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There are lots of complex origami I want to make but I need better paper.Is lokta good for complex origami? : here are a list of origami I want to make: ancient dragon, cyclomatus metallifer, wizard, divine dragon,stag beetle, scorpion, euthysanius beetle, and more bugs and insects

Eh, it's not that bad, but not too great for the ancient dragon unless you using the super thin kind. I recommend it POSSIBLY for Kamiya's Wizard maybe...

thanks fluffy Whats the super thin kind of lokta paper?

I have tried the wizard twice and both times i used a thin paper,
My Advice: Do not use thin paper for this model as it is not sturdy, the robe will get crumpled and the model will not stand on its own. I think a sturdier paper like tissue foil will work better on this model.
Please correct me if i am wrong as i talk only from experience.

Here is the extra thin lokta and it is 25 gsm. I haven't folded with it so I don't know what it is like.

Dragon is there any where else that sells extra thin lokta because origami_shop.com shipping is so much.

Here. It is the fifth and possibly sixth link plus you get a discount if you buy 25 or more sheets.

THAT WAS AWSOME DRAGON

So now I wanna know if I should use thai unyru (the paper is kind of like tissue FOIL not paper)for the ancient dragon. I don't want to make too much topics so I'm doing this.

I've never folded with either kind of paper, but I say go for it. Tissue foil seems to work well for the model, so Thai unryu should as well.

Thanks Baltorigamist.

If you size a single sheet of Thai unryu with methylcellulose (or watered down Elmer's glue lol) the result is a very thin, crisp, beautiful paper that is really good for complex models as long as the sheet is big enough. I folded a Hatsune Miku from it and it kept every single crease I put into it.