How to make origami out of paper with your own hands - simple step by step master-classes, photo ideas, practical advice.
Japanese art form of paper crafts - origami - has also spread widely in Russia. This fascinating kind of creativity are interested in both adults and children. Start with the simple models that are available even to children. Carefully studied the patterns presented on the Internet, it is easy to learn this simple technique.
To begin, first of all, with the preparation of sheets of paper in squares of 15x15 cm or more. It is good if the paper will be with one-sided coloring, it is easier to work with it.
For beginners, it is better to take schemes that contain no more than 10 steps, after acquiring the skill, you can try to perform more false crafts. Objects are also better to take simple at first: a flower, figures of animals, boats.
It is also necessary to prepare the following tools and materials, PVA glue (can be replaced by a glue stick), a ruler, a box cutter, scissors, pencil. Office printer paper is most suitable.
Origami Views
There are the following types of origami:
- Classical origami: this technique consists of the fact that the sheets of paper are folded several times in a certain scheme;
- Modular origami: a few performed the classic elements are collected in a compound design;
- Kirigami: elements are cut out with scissors;
- Kusudami: three-dimensional crafts in which the elements are fastened with glue and string;
- aerogami: airplanes in different versions;
- wet origami: for it paper wet with water to make it easier to give the desired shape, etc.
Simple crafts for children
Doggy
This is a very simple craft, it consists of only 6 steps. A child of 5-6 years can easily make such a handicraft under the guidance of adults or on a scheme. The nose and eyes can be drawn with a black felt-tip pen.
Crab
Crab - also easy crafts, is done in 11 steps. It is best made of colored paper (red, pink or purple), and the eyes draw a black felt-tip pen.
Windmill
It is easy to make a mill in 11 steps according to the scheme. You can take any color paper. At the end of the work still need a wooden stick and a button to attach.
Star
The star is made of paper in two colors. Well, if a child imagines and comes up with interesting color combinations. Handicraft made in 9 steps.
Boat .
A favorite craft for boys - a boat. Executed in just 7 steps of paper in any color. You can even build a whole fleet. You can even launch it on the water. If the boat is done correctly, it will not sink.
Crane oritsuru
Crane - a traditional model in the art of origami in Japan. It is slightly more complicated than previous models. It is performed in 20 steps. Describing the process of working step by step makes no sense. We just need to take the scheme to do it.
Flowers in the art of origami.
The Japanese are very fond of flowers, of course, they have their own paper embodiment in this technique. Ideas here can come up with a lot: the common tulips on a stem, with leaves, roses, daffodils, peonies. All made of paper in a variety of bright colors, so you can create whole bouquets, put them in vases, and even decorate or their homes.
Modular origami
These crafts consist of individual repeating modules, most often triangular. On the Internet you can find a lot of pictures with the masterpieces of the modules: swan, peacock, elephant, owl, umbrella, etc.
After making a few models of the photos and diagrams, you'll want to be creative in the process of origami and come up with your own modular handicraft.
Bright garlands
For garland of mushrooms need to take white and red paper. The legs are made white, and caps - red with white specks, like fly agaric. Collect all the mushrooms on a string, in the form of a garland. It can decorate a child's room or porch in the fall. Can be attached to the balcony, the garland will make it more colorful and cheerful.
Very useful to make a toy in the art of origami snake-antistress. For her need to cut colored strips of paper 35 mm wide and 20 cm long. Glue the strips of the same color in two pieces lengthwise. Then you need to take two such strips of contrasting colors and glue them at one end at an angle of 90 °. Then weave them together, alternating strips. When the weaving comes to an end, glue strips of another color, lengthening them again with contrasting colors. When all the strips are collected, glue the ends together. Serpent ready.
You can make garlands for the Christmas tree. For example, from squares of colored paper measuring 7x7 cm. Making simple balls, rhombi, tubes and stringing them on a thread, you can get bright products for the Christmas tree.
Christmas decorations
In the run-up to the New Year it is impossible not to talk about Christmas decorations. They are also made of paper in the origami technique quickly and easily. Balls, stars, birds, umbrellas are very funny and bright. By making a colored ball, you can wear it on a string longer, wear a smaller star made than the ball, and still below the string to attach a tassel. You can also add beads. And of course do not forget about the loop, for which you can hang the toy on the tree.
Christmas decorations can be made from pages of bright glossy magazines with pictures, then the toys are colored and will shine in the reflection of light garlands. Made birds, whose feet are made of wire, wrapped with thread, you can just put on a branch of the Christmas tree, bending legs around the twig.
Making objects in origami technique relieves stress, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. Just studying the scheme, it is impossible to learn this technique, it is necessary to open some master class, pick up colored paper, scissors and begin to create. Undoubtedly, origami will become your favorite hobby!
Photo selection of homemade origami paper
