Or how I folded a frog in 11 easy steps.
Paper-folding is growing on me. I recently purchased Teach Yourself Origami and some origami paper and got folding. It was easier at first. The folds weren’t that many and you could see where you were going. Now folding the frog there are those one or two steps where you just have to trust the guy that laid out the diagram.
The frog in the picture about isn’t really the result of 11 steps, but about double that. You actually begin with the frog base, a common starting point for many other designs. The frog base starts with the preliminary fold; its self another common folding starter point.
You can see the layers here already. In my mind it’s like a family tree. The preliminary fold is the result of a series of basic folds. Then it has many possible children or follow on next stages, each arrived at through a series of basic folds. Finally you end up with something special, such as a frog or a lilly.
Sitting here pondering this I can already see even more complex paper folding destinations. More complex frogs and swans, each a descendant of the one before. What a glorious art.
If you’re just beginning your interest in Origami, I highly recommend Teach Yourself Origami.
Bonus, Origami Swan in five steps, video:
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