This majestic little folded toucan has an air of prestige about him that we just really enjoy. We absolutely adore the tails of the wings! 8. This gorgeous butterfly pattern pays attention to shape, fold lines, and colour, so you’ll have to be extra diligent about which way your paper is facing with each fold. Proportions are the key with this little parrot! If you size his wings wrongly and one is bigger than the other, he might not balance on your finger as well as the parrot in the picture. If they’re all crumpled from mistaken fold lines, they won’t appear ready for their wedding day at all! Video tutorial by Jo Nakashima. These little bride and groom characters might not look particularly complicated, but their geometric style calls for very clean lines and neat folds to keep them looking right. The top is also the part of this pattern that you’ll have to pay particularly careful attention to! Video tutorial by Jo Nakashima. These acorns are beautifully decorative, especially if you use slightly metallic paper for the top like the ones in this picture. This dragon looks fierce and ready to fly away once it’s all folded and finished! Your challenge here will be the small details around the head, like the mouth, horns, and ears. That’s where this pattern gets a little complicated. Make sure to concentrate around those wings and at the tail. Talk about a paper airplane! This pattern takes your average folded plan from the days of grade school to a whole other level and back again. Who wouldn’t want to create a beautifully folded tribute to the king of the jungle? The head, face, and mane will be your biggest challenge here, but the body is straight forward if you’ve folded other animal patterns before. Look at the amazing things all your folding can turn into.Ĭheck out these 15 inspiration projects for origami enthusiasts that you just might be tempted to try if you know your stuff. Starting with very simple projects, like paper balloons and hopping frogs, and working your way up to some of the amazing projects below is often a slow but satisfying process that will really make you feel accomplished when you see the final product.
Origami is an entertaining and challenging art no matter how old you are.