Interested in origami but too busy to take a class? The solution is literally at hand with this easy-to-understand, instructive volume that is virtually a graded course in origami for beginners.
Origami expert John Montroll offers complete and clear directions plus diagrams for every stage of each project. Beginning with an explanation of how to follow diagrams, readers learn the basic folds, one at a time. Examples of each new fold appear with illustrations of traditional models as well as some of Montroll’s own designs, for a total of 32 simple models that include a frog, star, piano, and penguin. A dozen intermediate designs—a pig, canary, cat, and others—come next, followed by five advanced Fred Rohm’s impossible vase, deer, waterwheel, elephant, and bee.An absolute must for teachers, this fun-filled book is appropriate for paperfolders of all ages and abilities and serves as an excellent introduction to origami as well as an informative guide for those already aquainted with the art.
Interested in origami but too busy to take a class? The solution is literally at hand with this easy-to-understand, instructive volume that is virtually a graded course in origami for beginners.
Origami expert John Montroll offers complete and clear directions plus diagrams for every stage of each project. Beginning with an explanation of how to follow diagrams, readers learn the basic folds, one at a time. Examples of each new fold appear with illustrations of traditional models as well as some of Montroll’s own designs, for a total of 32 simple models that include a frog, star, piano, and penguin. A dozen intermediate designs—a pig, canary, cat, and others—come next, followed by five advanced Fred Rohm’s impossible vase, deer, waterwheel, elephant, and bee.An absolute must for teachers, this fun-filled book is appropriate for paperfolders of all ages and abilities and serves as an excellent introduction to origami as well as an informative guide for those already aquainted with the art.