Origami Tips for Teachers

Choose the models according to not only the appetites but also the skills of the classes.

It takes three to five times longer time to teach a model than to fold it alone. Make a loose schedule.

When teaching a large class, use a large piece of paper, so that everyone can see it.

Show a completed model first. It will motivate the classes. In addition, they can understand the purpose of each step.

Crane

The origami crane is the most well known of all the origami models: These instructions should make it easy for you to make your own beautiful crane. Use some pretty paper to make this lovely origami model: it is a very elegant bird!

Origami Tips for Enthusiasts

Wash your hands before you fold. It's important if you want to make a beautiful model.

Imagine how your model will look like, and choose suitable paper. Choose paper according to the model; or choose a model according to the paper.

Most models have their structures. You should understand them. And find out the best sequence. Change some folds if necessary. You don't have to follow the diagrams.

Origami Tips for Beginners

Use thin and crisp paper. Origami paper (sometimes called kami) or photocopy paper will work. Don't use expensive paper at first.

Read the book from beginning. You must be familiar with the symbols and basic folds. Learn before folding.

Look at the diagrams carefully. Make sure you follow the sequence exactly as numbered. When lost, compare the diagram with the next one, and guess how to make it as described in the next diagram. If you can't figure out, begin again from the first step.

Eric Joisel – Detailed Classic Monster Figures

There’s a simple difference between mere papercraft and origami: the traditional concept of origami uses only once piece of paper with no cuts or glue. Eric Joisel is one modern origami artist that creates incredibly complex paper sculptures using blueprints that take him literally years to complete. Joisel says the creation process is like a scientific method, with creatures from myths and legends – like dwarves, fairies, hobbits and mermaids – popping up from his ‘crease patterns’.

Credits : Eric Joisel - weburbanist