Akira Yoshizawa

[Ondrej.Cibulka]

Thank you very much, guys! I asked my very well English speaking colleage yesterday and she did not explain it to my anyway. But now it is clear. Thanks again. This is very interesting, I think, and force people to think about it, about such view to origami.

About creasing on the table:
My experiences are that size of the paper folding in air is much smaller than 40 cm square.

It is necessary to practise each model and recognize which crease is better sharp and which is better just note very weakly. I use table for sharp creases even at the end of model, if that part of the model is accesible and if is it better to make sharp crease. And, as was written here before, finding of reference points is much better on the table, for example of master Kawahata's models (which are full of geometric precreasing at the start). Folding of the table is also better to hit some special points with crease, for example crossing with angles more than right angle etc.

[InsomniacFolder]

I agree, fit the tools to the situation.
Yoshizawa also talks about folding with a black paper shade over the lights, in half light, in order to fold very small details. I have tried this, and even allowing my eyes to accomodate to the reduced levels, I have not been able to see the benefit in it.

[Jonnycakes]

Perhaps it is to make sure that your light is not brighter than the one that your model will be seen in. If you fold the details with a bright light source you might fold them differently than in a dimmer light. That is just a guess-there is probably more to it than that.

[HankSimon]

Folks, as Joseph said, you use the method that fits the style. But I think that some of you are missing the nuances of Yoshizawa's folds. His sharp creases are fairly easy, but his soft creases and gentle folds are what give his models the life and warmth that is usually lost in other styles.

I cannot fold many of his models well, but his cow head (p. 50 Museum 1: Animals) and his mouse (p. 22 Origami: Living Nature) seem to get lots of appreciation as gifts. The mouse just has a nice feel when you hold it in your hand.

I believe that folding Yoshizawa's models is a nice way to elevate, mature, and complement technical skills with the artistry of origami.

Note how he uses the table for creases, then uses the air for nuances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58GdBN4NWz8

I greatly recommend folding this model from the video, trying to match the gentle curves.


- Hank

[chesslo]

umm, ya,what do you think about Đinh Trường Giang's model (Giang Dinh), his fold are very nice and give you a warm gentle feeling like this model here

[Jonnycakes]

He is pretty darn good. His work is very evocative. My favorite is his dancers, but that could very well be because they were the first models of his that I ever saw

[Ondrej.Cibulka]

His models belong to category: I have not ambition to fold it, just looking. For me, it is impossible to follow author and copy him.

Oh, I forgot most important think: I admire him and his models.