Lafosse's complex and beautiful origami projects are well known around the world. Focusing on models from nature, Advanced Origami provides unparalleled instruction on how to create master-class level 3D origami paper folding projects. The origami designs are challenging—they require some folding experience—but the results are more origami art than craft. Paper folders will create projects that can be displayed or given as gifts.Sophisticated origami or paper crafts fans will appreciate the unique origami designs along with complete detailed instructions and easy-to-follow color photos and diagrams. Advanced Origami also features information on paper selection and preparation, advance techniques such as "wet folding," and making your own paper.This origami book contains:136 page, full-color book15 original and challenging projectsStep-by-step instructionsColorful diagrams and photographsAdvanced techniques and tipsIn recent years origami has evolved beyond simple folding and creasing into a true art form akin to sculpture. For those seeking to learn origami at such a level, Advanced Origami provides all the essential information and techniques. Soon you will be able to design and fold your own origami sculptures!Origami projects include:North American CardinalKoi FishOrigamido ButterflyPond FrogAnd many more…

    A collection of some of the most famous works of one of the most talented origami creator in the world.A must for fans of paper folding art.

    Each design is graded for difficulty, to allow the beginner to progress easily and confidently.Frederique Gueret also shows how the stars can be painted with additional color accents which, when the light shines through in a certain way, create a dazzling veined effect.

    More than a method of artistic expression, it provides an opportunity for reflection and relaxation.Easy Origami takes beginners step-by-step through the process of creating 24 simple yet interesting projects. Children, teens and adults will construct a hamster, a butterfly, an airplane, a house, a garland, a star cluster and more.The book begins with general tips on getting started and obtaining the best results. Easy-to-follow directions are included for all the basic folds. The projects are then organized by level of capability.Easy Origami is the perfect introduction to this popular craft. Beginners of all ages will have fun folding and unfolding as they discover a magical world of paper creations.

    The unique modular forms can be used as home accents or decorative display pieces, and the book also includes projects such greetings cards, gift tags and decorations that can be made with finished origami pieces. It has a useful practical section on choosing the right paper, and also explains all the standard symbols. Paper crafters everywhere will want to try these exciting new origami techniques and this book will make an invaluable reference work for all folders, whether complete beginners, or intermediate and advanced artists. Fully illustrated in colour, Miniature Origami will enable readers, whatever their level of skill, to fold almost any miniature design, traditional or contemporary. The emphasis is on creativity, encouraging the reader to combine and extend existing techniques to produce new origami works.

    From this modest material beginning, the origami master creates objects of fascinating intricacy and beauty--flying cranes and hopping frogs, complex geometric shapes and fruit forms--following the unwritten rule of never using scissors or glue. The ancient craft of origami came into a new stage of its long life in the 1990s as renowned galleries and museums began collecting the medium, gradually elevating it to the status of contemporary sculpture. This richly illustrated volume of full-color plates presents outstanding works by 60 masters of origami from 16 different countries. Contributing authors explore the fascinating diversity and complexity of the art of paper-folding in texts devoted to its history, the use of exquisite, handmade paper, folding techniques and the role of origami as a source of inspiration for contemporary designers, architects and artists, as well as its increasing importance in theorem solving and concept development within the fields of science and medicine.