How to make origami Pixels
Designed by Jo Nakashima (09/2020)
Difficulty level: simple
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make origami pixels. Each unit is made from a square sheet of paper and everything is connected without glue. There are two ways you can use it:
- the front side is neat and perfect for pixel art, chess board and fractals like the Sierpiński carpet ;
- the back side can be used as sets of 4 changeable pixels. Great to make panels where you can make letters, numbers and other patterns using only two colors.
Although the units are very simple to make, the connections can be a little tricky for beginners. They are similar to the ones I made for the Seamless Moving Cubes.
Paper
In the video I’m using 7.5cm x 7.5cm origami paper. The pixel (front side) will be 1/4 of the square length, so, to make a pixel with 1cm, use 4cm x 4cm.
Diagrams
Changeable Origami Pixels sample pictures
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