There’s pretty much no limit to the kind of people you can fold out of paper. There are origami knights, dancers, famous people and lots more.
This post is a collection of a bunch of completely un-related different origami people.
We’ll start out with this brutal knight. The whole model is folded from one sheet of paper and instead of folding a shield like in the original design Lucas Honor folded the head of an enemy.
Knight, Designed by Fernando Gilgado and Folded by Lucas Honor
Diagrams available in Papiroflexia mágica
Taking a complete tonal shift next we have this excellent paper ballerina.
Ballerina, Designed and Folded by Sergey Yartsev
Instructions not available
Hoang Trung Thanh designed this great emperor. The entire model is folded from one sheet of paper and if you use two coloured paper you get different colours on the clothes.
Emperor, Designed by Hoang Trung Thanh and Folded by Eyal
Diagrams available in VOG 2: Origami.vn
This amazing model of a Roman soldier on a chariot is folded from a single sheet of paper!
Cavalier, Designed by Zhang Weichao and Folded by Alex Mironenko
Instructions not available
Next we have this bride and groom. Each one is folded from three 5 Euro bills.
A Money Wedding, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Hubert Villeneuve designed this incredible prisoner. I’m pretty sure the whole model is folded from one sheet of paper.
Prisoner, Designed by Hubert Villeneuve and Folded by 簡單的度過-2
Instructions not available
Here’s an awesome paper swordsman.
Swordsman, Designed by Hoang Trung Thanh and Folded by Al3bbasi
Diagrams available in Licence to Fold
This model is La Tapada Limeña which is what the Lima women were called after the Spanish conquered Peru. They wore a dress down to their feet and a cloak that covered their face.
The clothing connoted sensuality, mischief, coquetry and seduction which is communicated very well in this model.
Tapada Limeña, Designed and Folded by Gonzalo Benavente
Instructions not available
This is an origami version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man. This model, including the shapes around it is folded from a single sheet of paper!
Vitruvian Man, Designed and Folded by Kunsulu Jilkishiyeva
Instructions not available
Here’s a very impressive mother and child.
Welcome to Our Family, Designed by Takeda Naoki and Folded by NGUYỄN QUANG ANH
Instructions not available
I love the colour change in this model plus the entire person is a single sheet of paper! The suitcase is a second sheet of paper though.
Passenger, Designed and Folded by Ivan Svatko
Instructions not available
This next model of Bruce Lee is absolutely incredible. The entire thing is folded from one sheet of paper. I really like the fighting pose he’s in here.
Bruce Lee, Designed and Folded by Neelesh K
Instructions not available
Here’s an awesome and very expressive paper grandpa.
Grandpa, Designed and Folded by João Charrua
Instructions not available
This is another absolutely incredible design from Hubert Villeneuve. It was designed for the International Origami Olympiad III challenge and the theme of the challenge was peace. The entire model is folded from one sheet of paper.
Chef Amérindien gen2, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Here’s another Roman soldier this time fighting on foot.
Roman Soldier, Designed and Folded by Leo Lai
Instructions not available
And here’s another different style of an origami knight.
Knight, Designed and Folded by Wasun N.
Instructions not available
I’ve seen a couple of different samurai designs and this one is one of my favourites.
Samurai, Designed and Folded by Bart Davids
Crease pattern available from Bart Davids’s Flickr
Joseph Wu designed this excellent archimage.
Archimage, Designed and Folded by Joseph Wu
Instructions not available
This next model is very unique and I haven’t seen anything else quite like it.
Know Thyself, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
Instructions not available
Here’s another absolutely fantastic paper dancer. Everything here is folded from the same sheet of paper. If you look closely you’ll see a flower pattern on the sides of the head.
Dancer, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve
Instructions not available
Here’s a very impressive taoist priest model. This model again is folded from a single sheet of paper.
Taoist Priest from Legend, Designed and Folded by 晓 陈
Instructions not available
Our final model for this post is an amazing origami version of Michelangelo’s Pietà sculpture house in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
Pietà, Designed and Folded by 晓 陈
Instructions not available
That’s it for this post. Which one of these models was your favourite? Let us know in the comments and be sure to visit these amazing artists and let them know you think their work is awesome.
