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Welcome to /po/! We specialize in origami, papercraft, and everything that’s relevant to paper engineering. This board is also an great library of relevant PDF books and instructions, one of the best resource of its kind on the internet.

Questions and discussions of papercraft and origami are welcome. Threads for topics covered by paper engineering in general are also welcome, such as kirigami, bookbinding, printing technology, sticker making, gift boxes, greeting cards, and more.

Requesting is permitted, even encouraged if it’s a good request; fulfilled requests strengthens this board’s role as a repository of books and instructions. However do try to keep requests in relevant threads, if you can.

/po/ is a slow board! Do not needlessly bump threads.
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FAQs about origami

Where do I begin with origami and how can I find easy models?

Try browsing the board for guides, or other online resources listed below, for models you like and practice folding them.

A great way to begin at origami is to participate in the Let’s Fold Together threads >>>/po/lft - open up the PDF file and find a model you like, work on it, and discuss or post results.

http://en.origami-club.com
https://origami.me/diagrams/
https://www.origami-resource-center.com/free-origami-instructions.html
http://www.paperfolding.com/diagrams/

What paper should I use?


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>always liked origami as a kid
>like every other kid i guess
>recently decided to get back into it
>started working through a book
>using printer paper because i don't have origami paper
>got to about halfway through the intermediate models
>having a ton of fun
>one night i accidentally leave one of them out on the kitchen table
>wake up next day
>mom rips up the origami
>starts yelling at me
>says she knows i've been "wasting" paper with this shit
>calls me a retard and tells me to stop right away
>all joy is sucked out of it
>haven't felt the need to make another one

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>>611307
That’s terrible. Sorry you have to deal with that.
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>>614886
You can't just unfold and refold one sheet forever. The paper will eventually break down, rip, or just lose any stiffness whatsoever and become a limp rag. Some models will also be complete shit if you do this.

Just buy your own paper, which is relatively inexpensive, or use old paper that was previously printed on.
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>>611307
Had the same happen to me many years ago when I was just a kid and it was from my grandmother instead. Bunch of cunts, too bad you only learn that women are shit after some years into adulthood. Until then, you're their plaything for psychological trauma, literal psychopaths.

>inb4 there are exceptions
That's what they are: exceptions.
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>>611307
move out if youre old enough dude, cant tolerate this sortta shit, you gotta be able to explore your passions and interests freely
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>>611307
The worst has already been done to you. Realize this, and all power over you evaporates.

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Ive done some basic stuff and i want to learn more advanced stuff in origami as a project. What books are good for that?
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bump
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>>611090
this so much.
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>>614560
I didn't have good experience with this book. The theory is nice, teaching techniques and essential ideas in progressively more complex models.
But a lot of the models, in my experience, even simpler ones can be too disappointing/challenging. I mean this book is supposedly written for beginners.
I just checked gilad page, reviewing from memory:
1. squirrel - the example photo and the one in diagram is different, so your result won't look the same as Jun Maekawa's
2. box - "locks" and bullshit don't work. I honestly have no idea how to make this properly without glue
3. spiral shell - good luck making everything aligned
4. giraffe - I really dislike this one, dunno, the fact you fold the back and hide it behind really annoys me
5. helmet - good luck making this stand, even gilad couldn't do it, fuck this model seriously
I think I dropped the book a few models after this. I kept hitting problems that I blame on subpar models.
I decided just to fold stuffs I find interesting from /po/. Not following Maekawa's curriculum. I'm much happier now. I just don't think the book is good recommendation for beginners.
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John Montroll's Teach Yourself Origami's first half has all of the essential models they used to teach in schools.
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Try to follow this plan to become a successful folder . 1 .Sonobe .2 . Kusudama .3 tessellation .These are good because very repetitive folds practice makes foolproof and you can use glue for assembly
Then 4 .Beetle . 5 .Fish . 6 .Spider .7 scorpion
8 . Butterfly two colours .
9 .Bee two colours
Then try some simple characters .
After that you should be familiar enough with diagrams and precrease to attempt more complex models such as birds dragons .
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>>611086
Start with Alex Jones the Great Reset. You will be doing a lot of folding for the NWO.

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These days I have tried to make more difficult figures but sometimes I can't find a tutorial or books and they only give me a diagram like the one in the image, how can I use that to get to the final design?
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>>619882
Can't help you with this specific one but there are some other complicated dragons in youtube.
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>>619882
Easier way is to print out multiple copies of the c.p .then cut a diagram into portions . Say you cut one diagonally in triangles another in 4 squares . You should be able to work out which is valley line mountain line and what side up your paper coloured or white .
The following crease pattern you can cut out of A4 and fold normally.
Once you've achieved the collapsed base (this may take a few tries) then you can use another copy to lay out your precrease .
One you finish aggregation you can rest then tackle the shaping .
Search the authors name you may find h has social media accounts with extra hints and photos
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how do i fold
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>>619939
Just like you eat pussy faggot.

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Why isn't anyone using papercraft as skin for 3D printed stuff?
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>>619827
like >>619838
said fitting it exactly I think would be hard, especially with anything rounded, youd be better off just making the thing out of paper to begin with
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I fill them full of cement sometimes, kinda same vein.
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>>619850
I kinda dig how it deforms in the process
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>>619851
I figured out how to stop that, but sometimes it adds a nice touch.
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>>619810
Real answer, because if you're already making the papercraft the 3d printing part is unnecessary.

I'm making an effigy of a McDonald's nightmare golem
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>still active 3 year old thread
This truly is the best board
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I fat-fingered here on my way to /o/, but pretty good, OP.
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When you finish it you could send it to Seth Meyers at NBC. He hates Mac and people send him all kinds of cursed memorabilia.
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Very cool idea

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Day 2
988 to go
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600. Forgot to take a pic before I hung them up in my shitty rig in the closet, but that's where I'm it. Man, I really only folded 30 cranes in almost 2 weeks. It is what is is
>>617985
Glad you're enjoying the show! The series is pretty good, but I think the best parts are definitely in the movie. Hopefully you enjoy the series enough to give the movie a try as well, since it also ties up everything very well.
>Here's to hoping we have positive changes for our 2024
You and me both, brother
>>618051
>500
Man, at this rate you're going to pass me soon. Do you think you'll string them up at some point? Honestly, that is the part that I struggle with the most but it does look kinda nice once you start getting the strands going.
>>618010
Yeah, it is definitely a time commitment. My estimate is that it'll take somewhere to the tune of 50-60 hours to finish all 1000. It depends a lot on how nice looking you want them to be. The biggest thing I've learnt from the surface level origami I've done is that it is effort in vs effort out. Folding itself is (generally) very simple, but getting as close as possible to the perfect fold takes some patience. I'm not planning on keeping the cranes once I'm finished, so I'm not focused too much on getting super crisp folds.
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>>618080
660/1000
Approaching the final third, wack stuff. Will I speed up? Who is to say. I can say that threading the crows is still awful. If I used larger paper, I probably could have gotten away with thicker string, since the thread floats around and gets caught in the stack as I'm adding new ones. It is what it is, though, and I'll see the end of this all soon enough.
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>>596701
69 days to go
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>>619622
760/1000
Still keeping at it. Slow and steady and all that. I decided that I'm going to finish them all on Tanabata which, all things considered, is pretty fitting for me. Honestly, I'll probably get to 999 some time next month so I'll just be sitting with one sheet of paper on my desk for a while. To be fair, I've had these papers sitting on my desk for a long while already, so what is another month or two?
For the, probably, 2 of you in here who have completed all 1000, what did you do with them afterwards? They take up a lot more space than I expected, so I don't think I'm going to keep them with me. I plan on keeping the 1000th, but I still think I'm just going to but them all on a bonfire once I finish. Feels a lot more symbolic than just throwing them out anyways
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billions must crane

I've looked everywhere and can't find anything the artist is called Ingrid Siliakus she does some cool stuff but wondering if she had any templates or does she keep this stuff secret?
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wtf this thread is also up since 2016
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>>618748
I was a mere student when I first saw this post. Now I am a doctor prescribing benzos to zoomers
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That's beautiful. What do you use to cut the paper ?
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I fucking love po.
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>>619931
me too

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Does Origami help getting a gf?
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>>602769
If she doesn't find you handsome she should at least give you a handy
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>>566458
Yes for sure
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>>601652
nta but i found mine in rehab, she liked all the roses i periodically gifted to her and thought the tesselations i made were cool
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>>566458
>Does Origami help getting a gf?

Folding a napkin into a swan is a nice ice-breaker.
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I wonder if OP got a gf with origami by now... I hope he is happy and they are in a great relationship folding all kinds of cool stuffs.

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There used to be a site called Bladerunner Unicorn that had a diagram from Kenneth Thompson. Site seems to be gone, but I was able to find images of the diagram, putting up here in thanks for all the cool stuff I've found on this board.
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Perry Bailey's.
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Yamada Katsuhisa.
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Imai Yudai.
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I also saved the diagrams from Kens website, here's Gaffs Chicken. I think you can still find these on Pinterest too.
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>>619829
The website no longer exists, but it is easily located in the web archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180714055706mp_/http://bladerunnerunicorn.com/_bladerunnerunicorn.com.html

Hello!
I currently have a group dedicated to finding and posting Origami books on Discord. do you want join?
Invitation link: https://discord.gg/JC65pEeN
If you have any doubts, below is a book "as a gift for you" (but the maximum allowed file is only 8 mb)
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Anyone on tha whasup? https://chat.whatsapp.com/I7KI066PQif7oPt5Yl1KZu
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>>619775
why did you nuke the link ?
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>>619894
Oh. I reported it to discord.

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Please share
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>>618074
>>618075
>>618075
>>618082
Have "Advance Origami Rose". Anyone interested? Counteroffer?
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>>618027
I've got 1-5, 7,8, 10,11, 17,18, 26. Leave a contact if you still need them. All of those are on internet though.
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>>619811
leonvelasquezr@yahoo.es
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Are there any Dutch members with the latest Orison magazines out there that would like to trade for other magazines or books?
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>>619811
I literally said, I couldn't find them on google and other search engine. >>618030 >>618028 >>618027
Fuck you, asshole.

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What are cereal boxes made of? I know they're comprised of grayboard/chipboard but what do they print on? Is that white part part of the chipboard? Why does nobody sell this?
This is the same as VHS box sleeves, NES, SNES, N64 boxes. Yet nobody seems to actually know how they're made.
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>>619919
>What are cereal boxes made of?
Cardboard and ink
>nobody seems to actually know how they're made
Literally an episode of How It's Made about this subject.
https://youtu.be/zoSGvhV3EmU?si=iYyQJQoA7s-JjylZ
Anyone try this?
https://youtu.be/7UVdn1CxI2E?si=eDL3NclPnHDW8ohY
Just attempting to make the thread a little relevant to the board.

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i made this for my mother
happy birthday mom
please share your creations too ^_^
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>>619877
??? some parents are involved in their kids interests. when i was a child my dad tried to bond with me by letting us watch anime movies as a family together. and some parents just appreciate something their kids have made. get perspective grow up
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>>619916
exactly what another pedo would say, strange. /po is apparently filled with child-fondling supporters
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>>619915
fatherless behavior
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>>619921
Exactly my thought. Clearly this person has daddy issues.
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>>619922
>>619921
I got a mommy and daddy, so much for your hobby psychology Karen

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How do you make your figures have more consistency? I have thought about resin but I don't know if it is a good option for paper. What method do you use?


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