This book by renowned origamist Robert J. Lang explores the mathematical and design principles behind his original origami creations. It includes detailed folding instructions, progressing to advanced models, and features new chapters on box pleating and polygon packing, along with enhanced illustrations.
Paper Toys That Fly, Flag, Gobble and Inflate!
Every project in the book can really move! Origami in Action presents 39 actions origami models that are as animated as they are exquisite. Each project is complete with clear step-by-step diagrams, instructions, and a photograph of the finished model. Included are such traditional favorites as the cootie catcher and the waterbomb, as well as some modern novelties--a strumming guitar player and a toothy Tyrannosaurus Rex. Other projects include: --Flapping Butterfly --Blow-up Bunny --Barking Wolf --Talking Dragon --Wagging-Tail Doggie --Boardsailor --Swimming Manatee --Indian Paddling a Canoe
Create nearly 40 striking paper figures with clear, step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams. Features simple to advanced objects: cube, parrot, rabbit, seagull, cuckoo clock, rocket, mouse, elephant, violinist, Viking ship, and many more.
A brand-new biography of the seminal figure of Chinese culture.
Bugs are a favorite subject for origami artists, and this book includes 12 original origami bugs designed famous origami artists from around the world--with detailed step-by-step instructions to make them.
In Origami Zoo , two of the world's finest paper folders invite you to create your own menagerie with this exciting how to make origami animals book. Robert J. Lang and Stephen Weiss's collection of original papercraft creatures, ranging from the exotic to the familiar, the elegant to the whimsical, will both inspire the beginner and challenge the most accomplished folder.Across the animal kingdom, from land, sea, and air, you can choose to make a dolphin, penguin, swan, owl, goose, kangaroo, praying mantis, or even the mythical Pegasus or extinct wooly mammoth. Each of these thirty-seven projects is true origami--folded from a single piece of paper with no cutting or gluing--and is complete with clear step-by-step diagrams, instructions, and a photograph of the finished model.As children's toys or decorations, the fun and artistic projects in Origami Zoo is a perfect gift--a do-it-yourself paper folding crafts book for aspiring artists.
