Creative Origami Ideas and Techniques #3

Creative Origami Ideas and Techniques #3

This book is the third and final installment in the series by Fumiaki Kawahata exploring numerous folding and creation techniques that go beyond basic origami.

Previous volumes:

• The first volume provided tips on folding with precision, developing innovative folding sequences, and creating your own models.
• The second volume focused on "ideas" as the starting point for creating origami. It explored how to find new model ideas, evolve your folds, and combine multiple models into one.

What you will discover in this third and final volume:
 

Fumiaki Kawahata guides you through advanced techniques that enhance your folds while adding an artistic and aesthetic dimension to each creation. This book will help you take your creations to the next level by mastering the use of multiple sheets of paper, optimizing double-sided colors, and perfecting finishing touches.

Each technique is explained through real-life creations.

Chapter 1: Techniques for creating specific shapes

• Learn methods like cascade folds, sunk folds, and continuous folds applied to original models.
• Models: Rabbit, Condor, Sylph, Swordfish, Flying Rat, Lobster, Weasel, Mutsugoro, Giraffe, Tombi, Crab, Stroller, Bulldog, Goldfish, Nine-tailed Fox.

Chapter 2: Color usage and combinations

• Discover how to use the double-sided colors of the paper, how to assemble units to create complex structures, and how to layer or combine multiple sheets to make models like a guitar or koi carp.
• Models: Cushion, Clione, Guitar, Astronomical Telescope, Dairy Cow, Nishikigoi, Tiger Head, Fruit-shaped Object, Salmon, Flame, Tutankhamen, Cod, Double-wing Crane.

Chapter 3: Finishing and embellishment techniques

• Learn how to give rounded shapes and crisp contours to your creations, with examples like the sperm whale, horseshoe crab, or pheasant.

This book is ideal for origami enthusiasts who want to go beyond the basics and explore more complex techniques to create spectacular and artistic models.
 

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