There are two versions of my origami butterfly. The version 1 has a color change on the body, but it is made from a rectangle with ratio 2:1. The version 2 is made from a square sheet of paper and it’s easier to fold, but there’s no color change.
Designed by Jo Nakashima (20/apr/2016) Difficulty level: low intermediate (version 1) or simple (version 2) Suggested sizes: 20cm x 10cm (version 1) or 10cm x 10cm (version 2) The nice paper used in the first version is called Copper Tissue-Foil and you can buy it here.
How to make an origami Pixelated Octahedron Designed by Jo Nakashima (05/2020) Difficulty level: simple
This is a modular origami and each cube is made from a single square sheet of paper, all connected without glue.
With few units you probably won’t think it looks like an octahedron – that is because it’s like a very low resolution pixel art of an octahedron! But it can be escalated to add more pixels: each level will require more and more cubes and there is no theoretical upper limit! (see below how to find the number of sheets you need for each level)
In the video tutorial I’m using 12cm x 12cm origami paper for each cube. The origami Pixelated Octahedron can be built with different sizes, so the number of cubes varies. See the table below:
To make each cube you’ll need to fold a 5×5 grid on every sheet of paper. In the tutorial I show the “origami way” to do that, without a ruler or any kind of tool. However, there are easier methods and the videos below can help you in this task:
How to make an origami Pixelated Pyramid Designed by Jo Nakashima (05/2020) Difficulty level: simple
This is a modular origami and each cube is made from a single square sheet of paper, all connected without glue.
With few units you probably won’t think it looks like a pyramid – that is because it’s like a very low resolution pixel art of a pyramid! But it can be escalated to add more pixels: each level will require more and more cubes and there is no theoretical upper limit! (see below how to find the number of sheets you need for each level)
In the video tutorial I’m using 12cm x 12cm origami paper for each cube. The origami Pixelated Pyramid can be built with different sizes, so the number of cubes varies. See the table below:
To make each cube you’ll need to fold a 5×5 grid on every sheet of paper. In the tutorial I show the “origami way” to do that, without a ruler or any kind of tool. However, there are easier methods and the videos below can help you in this task:
