Complete Origami
Subtitle: Easy Techniques and 25 Great Projects
By: David Mitchell
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781843403975
Subjects: Origami
First sentence: Origami means folding paper.
Description: *Complete Origami* covers many techniques found in the art of paper folding and includes basic valley and mountain folds, modular origami, crease-and-collapse and much more. From a minimal Three.fold Elephant and a delicate Tsuru to the refined Cormorant on a Rock and a sublime Stargate, this collection features a range of projects ideal for novice folders and origami purists alike. As the folder becomes confident with one technique, he/she builds on top of the sills, with more advanced projects.

Each project is beautifully photogrpahed and accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations to guide the reader throughout the folding process. With *Complete Origmai*, paperfolders can conjure up an Egyptian landscape or a heartfelt Lover's Knot.
Notes: Includes color illustrations.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 6; title: History of origami
pagenum: 8; title: Before you begin
pagenum: 14; title: Folding symbols
pagenum: 22; title: Projects; title: Kabuto - pure origami
pagenum: 24; title: Banana boat - using origami
pagenum: 24; title: Cormorant on a rock - introducing reverse folds
pagenum: 32; title: Juxtaposition - starting from standard grids
pagenum: 38; title: Piranha - developing traditional bases
pagenum: 44; title: Tsuru - the bird base
pagenum: 50; title: Clingons - combining finished designs
pagenum: 56; title: Lover's knot  - the pull-out squash
pagenum: 60; title: Chinese goldfish - inflatable areas
pagenum: 66; title: Fish bowl - simple transformations
pagenum: 70; title: Flapping parrot - beyond standard bases
pagenum: 76; title: Tato - altering the angles
pagenum: 82; title: Give me sunshine - crease and collapse designs
pagenum: 88; title: Egypt - changing the starting shape
pagenum: 92; title: Perfect elephant - elements of origami design
pagenum: 96; title: Shipwreck - combining multiple sheets
pagenum: 102; title: Coasters -  integrating multiple sheets
pagenum: 108; title: Artifact - working with silver rectangles
pagenum: 114; title: Dresden bowl - creating curves
pagenum: 120; title: Lovebird - using translucency
pagenum: 126; title: David's star - origami tessellations
pagenum: 130; title: Enigma bowl - developing complex bases
pagenum: 136; title: Gaia - developing complex form
pagenum: 142; title: Windfarm - sub-dividing sheets
pagenum: 148; title: Stargate - integrating modular assemblies
pagenum: 157; title: Resources
pagenum: 160