Origami is a dance between hands and paper. An ordinary piece of paper in your hand can become anything - a phoenix, a puppy with three heads, or a hornbill. .....The possibilities are endless. All you need to do is know what you want and how to fold it.
1. It is important to understand the item you are going to fold. If it is an animal, pay attention to the smooth outline and the expression of the animals expression, rather than rigid lines. This is important for a complex model, and if you are careful with the creases, the piece will look beautiful. If you are folding a box or module, sharp creases can highlight the outline of the work.
2. Be patient! If you learn folding from a book or an origami tutorial found online, remember that patience is extremely important. If you don’t have patience, your work will most likely be torn off before it even takes shape...
3. Establish communication with paper. For example, if you try to change a common model, or try something new, you will understand the characteristics of paper more deeply and become more patient with paper.
4. Try to change the taste frequently. This will be of great help to your improvement, unless you are already an expert. This refers to trying different origami types, such as boxes, animals, paper airplanes, etc. This will help you master different techniques and become more comfortable in future productions.
If you want to improve any skill in origami, continuous practice is the most basic way. For example, if you want to fold a perfect paper crane, you need to practice continuously until you are satisfied.
The most critical aspect of completing a beautiful origami work is precise folding. Its worth taking the time to proofread the edges of your paper. However, for Japanese paper, this requirement can be relaxed, and you are usually allowed to make some less precise creases. But with some other ordinary papers, the precise crease is the truth.
If you're not sure about the angle of the fold, don't leave marks on the paper. Generally speaking, the first crease you make is the most important. When folding a corner, you usually use your fingers to pick up one side of the paper, hold it tightly with one hand, and slowly push it behind with the palm of your other hand. Finally, you complete the folding, and then slide your fingers over it and press a few times. times, making this crease sharp.
If you don't have square paper and need to cut it from a large piece of paper, my suggestion is to tear it instead of cut it. Unless you have a professional paper cutter, it will be easier to tear it and get a piece of paper. If the square paper meets the requirements and the initial paper is not accurate enough, no matter how hard you try, it will be a failed work. The more complex the origami is, the deeper the experience will be. Make a precise fold, then carefully deepen the crease at the back, slide and press it a few times with your fingers, usually it will be easier to tear the paper if your fingers are wet, and then carefully tear the paper apart.
Use ordinary paper to practice initially, until you feel satisfied, then buy high-end Japanese paper to make perfect works~ Of course, you can also add your own creativity based on the tutorial, or you can add it online Find inspiration on the website. When origami becomes a habit, you will find that a happy life is actually very simple~
Useful Origami Tips
1. The crease should be very obvious. Use your fingertips to scratch the fold back and forth several times
2. Make sure that all folds are as correct as possible. If the folds are incorrect, the final work will often be asymmetrical or awkward
3. Don’t try difficult origami making at the beginning, make something easier without many steps
4. Use large paper. It is recommended that you use A4 paper at the beginning. If necessary, cut it into squares for operation. When you become proficient, you can use smaller and beautiful paper that you like
5. You can use paper with different colors on the front and back so that you can clearly confirm the inside and outside of the work
6. Go through all the tutorial steps before making origami, so that you will not miss or confuse the steps
7. Practice more! If you keep making the same mistakes, it doesn't matter, just practice more. (You can practice with ordinary white paper, which is cheaper~)
8. Enjoy the fun~ Make origami friends, or make origami works to give as gifts. In this way, origami becomes a fun hobby~
The most important thing about making origami works is to fold accurately. Doing this requires constant practice. Don’t worry too much, you will master it sooner or later~
Origami Experience Talk
Although origami is just a "little craft" for daily entertainment for many people, if you study it in depth, you will find that there are still many interesting principles or interesting tips in it. . Below are the possibilities in origamiI will introduce the tips I encountered to everyone, hoping that everyone can create their own satisfactory origami works without taking many detours!
Don’t try the horribly difficultorigamimaking at the beginning. The most important step in origami is folding. As the process progresses, the model will become more complex and confusing. So its well worth taking the time to make sure the folds are precise at each step. If you fold it wrongly, be patient and repair it. As the folding action progresses, incomplete folding will cause more and more trouble. In early folding training, patience training is necessary.
Stop and take a break from time to time while you are folding origami. This break is not only a good opportunity to clear your head, but also a time to check the previous work, carefully comparing the model and drawings. Generally speaking, one of the common mistakes made when making origami is confusing valley marks and mountain marks. It is also common to miss steps, or fold them incorrectly. At this time you can also look at how you should fold it next and imagine it in your mind. Also press hard on some creases to make subsequent folding easier.
Always study the meanings of the symbols in origami tutorials. Even a person with many years of origami experience will need to spend time studying these origami symbols. At the front of each book, there will be an introduction to the mountain mark and valley mark marks, and a unified explanation of these marks. This can make us clearer in mind and more comfortable in the production process.
Choose the right paper for origami. Because origami is made of paper, paper is the most important choice you can make, and this truth is often overlooked. Textured paper is suitable for simple origami, it can make the final work more stylish, and patterned paper is also suitable for simple origami. Solid colored tissue paper is very suitable for medium-difficulty origami operations, because the details will be better displayed. For example, when folding insects, if the paper is thick, the foot part will be difficult to operate. Foil paper is a layer of foil attached to ordinary paper and can be purchased at many paper craft stores. This paper will easily make sharp creases and can be compressed so that it does not break when folding multiple layers.The work is too thick. One of the biggest problems with using this kind of paper is that it is difficult to smooth out the creases caused by incorrect folding.
Perform origami in the air. During the folding process, some operations are easier to achieve when placed in the air than on the table.
Enjoy the process of origami. As you gain experience, you will find that models of the origami process will emerge in your mind. As the folding progresses, the model becomes more and more stylish. The designer uses the most basic model to create other new models. During the production process, you will find that there will be other folding methods at a certain step, which are more reasonable than those in the tutorial. This feeling of breakthrough is very exciting. happy.
