a collection of some fantastic holiday themed origami starting with this Christmas with Love model from Origami bluedandelion.
Christmas with Love, Designed and Folded by Origami bluedandelion
Instructions not available
Here's a very complex and impressive looking paper Santa Claus.
Santa, Designed by Naoki Takeda and Folded by 簡單的度過-2
Crease pattern available in the 2011 Special JOAS Issue
Here's an entire nativity scene with models from 9 different designers.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Diaz, Kawahata, Brill, Hulme, Hagiwara, Quyet, Montroll, Komatsu and Gilgado and Folded by Oreste Salatino
You can't have a nativity scene without a shepherd.
Sheep Designed by Hideo Komatsu and Shepherd Designed by Max Hulme, Both Folded by Oreste Salatino
Sheep diagrams available in Works of Hideo Komatsu
Shepherd diagrams available in the 2008 Origami USA Convention Book
Here's an awesome paper Santa with a reindeer that's actually a caribou.
Santa Designed by Naoki Takeda and Caribou designed by Satoshi Kamiya, both Folded by sakuryu(╯3╰)
Crease patterns for both models available in the 2011 Special JOAS Issue
Here's another excellent nativity scene.
Nativity Scene, Designed and Folded by Sergio Guarachi
Instructions not available
These are technically regular socks but they could totally also be Christmas stockings. Especially if they're hung by the chimney with care.
Socks, Designed by WhitePaper and Folded by Blanka P (blunek)
Instructions not available
Jo Nakashima has one of the best Christmas tree designs and this one looks really great with the paper used.
Christmas Tree, Designed by Jo Nakashima and Folded by Rui Roda
Video tutorial available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Here's an awesome and slightly unsettling looking origami reindeer.
Rudolf (The Reindeer Man), Designed and Folded by João Charrua
Instructions not available
This started out as a regular cake but was decorated for Christmas.
Christmas Cake, Designed by Whitepaper and Folded by Won Seon Seo
Instructions not available
Here's another absolutely fantastic origami nativity scene.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Red and Whitepaper and Folded by Won Seon Seo
Instructions not available
Here are more excellent Christmas trees.
Christmas Trees, Designed and Folded by Hsi-Min Tai
Instructions not available
This is another awesome nativity scene. Folding the people with white paper and then folding individual gold gifts for the wise men looks really great. The detail in the faces is fantastic too.
The Adoration of the Magi, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Here's another different styled nativity scene.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Luigi Leonardi and Folded by Andrés
Instructions not available
I love this little scene of the reindeer taking off.
Christmas? Designed and Folded by Won Seon Seo
Instructions not available
This is a really simple paper Santa but it's still a really great looking design.
Santa, Designed by Giang Dinh and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available from Giang Dinh's website
Here's Leyla Torre's nativity scene. If you're looking for one to fold yourself there are video instructions on her YouTube channel.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Leyla Torres and Folded by Andrés
Joseph video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
Mary video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
Baby Jesus video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
This is Leyla Torres' nativity scene again but folded by a different artist for a bit of a different look.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Leyla Torres and Folded by Rui Roda
Joseph video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
Mary video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
Baby Jesus video instructions available from Leyla Torres' YouTube channel
Here's another fold of a paper Santa Claus we saw earlier in this post.
Santa Claus, Designed by Naoki Takeda and Folded by 簡單的度過-2
Crease pattern available in the 2011 Special JOAS Issue
This is a great little scene with different elements by different designers.
Santa Claus Designed by Hoang Tien Quyet, Tree Designed by Francesco Guarnieri and Star Designed by Francesco Guarnieri, All Folded by Alexander Krupnikov
Santa Claus crease pattern available from Photobucket
Tree video instructions available from Happy Folding on YouTube
Star crease pattern available from Francesco Guarnieri's Flickr
Here's another excellent nativity scene.
Nativity Scene, Designed and Folded by Sergio Guarachi
Instructions not available
Riccardo Foschi designed this awesome Christmas tree for a commission. I really like the curves in this design.
Christmas Tree, Designed and Folded by Riccardo Foschi
Instructions not available
Here's one last nativity scene for this post.
Nativity Scene, Designed by Luigi Leonardi and Folded by Rui Roda
Instructions not available
Finally here's one last Christmas tree.
Christmas Tree Designed by Francesco Guarnieri, Gifts Designed by Yara Yagi and Star Designed by Jo Nakashima All Folded by Andrés
Tree video instructions available from Happy Folding on YouTube
Omega star video instructions available from Jo Nakashima's YouTube channel
Gift instructions not available
Have a Merry Christmas everyone and if you fold any Christmas origami please share a photo with us so we can take a look!
30 Frighteningly Fantastic Halloween Origami Models
Happy Halloween everyone! To celebrate here are some awesome Halloween themed models that I saw during the past year and saved up for now (even though some of theme technically weren't uploaded this year).
Our first model this Halloween is this great origami witch.
Witch, Designed by Anibal Voyer and Folded by Luc MARNAT
Diagrams available in Dragons, Witches, and Other Fantasy Creatures in Origami
This next model is one of the most impressive origami Grim Reaper designs I've seen. I'm pretty sure this entire model is folded from one sheet of paper.
Grim Reaper, Designed and Folded by 驰 张
Instructions not available
During October 2016 Joseph Wu designed several excellent "snail skull" models that combined different styles of snail shells with skulls.
Snail Skull, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
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Snail Skull, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
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Snail Skull, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
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Here's a pretty creepy looking origami black widow.
Black Widow, Designed and Folded by Andrey Ermakov
Instructions not available
Sebastien Limet designed a pretty clever model that he calls "Rest in Peas" which is an origami pea pod with skulls for the peas.
Rest in Peas, Designed by Sebastien Limet and Folded by Dzmitry Lysiuk
Instructions not available
Origami werewolves are another type of model that's perfect for Halloween.
Werewolf, Designed by Kade Chan and Folded by Alexander Krupnikov
Video instructions available from Kade Chan's YouTube channel
Miyamoto Chuya probably has the most famous grim reaper design.
Grim Reaper, Designed by Miyamoto Chuya and Folded by Alex Satsukawa
Video instructions available from MarianoZavalaOrigami on YouTube
I'm not entirely sure what this but it's certainly creepy looking. Finward designed this model based on a casual drawing.
Arrogance, Designed and Folded by Finward
Instructions not available
Here's another excellent creepy looking origami spider.
Mexican Red Knee Tarantula, Designed and Folded by Winston
Instructions not available
Dao Cuong Quyet is definitely one of the most impressive origami bat designs I've ever seen.
Vampire, Designed and Folded by Dao Cuong Quyet
Diagrams available in VOG 2: Origami.vn
Here's another creepy looking origami critter made by Finward.
Critter, Designed and Folded by Finward
Instructions not available
This is another fantastic werewolf design.
Werewolf, Designed by Le Tuan and Folded by DebugMode
Diagrams available in VOG: 50 Hours of Origami+
Here's another excellent origami skull designed by Joseph Wu back in 2003.
Skull, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Here's another quite creepy spider design.
Black Widow, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by Alex Mironenko
Instructions not available
This is definitely the cutest origami grim reaper that I've ever seen. This model is made out of two sheets of paper, one for the reaper itself and one for the scythe.
Grim Reaper, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Here's Le Tuan's great origami werewolf again folded by a different artist.
Werewolf, Designed by Le Tuan and Folded by Matthieu Georger
Diagrams available in VOG: 50 Hours of Origami+
Follow Matthieu Georger on Flickr
This is a very cool and creepy "box of horror".
Box of Horror, Designed by Eugeny Fridrikh and Folded by Alexander Krupnikov
Instructions not available
Bart Davids designed a pretty fantastic scary looking paper demon.
Demon, Designed and Folded by Bart Davids
Crease pattern available from Bart Davids' Flickr
Here's another great origami werewolf with some excellent colour changes in the design.
Werewolf, Designed and Folded by Finward
Instructions not available
This is another spooky Halloween bat with an excellent face.
Bat, Designed by Yoo Tea Yong and Folded by ВЕРЕСТУН Игорь (Iver)
Crease pattern available from Yoo Tea Yong's Flickr
Here's another great creepy looking origami spider.
Spider, Designed and Folded by Winston
Instructions not available
Here are more awesome looking papercraft skulls from Joseph Wu.
Mottled Copper Skulls, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
This is a fantastic and very realistic looking origami spider designed by Robert J. Lang.
Brown Widow, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Matthew LaBoone
Crease pattern available from Robert J. Lang's website
This is a jumping spider and for some reason it looks a little bit cute to me.
Jumping Spider, Designed by Takeda Naoki and Folded by sakuryu(╯3╰)
Instructions not available
Here's another different and quite awesome origami werewolf.
Werewolf, Designed by Tuấn Phạm and Folded by NGUYỄN QUANG ANH
Instructions not available
Miyamoto Chuya has also designed quite a fantastic origami succubus.
Succubus, Designed by Miyamoto Chuya and Folded by Kota Imai
Crease pattern available from Kota Imai's Flickr (in the comments)
Here's a very awesome paper Balrog. I love how the two coloured paper is used to make the flames.
Balrog, Designed and Folded by Edgar
Instructions not available
Our final model this Halloween is this absolutely incredible origami Grim Reaper by Neelesh K.
Little Reaper, Designed and Folded by Neelesh K.
Instructions not available
Did you fold anything spooky this Halloween? If so share a photo in the comments!
Celebrate Chinese New Year 2016 with these Origami Monkeys
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! This year is the year of the monkey and what better way to celebrate than by making origami monkeys!
A lot of origami artists have folded different origami monkeys and here are some of the best ones I've seen starting with this monkey photographed in the wild by Folded Wilderness.
Monkey, Designed by Lionel Albertino and Folded by Folded Wilderness
Diagrams available in Safari Origami
Fabian Correa folded this incredible gorilla. It's got a really simple design yet it's still incredibly expressive.
Gorilla, Designed and Folded by Fabian Correa
Instructions not available
Tetsuya Götani designed this cute little flying monkey for the new year.
Flying Monkey, Designed and Folded by Tetsuya Götani
Instructions not available
Magali folded these great little Japanese Macaques. Gen Hagiwara's Japanese Macaque design might be my favourite origami monkey design.
Japanese Macaque, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Magali
Diagrams available in Spirits of Origami
Ta Trung Dong folded this great monkey complete with an awesome origami banana for the new year.
Monkey, Designed and Folded by Ta Trung Dong
Instructions not available
Artur Biernacki folded this very detailed and aggressive looking origami gorilla.
Gorilla, Designed by NGUYỄN Hùng Cường and Folded by Artur Biernacki
Crease pattern available from NGUYỄN Hùng Cường's Flickr
Here's the same gorilla design this time folded by its creator.
Gorilla, Designed and Folded by NGUYỄN Hùng Cường
Crease pattern available from NGUYỄN Hùng Cường's Flickr
Hoàng Tiến Quyết designed this gorilla with his signature curvy style.
Gorilla, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Instructions not available
Mariano Zavala B. folded this great and very expressive chimpanzee.
Chimpanzee, Designed by Brian Chan and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Instructions not available
Eyal folded this adorable family of Japanese macaques.
Japanese Macaques, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Eyal
Diagrams available in Spirits of Origami
Shuki Kato folded this fantastic origami orangutan.
Orangutan, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Shuki Kato
Diagrams available in Origami Sequence
Sebastien Limet designed this great little origami tarsier.
Tarsier, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Hiroaki Kobayashi folded these great little Japanese Macaques with a 2016 sign for the new year.
Japanese Macaques, Designs and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Finally we have one of my all-time favourite images also by Hiroaki Kobayashi, a group of Japanese Macaques at the spa.
Japanese Macaques, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
That's it for this post. Have a happy Chinese New Year everyone and be sure to check out and send some love and comments to all these awesome artists.
21 More Spooky Origami Models to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
Here's one more big collection of awesome Halloween themed origami models from zombies to ghosts to skeletons and monsters in the closet.
Tong Liu has designed an incredible and quite scary looking zombie climbing out of the grave.
Zombie, Designed and Folded by Tong Liu
Instructions not available
Here's the zombie again from a different angle.
Zombie, Designed and Folded by Tong Liu
Instructions not available
Folded Wilderness folded this black cat and took this awesome photo of it outside in the fall.
Halloween Cat, Designed and Folded by Folded Wilderness
Instructions not available
Here's another great Halloween cat folded by Gonzalo.
Cat, Designed by Miyajima Noboru and Folded by Gonzalo
Crease pattern available via Origami Creator's Fantasia
Here is a fantastic looking origami skull, that's folded from one single sheet of paper!
Skull, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Paul
Diagrams available in Origami Sequence
Here's a great Halloween pumpkin from Sebastien Limet.
Grin, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Here's a pretty simple but quite cute and awesome looking origami ghost folded by Rui Roda.
Ghost, Designed by Riki Saito and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available via Axen's Workshops of Wonders Origami Channel on YouTube
Here's a beautiful design by João Charrua.
Mr. Skull, Designed by João Charrua and Folded by Rui Roda
Crease pattern available via João Charrua's Flickr
Here's Mr. Skull again, this time folded by João Charrua along with some of his awesome and creepy looking friends.
Mr. Skull and Friends, Designed and Folded by João Charrua
Crease pattern for Mr. Skull available via João Charrua's Flickr
Here's a fantastic and expressive werewolf design from Kade Chan
Werewolf, Designed by Kade Chan and Folded by João Charrua
Video instructions available via Kade Chan's YouTube channel
Here's a genius idea from Joseph Wu, an zombie cocktail.
Zombie Cocktail, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Here's an amazing sort of evil looking wizard designed by Tran Trung Hieu.
Wizard, Designed and Folded by Tran Trung Hieu
Instructions not available
Follow Tran Trung Hieu on Facebook or Flickr
Satoshi Kamiya also designed an amazing looking origami wizard. Here it is folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Wizard, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995 - 2003
Here it is again, this time expertly folded by Adriano Davanzo.
Wizard, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995 - 2003
Here's another awesome Halloween model also folded by Adriano Davanzo.
Crow, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Olympiad 2012
Here's another great origami skull design, this time by Neelesh Kumar.
Skull, Designed and Folded by Neelesh Kumar
Instructions not available
Here's another fantastic Halloween design by Joseph Wu, the third version of his Lich Lord.
Lich Lord 3, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
Here's a great origami raven that's perfect for Halloween.
Raven, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Eyal R
Instructions not available
Hubert Villeneuve is an awesome designer who has made several really great and spooky origami models that are perfect for Halloween.
Firstly is this complete origami skeleton made from one sheet of paper.
Skeleton, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Here's a great origami ghost that's like an empty cloak.
Phantom, Design and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Crease pattern available via Sunburst2000's Flickr
Here's a really cool idea, a monster under the bed. The whole thing is folded with one sheet of paper and the monster can be modified to pop out in different places or you can not have it there at all.
Monster Under the Bed, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
This is probably my favourite Halloween model by Hubert Villeneuve, a monster in the closet. This is all folded from one sheet of paper.
Monster in the Closet, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
I hope you enjoyed all this spooky Halloween origami. Be sure to check out and follow all these designers and artists on Flickr and I hope you all have a great and safe Halloween!