Jungle Animal Origami

98 Pages·2003·10.26 MB·English

by  Duy Nguyen

Duy Nguyen
Slerling Publishing Co., Inc.
New York
Duy Nguyen
Slerling Publishing Co., Inc.
New York
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Preface 4
Basic Instructions 4
Symbols & Lines 5
Basic Folds 6
kite fold . valley fold . mountain
fold . inside reverse fold . outside
reverse fold . pleat fold . pleat
fold reverse . squash fold I •
squash fold II • inside crimp fold
• outside crimp fold
Base Folds 10
base fold I • base fold II • base fold III • base fold IV
Creative Projecls 16
Vulrure 16 Water Buffalo 54
Hyena 22 Wildebeest 60
Hippopotamus 26 Orangutan 66
Giraffe 32 Zebra 70
Gorilla 36 Gazelle 76
Lion 42 Ostrich 82
Maned Lion 48 Elephant 88
Jungle Denizens 94 Index 96
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Prefdce
Traditional "origami" suggestS expressing jungle animal creations. You can glue on
oneself creatively through the an of folding extra layers or bits of colored paper, use
paper, and folding paper exclusively-no marking pens or water colors, or even give
cutting or pasting. Such origami can be your fonn a light coat or spray paint A
pleasing in its simplicity and esthetically finished origami need not look exactly like
beautiful, but I prefer to allow myself the mose illustrations or fOnTIS you see here
freedom to be fully creative. That's why, or in orner origami books. You can work
as in my previous books, I encourage you wonders creatively. It's up to you to bring
not to limit yourselves but to snive for a your original origami creations to life-with
more natural look to your finished project. all its abundant variety.
This comes into play even more here, Duy Nguyen
with the addition of color to Onish ofT your
BdSic Instructions
Paper: The best paper 1O use for rraditional Glue: Use a good, easy-flowing bUl nor
origami is very thin, keeps a crease well, loose paper glue, but use it sparingly. Don't
and folds flat. You can use plain white paper, soak the paper as paints and coloring do
solid-color paper, or wrapping paper with a not hold well to dried glue. This shouldn't
design only on one side. Be aware, though, be a problem, however, as most gluing is
that some kinds of paper stretch slighdy, done between inner layers. A nat toothpick
either in length or in width, while others makes a good applicatOr.
tear easily. Packets of papers especially
for use in origami (IS by 15 centimeters Technique: Fold wim care. Position the
square, or a bit under 6 by 6 inches) are paper, especially at the comers, precisely,
available in a variety of colors from craft and see that edges line up before creasing
and hobby shops. a fold. Once you are sure of the fold, use a
Regular typing paper may be too heavy fmgemail to make a clean, flat crease. Don't
to allow for the many tight folds needed in get discouraged with your first efforts. In
creating more complex, traditional, origami time, what your mind can create, your
figures, but it should be fine for the larger fingers can rash ion.
papercraft works, with fewer folds, given
here. For beginners and those who have a Finishing: Lf you used white or a solid-color
problem getting their fingers to work tight paper ror your origami, water paints or
folds, larger paper sizes are helpful. Slighdy colored markers can add patterning or color
larger figures are easier to make than overly mat will make your creations, like the jun
small ones. gle animals in this book, "come alive" -after
Symbols &L ines
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Fold lines valley Fold then unfold
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Cut une Pleat fold
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(repeated folding)
Turn over or rotate Crease line
all, a zebra without stripes is just a horse! want painted. If you use a spray paint, fIx
So, once you have completed your fonm, the form (or parts before assembly) onto a
look at it as the first step to a rruly original cut-off carton to hold it firmly lighdy spray
creation. Have run \Vim it, but lake your one side. Once dry, rum the form and
time and be careful. When working with do the other side. Most paper takes paint
paints, it's good to use plastic gloves. Hold very well. Whatever materials you use,
figures, even upside down, so mar exces given thought and effort the results can be
sive paim won't run lO areas you don't very satisfying-if not truly spectacular.
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Kite Fold
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Fold and unfold a square Fold both sides in to the This is a kite fonn.
diagonally, making a center cenrer crease.
crease.
VaDey Fold Mountain Fold
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Here, using the kite, This fold forward is Here, using the kite, This fold backwards
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fold form tOward a valley fold. fold form away is a mountain fold.
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Inside Reverse Fold
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Starting here wit:h a kite, Valiey fold as marked to Pull tip in direction of
valiey fold kite closed. crease, t:hen unfold. arrow.
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Appearance before You've made an inside
completion. reverse fold.
Outside Reverse Fold
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Pleat Fold
1 3 4
Here, using the kite, Valley fold back This is a pleat. You've made a
valley fold. again. Valley fold in half. pleat fold.
Pleat Fold Reverse
2 3 4
Here, using the kite Valley fold back Mountain fold form This is a pleat fold
form backwards, again rOf pleat. in half. reverse.
valley fold.
Squash Fold I
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Using inside reverse, vaUey fold one side. This is a squash fold L
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Squash Fold
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Using closed kite Open in direction Appearance before You've made a
form, valley fold, of the arrow. completion. squash fold 11.
Inside Crim.!! Fold Outside Crimp Fold
1 2 1 2
Here using closed Pull tip in direction Here using closed Fold mountain and
kite form, pleat [old, of the arrow. kite form, pleat valley as shown,
fold and unfold. both sides.
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This is an inside crimp fold, This is an outside crimp fold.