Advanced Origami
Subtitle: An Artist's Guide to Performances in Paper
By: Michael G. LaFosse.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Tokyo; Rutland, Vermont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780804836500
Subjects: Origami
First sentence: The history of origami, or paperfolding, is widely recounted in books.
Description: From shimmering hummingbirds to magnificent bats, from a stunning panther mask to graceful sea turtles, Michael G. Lafosse's complex and beautiful origami projects are well known around the world. Focusing on models from nature, *Advanced Origami* provides unparalleled instruction on how to create master-class level 3D origami paper folding projects. The origami designs are challenging—they require some folding experience—but the results are more origami art than craft. Paper folders will create projects that can be displayed or given as gifts.

Sophisticated origami or paper crafts fans will appreciate the unique origami designs along with complete detailed instructions and easy-to-follow color photos and diagrams. *Advanced Origami* also features information on paper selection and preparation, advance techniques such as "wet folding," and making your own paper.
Notes: Includes illustrations, some color.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 8; title: Advances in Origami
pagenum: 8; title: Origami as an Art Form
pagenum: 10; title: About My Origami Designs
pagenum: 10; title: About This Book
pagenum: 13; title: Techniques
pagenum: 15; title: A Review of the Basics
pagenum: 15; title: Folding Paper Neatly
pagenum: 15; title: Reading Origami Diagrams
pagenum: 16; title: Basic Folds
pagenum: 16; title: Advanced Folds
pagenum: 18; title: Curved Folds
pagenum: 18; title: Wet-Folding
pagenum: 19; title: About Paper
pagenum: 25; title: Paper Qualities
pagenum: 25; title: Grain
pagenum: 25; title: Paper Strength
pagenum: 26; title: Fiber Choice and Blends
pagenum: 26; title: Choosing the Right Paper
pagenum: 26; title: Customizing Commercial Papers
pagenum: 29; title: Back-coating Tissue to Foil
pagenum: 30; title: Adding Surface Color to a Sheet of Paper
pagenum: 31; title: Projects
pagenum: 33; title: North American Cardinal
pagenum: 34; title: Origamido Butterfly
pagenum: 39; title: Koi
pagenum: 43; title: Sea Turtle
pagenum: 47; title: Squirrel
pagenum: 52; title: Toco Toucan
pagenum: 58; title: Frog
pagenum: 64; title: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
pagenum: 68; title: Goldfish
pagenum: 73; title: Horseshoe Crab
pagenum: 77; title: Cattleya Orchid
pagenum: 81; title: Happy Good-Luck Bat
pagenum: 88; title: Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus
pagenum: 93; title: Praying Mantis
pagenum: 101; title: Panther Mask
pagenum: 111; title: Making Your Own Origami Paper
pagenum: 115; title: Tools and Materials
pagenum: 116; title: Pulp Preparation
pagenum: 116; title: Beating
pagenum: 117; title: Basic Papermaking Steps
pagenum: 119; title: Coloring
pagenum: 119; title: Sheet Forming
pagenum: 121; title: Phressing
pagenum: 124; title: Drying
pagenum: 127; title: The Finished Sheet
pagenum: 129; title: Making Duo Paper
pagenum: 130; title: Paper Pulp Recipes
pagenum: 133; title: Paper Fibers and Beating Times
pagenum: 134; title: Three General-Purpose Pulps
pagenum: 134; title: Kamiya's 50/50 Blend
pagenum: 135; title: Robert Lang's Origami Insect Paper
pagenum: 135; title: Cotton Blend
pagenum: 136; title: Resources
pagenum: 137; title: About the Author
pagenum: 139