The Origami Forum

I have asked this question before, but does anyone know which paper Hojyo Takashi uses for his models? It looks really thin, and I really like the neutral colour and texture. It also looks like it's easy to shape, but that could just be because he's brilliant

In that case, you can download the diagrams here.

Are rat diagrams good too? In that case, get the diagram for Eric Joisel's rat. It's one of my favourite models.


(250th post, hooray!)

Looks like a pretty hard cp to me



His eagle is great btw, I'd really like to have diagrams for that one!

http://origami.artists.free.fr/NguyenHu ... /eagle.htm

Brill's mouse is great! Are there diagrams anywhere?

I think Joisel's rat is pretty easy to memorize. I could fold it without instructions after I folded it two times. It's easier to memorize a folding sequence with large and complicated steps than a folding sequence where even a simple petal fold is devided in several steps. That's why I tend to look...

back to google or origami database please...

You could have an origami weekend

I agree, practice is the only way to learn how to shape your models. Although the final shaping steps are only a few steps they're probably the most important steps of the entire folding process. And as you advance to more complex models shaping them becomes more and more important. Like esato said ...

When looking for paper you shouldn't just limit yourself to special origami paper. Just look for big rolls of paper in stores, and like daydreamer said, remove the plastic for a bit and feel the paper. What you're looking for is thin paper that holds creases well and is easy to shape. (so bending la...

I thought it was an octopus too when I looked at the picture. The blue color and the curved appendages don't really help making it look like a black widow ;) When I attempted the model a while ago it looked even stranger though. Back then I only had those little packages of multi-coloured kami. The ...

Of course! There are lots of people who use regular copy paper for folding.

I'm going to try right now


*edit* yay I did it! I folded a crane from a 11x11 cm piece of paper with my toes!! Inside reverse folding the neck and tail and pulling the wings apart was really difficult, and the crane smells a little

The gold/silver paper and the christmas tree decorations kinda ruin the model though...