Origami course update "Open sink"

Katakoto Origami Course update.
I introduce "Open sink" this page(Step8: "Open sink").
If you encounter this diagram, and you can't fold this. Please read that post.

I'm happy if you could fold.

Origami frog on wet folding

Do you like a frog ?
Maybe, many people don't like it.
But I like very much.They are very cute and their eyes are very kind.

Today, I folded an origami frog.
I used water.
I wetted an origami paper after folded the frog, and I made a frog form.
When it dry out, complete.
The technique is called "wet folding".

--- Tree Frog ---

The difficulty	:	****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	30cm * 30cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Works of Satoshi KAMIYA 2

Making an origami course

I am making an origami course on my blog.
More many people enjoy the origami, I want that.
I introduce origami techniques from the simple.

This is the list page.
Origami Course

Today, I added two techniques to the list.
It are "Outside reverse fold" and "Squash fold" and petal fold".

Please try if you feel good.

Basic Technique "mountain fold"

This is origami's basic for origami's newcomer.
"Mountain fold" is called "山折り(Yama Ori)" in Japan.Mountain is "山(yama)".
Often case, "mountain fold" is shown a dotted line like this.

You may encounter direction like this.
"Fold and unfold."

Then, you should fold below.
1. Turn paper over.

2. Valley fold and unfold.
If you don't know "valley fold", please read my old post Basic technique "valley fold".

3. Turn paper and complete.

Left paper is "valley fold", right paper is "mountain fold".

Valley fold's reverse is mountain fold.

Basic technique "Valley fold" and point for more beautiful folding

Today,I introduce an origami basic technique "Valley fold" for newcomer,
and careful point for more beautiful folding.

"Valley fold" is called "谷折り(Tani Ori)" in Japan.
Often case, "valley fold" is shown a dotted line like this.

For example, if you encounter direction like this
"Fold and unfold.",

you should fold bellow.
1. Set origami paper.

2. Fold the *1 to the *2.

3. Half way.

4. Crease the base of the triangle.

5. Unfold.

6. Complete.

Congratula... Wait, wait!! Look at the No.4 carefully.

The corner is sifted.
This is not good for beautiful origami.

Technique for more beautiful folding.
When you fold No.2, it is not good that just putting *1 and *2 together.
You should fold the edge to the edge.
Put *3 and *4 together and put *5 and *6 together.

If the origami paper is not accuracy square,
the edges or the corners may be shifted.
In that case, it is good that *1 point and *2 point are shifted.

The edges is not shifted, that is point of beautiful folding.

"Pleat fold" Origami basic technique

I show one of origami basic techniques.

******** Pleat fold ********

1. Prepare a sheet of paper.Need not necessarily be square.

2. Fold in half and unfold.

3. Fold to the center and unfold.

4. Turn paper over.

5. Crease at half each.

6. Pleats are formed when you look from the side.This is "Pleat fold".

Complete.

Please learn this method and you will be able to enjoy origami more.

How to. One of an origami basic technique "inside reverse fold"

If you want to make origami, you have to learn some techniques.
Today, I introduce one of them.

******** Inside reverse fold ********

1. Prepare a sheet of paper.Need not necessarily be square.

2. Fold in half.

3. Fold the corner towards the edge.

4. Unfold.

5. Push the corner inside as the middle layer.This is "inside reverse fold"

6. Complete.

This technique is very important.It will appear in various cases.
Certainly, please learn and enjoy origami.