There’s a pretty wide array of origami snakes out there. I didn’t think there would be so much since origami is usually folded from a square sheet of paper and snakes are so long, but surprisingly enough, there are some amazing origami snake designs out there. A lot of them are folded from a giant…
When doing research for this website I was surprised to find a ton of really awesome origami shoes. Here’s a great basketball shoe design from Sipho Mabona. Onitsuka Tiger Basketball Shoe, Designed by Sipho Mabona and Folded by nyanko sensei Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 15th Convention book Here’s a couple of pairs of cute little…
You can fold pretty much anything you can imagine from paper and that includes things like musical instruments, musicians and other music themed things. There’s actually a pretty surprising amount of awesome music themed models and we’ll be covering a lot of it in this post starting with this paper bass. The entire thing is folded from…
There’s a ton of amazing origami versions of anime characters and other various things from Japanese anime and manga. We already posted about this before and we’re doing it again! There will probably be at least 2 or 3 more posts in the future since there’s such a large amount of anime-themed origami. I never…
I realize that title for this post is pretty bad but if you can come up with a better fish-related pun that I could use let minnow. Anyways this post is all about origami fish because there’s a lot of really awesome fish models out there. Models like this really cool looking origami hammerhead shark….
There are a lot of really awesome origami lizards out there including one of my all time favourite origami models, Gen Hagiwara’s Frilled Neck Lizard. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to fold it. This post is a collection of the best origami lizards (not including snakes, that’ll be another post) that I’ve seen. You’ll also…
Video tutorials are a great way to learn how to fold origami. Unlike printed diagrams, you can actually see the intermediate steps and how all the folds work. There are a ton of origami video tutorials on YouTube that are of varying quality. Also, sometimes, the person who made the video has permission from the…
The phoenix is a mythological creature that you see appear in Egyptian, Greek and Chinese mythology. Rather than including some origami phoenixes in posts about those topics I decided to create a new post completely dedicated to the origami phoenix since there’s surprisingly a lot of really awesome designs. When it comes to origami phoenixes…
Surprisingly enough there are a lot of origami food models and a lot of them are actually quite amazing. You don’t normally think about food when it comes to origami, it’s usually things like animals or shapes but this just goes to show you that if you’re a good enough designer you can fold literally…
A while ago we made a post about paper insects that ended up being much more popular than I thought it would be. Because everyone seems to like them so much and because they still continue to blow my mind with how realistic they look here’s another post with another fantastic collection of origami insects….
Origami elephants are a timeless favorite, blending creativity and craftsmanship into one of the most majestic creatures in the animal kingdom. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a simple fold or an expert searching for a more complex design, there’s an origami elephant for every skill level. If you’re looking for inspiration, this collection showcases…
Pretty much anything you can think of can be folded with origami and that definitely includes seashells. Not only are there a lot of fantastic origami seashell designs but with all the amazing colours and patterns of origami paper available you can really make some beautiful and unique looking seashells that might even rival the…
Just like in real life there’s a huge and diverse amount of origami birds from all kinds of different species. This post has an assortment of different origami birds from all kinds of species and designers. Satoshi Kamiya’s rooster is probably the most famous paper rooster out there and it looks excellent. Rooster, Designed by Satoshi…
In addition to origami models inspired by Greek mythology and Japanese mythology there’s also some incredible origami inspired by Chinese mythology and culture. The first model this time is this beautiful origami Luosheng, the Goddess of Luo River. Luo Sheng was the daughter of the mythical emperor Mi Xi. She drowned when crossing a river and…
There are definitely a ton of different origami birds out there but since starting this site I’ve been surprised to learn that there’s also a very large amount of different origami owl models and some of them are pretty incredible. This first owl is a pretty simple design but nevertheless it does look pretty fantastic….
Last Updated: August 9, 2016 Origami insects are some of the most fascinating origami models there are. I don’t know what it is about origami insects that make them so realistic looking but no other kind of origami creature looks anywhere near as real as some of these insects do. Because there’s such a huge…
I’ve always thought origami crabs looked pretty cool. With their multiple legs, arms and claws they always look very impressive and difficult to fold although that’s not always the case which is awesome. This post will focus completely on different kinds of origami crabs because believe it or not there actually a ton of different…
When it comes to origami dogs there’s actually a lot of great models of tons of different dog species. I was actually kind of surprised at how much variety there is in origami dogs. In this post we’ll look at a whole bunch of great origami dog models starting with these great Labrador Retrievers. Labrador…
Origami might technically not have originally been invented in Japan but Japan definitely made a huge contribution to the art so much that most people think of Japan when it comes to origami. It stands to reason that there would be some amazing looking origami designs based on Japanaese culture and mythology and that’s what…
Last Updated September 13, 2016 When I started following a lot of origami artists on sites like Flickr I was quite surprised to see that so many people had developed origami models that were based on characters from Japanese anime. This post is a pretty diverse selection of origami anime characters from a really big…
Animals are probably the most common thing that people fold out of paper. Rather than just making posts featuring random origami animals I’m going to try to group them together into themes. This post will focus on African animals such as elephants, lions, giraffes and more. There’s a lot of awesome looking origami here so lets…
The land of Middle Earth created by J.R.R. Tolkien and made famous through the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit books and later movies is full of fantastic characters and creatures. Therefore it makes sense that the origami community has created amazing works of origami based off of this world and it’s inhabitants. The…
Most traditional origami is done using a single square sheet of paper however certain models require that rectangular sheets of paper with certain proportions are used. Because the paper money of different countries are all different sizes this gives you a bunch of differently shaped rectangles to fold origami out of while also giving you…
I’ve always been a fan of Greek mythology and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there is a lot of amazing origami that’s right out of Greek myths and stories. The basilisk is called the King of Serpents and is said to be able to kill you just with one look. Other stories say…
