The Origami Forum

I love all those 3D models but I was wondering how do you actually design your own 3D origami model? I don't want to follow anyone's tutorial but make my own design. How do they get ideas? what techniques did they use? let's say I want to make a Kangaroo how would I start?

Not quite how I go on about it now, but I started by adding reserve to two-dimensional models I had in mind, then use it to puff it up. Come to think of it, my first 'design' was a bear on the basis of a flat model by Edwin Corrie, to which I added a central graft.

If you check out Ruriko's first post on this forum, you will notice that he is talking about Golden Venture origami, and not real 3D origami in the sense most of us think about it.

yes I'm talking about Golden Venture origami

Ok, forget it, Ruriko, sorry, I cannot help you...

Thanks Alex !

And that is why the term 3D origami is a bad idea is silly and confusing, no to mention ugly as hell.

Ruriko wrote:I love all those 3D models but I was wondering how do you actually design your own 3D origami model? I don't want to follow anyone's tutorial but make my own design. How do they get ideas? what techniques did they use? let's say I want to make a Kangaroo how would I start?

It all starts with following other peoples' tutorials.
Then you make minor deviations from their tutorials.
Then you start to make bigger deviations.
And voila. Soon you will start making your own models after several years of patience.