Good looking models from small paper?

Bumblefoot · Post by **Bumblefoot** » June 13th, 2009, 7:56 pm

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone could suggest some, reasonably complex origami, that could be made from post-it sized paper.

The paper is about as thick as copier paper, and I am a beginner so I can't make any super-complex stuff, but it would be cool to make some really good looking but tiny models.

Any help would be great.

Richard

Cephalopod · Post by **Cephalopod** » June 13th, 2009, 8:09 pm

Toshikazu Kawasaki's frog. It's not exactly hard, quite simple to fold just from pictures. But it's a really nice result

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » June 13th, 2009, 8:16 pm

Modulars are great from post-it sized paper. Try out some stuff with Sonobe or PHiZZ units-they are very versatile.

spiritofcat · Post by **spiritofcat** » June 13th, 2009, 9:16 pm

I mostly fold from small paper. My usual paper is 10cm by 10cm, so that's a little bit larger than a post-it note, but not much.
One model that I've enjoyed making from small paper is Petr Stuchly's Octopus.

Trekker_1983 · Post by **Trekker_1983** » June 14th, 2009, 12:19 am

I like these three by Peterpaul Forcher:
Fox, Scottish Terrier, German Shepherd.
They're not complex, but I think they look pretty nice

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » June 14th, 2009, 4:37 am

First off, I would request that you observe the incongruence of your four variables : beginner, relatively thick paper, complex , and very small.
The only variable you missed was capability to finish under 5 minutes...
Having said that, I might recommend that you check out MiniGami by Gay Merill Gross. The practice alone will advance your quest .
Another option might include John Montroll's turtle, a very nice model in small sizes & textures.
Obviously, thin paper will more readily lend itself toward your goal .
Finally, pick a well practiced model, of any complexity, that you really enjoy folding .

legionzilla · Post by **legionzilla** » June 14th, 2009, 6:21 am

Chocobo by Kamiya, I folded it with 15cm by 15cm printer paper, and though the result was rather dissapointing, it still looked like a Chocobo!

K2002 · Post by **K2002** » June 14th, 2009, 7:58 am

I wonder if this is small enough. But not complex.

4mm*4cm small star

I've tried one. from 3mm*3cm rectangular paper. hardly be able to make the star fat enough...cause my finger too big.

legionzilla · Post by **legionzilla** » June 14th, 2009, 11:39 am

Nice one, K2002, the star is really tiny!

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 14th, 2009, 4:16 pm

I once folded montrolls giraffe from a 15x15cm (?) paper. I'm pretty sure that you could use a smaller paper and get a good result too

[img]http://freenet-homepage.de/origamichris/bilder/055.jpg[/img]

topsu · Post by **topsu** » June 14th, 2009, 4:23 pm

Chris, those are so cute!

But..giraffe?

Seems more like a zebra to me

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 14th, 2009, 5:50 pm

well the giraffes on my planet may look like zebras on yours

MrSomeone · Post by **MrSomeone** » June 14th, 2009, 6:21 pm

[not important]
I usualy visit 1 "brain game" where we make a team compeete other teams in many questions. answers are given on small sheets of paper and we get lots of extra answer papers so during all game i fold those small ones. (about 3 hours)
[important]
So for now i figured out that best are hearth, ship and lotus. If u wish harder, scorpion is also good but don't have it online so reply if wish and i upload it later.
p.s. ship was one of first my origami ,i was folding it for years so posibly it looks good for me cus of memories.
http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-lotus.html
http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-heart.html
http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-boat.html

InsomniacFolder · Post by **InsomniacFolder** » June 15th, 2009, 10:41 am

I normally fold from ~10 * 10cm (Thanks to spiritofcat for realizing my error in originally putting 10cm²!)
There are some excellent suggestions above (Particularly Forcher's Fox '96)

Here are some of the most complex & pleasing models I reliably produce to a satisfactory finished model, in terms of appearance and neatness, from very cheap (Copy Paper) of that size. They are intermediate to complex, none would be considered super-complex by todays standards.

Also listed is where the instructions are to be found - they are all full diagrams, and should be pretty easily obtainable sources.

Robert J. Lang - Ant (Origami Insects & Their Kin)
Robert J. Lang - Hercules Beetle (Origami Insects & Their Kin)
Robert J. Lang - Mouse (Origami Zoo)
Robert J. Lang - Rabbit (Origami Zoo) - Though difficult at this size.
Robert J. Lang - Murex (Origami Sea Life)
Stephen Weiss - Dog in a Doghouse (Origami Zoo)
Stephen Weiss - Duck (Origami Zoo)
John Montroll - Weevil (Origami Sculptures)
John Montroll - Asparagus Beetle (Origami Sculptures)
John Montroll - Fox (Animal Origami for the Enthusiast)
John Montroll - Goldfish (Origami Sea Life)
John Montroll - Cichlid (Origami Sea Life)
John Montroll - Baracuda (Origami Sea Life)
John Montroll - Lion (African Animals in Origami)
John Montroll - Wyvern (Mythological Creatures & the Chinese Zodiac in Origami)
John Montroll - Western Dragon (Mythological Creatures & the Chinese Zodiac in Origami)
John Montroll - Earwig (Bugs & Birds in Origami)
John Montroll - Butterfly (Bugs & Birds in Origami)
Fumiaki Kawahata - Jedi Master Yoda (AEP website)
Noburu Miyajima - Horse (Miyajima-San's Website)
Toshikazu Kawasaki - Supersonic Reconnaissance Plane - SR-71 'Blackbird' (Origami for the Connoiseur)
Quentin Trollip - Danger! (Mr. Trollips Flickr Account - "Quentin Origami")
Mark Kirschenbaum - 'Fluffy' (origami.com)
Jerry Barker - Acrocanthosaurus (origami.com)
J. Anibal Voyer Iniesta - Ghost (origami.com)
David Brill - Fairy (brilliantorigami.com)
Luis Fernandez Perez - Perro Liberando (Origami Kit for Dummies)
Go Guspath - Mouse (Origami Kit for Dummies)
8 Pointed Star - Peter Engel (Origami from Angelfish to Zen)
Kunihiko Kasahara - Llama (Origami Omnibus)
Edwin Corrie - Square Bear (Encyclopædia of Origami)
Hsi-Hua Liu - Fish (Mr. Liu's Flickr Account - "hsi-hua"

Other more complex models can be folded from cheap paper at this size (even by me on occaison) but they are overly difficult & the finished product is unsatisfactorily thick and messy.

Gilad Aharoni's excellent website has pictures of all of these models, and reviews of the books where applicable: http://www.giladorigami.com

NB: I don't have the most popular, expensive books like Kamiya's or Tanteidans. So, unfortunately, I can't comment on how those excellent models fold. I'm sure many others can help in that regard.

Good luck! Hopefully you can post pictures of whatever you decide to fold.

spiritofcat · Post by **spiritofcat** » June 15th, 2009, 1:03 pm

InsomniacFolder wrote:I normally fold from ~10cm².

10cm² would be only 3.16cm per side. Do you really use paper that small? Or do you mean 10cm x 10cm, which is actually 100cm²

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Good looking models from small paper?

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