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 origami Halloween models is your favourite? Let us know in the comments and be sure to have a great Halloween everyone!
