Origami design secrets

polop · Post by **polop** » August 21st, 2006, 2:29 pm

I have also folded this model a couple of times but my first was my best (bigginers luck) which I then gave as a present. All the ones since are no way as good as the first!!

Ps. Woo 100 posts

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » August 21st, 2006, 8:49 pm

4sigma,

I haven't read the book in a while, so I forgot the full name... I think your right. Nice Job on the turtle!

Draco · Post by **Draco** » July 14th, 2010, 4:28 am

i'm about to buy the book soon. anything i should look forward to or any advice/warnings?

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » July 14th, 2010, 6:39 am

Reading that book will not magically make you an origami designer. It will teach you to understand point-splits and grafts, and why you tend to see certain sequences often. It will teach you to recognize some common molecules, and it will give you an introduction to circle-packing and tree theory.

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » July 14th, 2010, 5:48 pm

It does a bit more than that, Jared

It goes into basic box-pleating, tiling, molecule construction, and a little bit of more complicated stuff as well.

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » July 15th, 2010, 1:58 am

Obviously, reading the book does not magically make you an expert in
basic box-pleating, tiling, molecule construction, either

I recommend that you read/skim the book all the way through, folding the models that you have patience and skill for. The go back and study each chapter individually, trying a few times to fold each example model. It IS an advanced course in Origami.

If you persist, you WILL learn an amazing amount of Origami design in spite of yourself... Then you'll have to put it into practice.

Afterwards, you might go back and revisit Kasahara, Maekawa, and Kawasaki's books, because you'll understand their design principles better.

- Hank Simon

Draco · Post by **Draco** » July 15th, 2010, 3:50 am

just what i expected