How to create origamis (Part 1)

Instructions on how to create Origamis! Advanced origami lesson Part 2.
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Video by: Tadashi Mori
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[@saeklin]

Step 1: "Just pick the outer points and place folds there." Step 2: "Access your 4th chakra and expand your thoughtspace into the 7th dimension"

[@darientran3964]

saeklin but space had more dimensions

[@moonwalkingg_5706]

Lol

[@imeldaamores4534]

Konan

[@Malleonardone]

When you said that the origami was starting to get "too complex", you hit an important point. This brings back the question of "What makes a good design?" A good design is when the product looks great. This is fundamental. In representative origami, a design looks great when the most important characteristics of the object (the focal point) it tries to represent supports the look of each other, besides, well, the model looks like the object it tries to represent. For example: when you see a flying falcon trying to catch a prey, what did you remember? The open wide wings, open talons, open tail, head with beak, and the body. Four important focal points are: wings, talons, tail, and head. Therefore, it's important if you design an origami falcon, make the wings, talons, head, and tail support each other in looks. Complexity is one of the most important factor in how a section of the model looks. It's your decision to make a particular part looks complex and detailed or not. For example, you can choose to represent a frog leg with complete toes (like Lang's or Kamiya's Tree Frog) or you can just represent it with just a flat region (like Roman Diaz's Bullfrog's hindleg or LaFosse's Frog). However, keep in mind that while you can make a part as complex or as simplistic as you want, the other focal points has to make up for the complexity of that part. One particularly interesting characteristic of origami is that the complexity of the entire model depends on the most complex section of the model. If we look back to the last time Tadashi held a design competition, a controversy emerged when a simple model gets to be one of the finalists. One particularly disappointed contestant, who submits an eagle design, argues that his design should be one of the finalists instead of the simple design. I looked at the model, and saw some flaws to his/her design: while the wings looks complex, the talons, tails, and head (which are the main focal points) does not live up to the complex wings, which makes the model looks off and jarring; yet the simple design (a sea monster IIRC) does not have any complexities, yet each part (head, tail, and the two flippers) does not try to "kill" each other, and exists in harmony. The eagle is a perfect case of a part being "too complex", just like what Tadashi explained in the video when he tried to make a complex body, but the head/face does not support it. "But Kamiya designed a Lyrebird which has a complex Miura-ori based tail, yet the feet just look stubby!" Well, you are right, but the important difference here is Kamiya tried to represent a Lyrebird, which is a grounded bird. In a grounded bird, the toes are concealed by the surrounding ground anyway, so it's not really a focal point (The focal point is the amazing tail and the two long plumes, while the rest of the body is only needed to fill in the space so it's recognisable as a grounded bird). In a flying bird, especially hunting falcons, the talon is a focal point. "But Lang and Roman Diaz designed a dancing crane, which is grounded, yet they decided to put toes!" Well, the reason they made toes is because one of the legs is raised (as in a dancing crane), so the toes are important, and the rest of the body is complex. If you make a more simplistic body (like Kade Chan's Immortal Crane), you don't need to make the complete toes, just the usual stubby feet will do perfectly. In conclusion, while complexity has its share in how a model look, it does not always make a design look great. You have to think as a whole, "does this design benefit from a complex section, or a more simplistic looking alternative will do just fine?" Keep this in mind when you try to design a model.

[@tadashimori]

Yes, that's exactly what I wanted to say, but put in better words. Unfortunately I couldn't talk about every detail I wanted to... I really need to make more videos like this one.

[@gantify1301]

Malleonardone that is long

[@viduramdeworrastogi6857]

Why such a long comment

[@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026]

Why did I have to click read more? But also good points

[@noahrosen850]

is there any comment longer than that one?

[@RickmanOrigami]

It's very fascinating seeing another origami designer's way of designing. Broad strokes, we are attacking the problem the same way but our particular style and the tools we use are unique. We both do a proportional analysis of the subject, counting up all the features we want to represent, decide if the paper will be best in diamond or book position, usually begin by designing an area of the model with the most concentrated amount of details, then design the lesser detailed portions while figuring out how they fit together, collapse the model and then make adjustments based on how closely the collapsed base resembles the subject we're modeling. I draw my theoretical designs in Microsoft Paint and use a lot of circle and river representations. Not only was it fun for me to see how you designed Charizard but I learned about why I'm seeing a lot of these particular 22.5 degree angles in modern origami. Thinning down claws and such with 22.5 angles already made a lot of sense to me but, for instance, the 22.5 angle you used for the neck, I finally understand what's going on there and why origami designers make choices like that. Thanks for making this video Tadashi. I can't wait to see more.

[@eruditeroach7099]

Could you also do a tutorial of designing a very basic model to further help us beginners get started in designing origami? =)

[@tadashimori]

Great idea. I'll do this.

[@josegabrieljose1941]

Tadashi Mori which paper is better the larger or smaller and thinner or thicker

[@FyleStyle]

Jose Gabriel Jose i think size depends on the origami, and thin is better /idk exactly)

[@donnytra4285]

richard84623 if your a beginner I don't recommend designing you should fold many models first because then you can see what folds do what for you then implement those folds to create your own origami

[@benjiroantazo3534]

@@tadashimori how can I design and invent origami by myself?

[@ivandanny1766]

Hi Tadashi Mori, what an awesome tutorial you upload here :D Surprisingly, our method is very very similar. For those of you who wanted to design a more simpler origami, what you need to do is to fold certain simple base (Peliminary, frog, fish, etc) and think of something that you could design of it. For example : (Waterbomb base) Oh! I got 4 points here, maybe I can make a table. And in this scenario, you just need to transform the waterbomb shape into a table (well, eventhough you still need practice to do this, but hey it's much more easier) After you're getting used to it, you can refer again to this tutorial, where you see, all of the structure in the CP is relate back to simpler base. Another thing for you who want to be designer, please starts with folding from diagrams and think of how the way it fold (why this step must be like this? Ooh it's for (blablabla)), this will really really help you on understanding the mechanic of paper and increase your origami design library. Tadashi Mori is similar to Satoshi Kamiya, which they use library method to design origami, and then use graft to adjust the rest of the body. Even though Satoshi also do another technique, but it's still worth it to learn this method! Good job Tadashi, you're the first to post on how to design origami on KZbin xD

[@origamiandcats6873]

Origami is a labor of love. It took me about a year and a half to go from flapping crane to advanced level. Even today I sometimes need to fold a model 3 or 4 times to make it perfect and that's with an excellent diagram. I have a "reject box" that I'll fill indefinitely. It is testament to perseverance.

[@beccagreen5793]

Hello Tadashi, I just wanted to tell you, you are amazing. PLEASE keep doing these videos, they are sooooooooooo interesting. I really appreciate that you have taken the time to explain the steps to create your own pattern for an origami. I want to learn more. Thankyou 😊😊😊

[@fungusgolem]

Excellent video! Seeing your thought process and crease patterns helped my understanding of how to read and use them. Can't wait to start designing something now!

[@KenGLaP]

Wow - this is an extremely interesting AND important video for someone like me. I'm not ready to start my own designs yet, but now I have far greater insight into the process, and will now be able to begin designing much sooner!

[@DerClaudius]

Best thing I've seen on pattern development so far. Thank you.

[@voxbakil1646]

Tadashimori please complete this series..I love all of your works and efforts much love brother

[@barracuda1991COD]

your explanations are amazing, i'm italian and incredibly i understood each single word! This video is great! VERY GOOD WORK. I hope you'll make lots of these "how to make origami" tutorials basing them on the kind of model you want to create.

[@nagygabor1947]

Hi Tadashi! Thank you for your channel, one of the best origami IMHO on youtube! Keep it up bro!

[@xhudaman]

this was incredible!! i would really love to see more videos like this! i am an aspiring designer and this was really helpful!

[@maxabdula]

I think this is the best idea you never had ! A tutorial to learn how to create OUR origamis, i lvoe you Tadashi ! I wanted to create other origamis (i created 3 or 4 origamis, but never with a CP, only by mind .... that was pretty chaotic !) Nice tutorial ! And you speak a very good english, that even a beginner can understand ! :D Nice work, keep going !

[@xuanwang1678]

Hi Tadashi, great video as always! I also think it would be great if you could give us some 101 lessons on creating origami designs. Keep up the great work!

[@josegabrieljose1941]

Your videos are interesting.Keep up the good work Tadashi Mori

[@ViniSouzaBR]

Excelente! Bastante ansioso para as próximas partes!

[@Lollerlol12]

I waited for this! Thank you!

[@foxxtenlokiofficialbr5174]

Muito Obrigado Tadashi Mori eu estou muito contente por ter nos ensinado a criar estas obras de arte que você traz pra gente :D

[@tadashimori]

Para os brasileiros, clique em (CC) para ativar as legendas em português!

[@tadashimori]

The Origami Biz Really?? Do you have a picture of it?

[@tadashimori]

The Origami Biz Yes, that would be awesome!

[@XRedDemon27]

Tadashi Mori Where can I find quality large sheets(50cm^2 or bigger) of paper for complex origamis? In the past Ive made paper out of tinfoil and tissue paper but the length of the tinfoil is limiting and the process is time consuming. I'd really appreciate some direction. BTW I still have a darkness dragon I made 3 years ago sitting on my desk :).

[@CarlsonChoo]

Tadashi Mori You helped me to improve my designing on my model

[@lifestylekanalegleichteles4291]

XRedDemon google , internet, amazon

[@fallgon9185]

Very cool video! I cant wait to watch part 2 of the this video XDD~

[@AtharvGoel]

Wow this helped a lot! Thanks for putting in .your time to make this awesome vid!

[@vipillapanopo1]

Muy buen vídeo amigo. Muchas gracias. Espero pronto terminar mi versión de un pegaso y mostrarles como ha sido todo el proceso de creación.

[@gabrielaoboh1877]

Hiiii I’m a young origamist and before I had seen your videos, advanced origami was never that easy for me❤😂😂😂❤

[@AdelsonLima]

Incrível!!! parabéns!!

[@anjaangautam452]

I learn an important point from this video ....also your origami are cool...Thanks for making this video #tadashi mori.....

[@kejongmaden3689]

Great work bro

[@danielinfinito6304]

WOW...!!! Really very good video man! Thank you very much, explanation was very good, all was very good. I cant wait the second part. Yes, sometimes using boxpleating is a problem cause tickness of paper and lose of efficiency. Many origamists, like you, finally tend to use a frog base/bird base pattern to evade these things, generally in complex models is better to use, when possible, frog/bird base patterns. You can see it John Montroll's designs, or many Kasahara designs too for complex models. Boxpleating is "trending topic" but is not the best way to design models.

[@tadashimori]

I agree with you. Box pleating is the easiest way to create origami, so it's kinda being over-used. But in some cases, like in human figures, it's the absolute best way to create the origami.

[@Fadilanse]

such a amazing video

[@vamsimohan5369]

dude, tadashi mori u are a genius and accept it. that Charizard tho it looks godly😎

[@nimeshbhojani4989]

is there a template which you could print and follow the tutorial and could you make a video using hat template if you have

[@cenazibeats7028]

nice video it also helps people with solving other cp :)

[@gautammannigeri6493]

helped alot thnx Tadashi...i also made my own origami the easy dragon

[@creativeperson.5083]

I was waiting for this thanks😊

[@karbonianload]

U say that u can improve it, I say it is epic

[@krishnajerome8790]

I love you tadashi, you THA man

[@krishnajerome8790]

Notice me sensei !! Please do more videos like these and if you can please make on on precession of folds

[@tadashimori]

KRISHNA JEROME Thanks a lot =), I'll make more videos like this, but I guess I need to make more basic ones.

[@krishnajerome8790]

Senpai noticed me :D

[@Oofu]

+KRISHNA JEROME lol

[@mohdshaheer6101]

Tadashi Mori After you draw the CP how do you go about collapsing? Or rather, how would you interpret the CP?

[@Miguel-td5ef]

This is awesome :D

[@anailujamil]

Obrigado por colocar legenda no video...ajudou muito.

[@wubbabunger]

I make my own kirigami, but this was really helpful. Thanks!

[@laowyn4414]

I added italian captions. They will be available in a few days! Ho scritto i sottotitoli in italiano. Saranno disponibili tra pochi giorni!

[@shandar5902]

+Tadashi Mori agradeço por ter colocado legenda ficou muito melhor. Parabéns pelo seu trabalho é magnífico *-*

[@inspironnoji5221]

thank you sir i inspire your work

[@origamostamazing3664]

Could you do a tutorial of Brian Chan's Iron Man ? I'm a huge fan of you, and always learn a lot with your videos. Thank you so much by advance.

[@suvarnalakshmi1600]

Now, can I design my own origami model

[@deansingleton4816]

Tadashi Mori i have designed a head for a dragon and it uses an extra set of squash folds on the frog base, i am trying to get it to fit in the corner of the paper and i can only get half of a square base that can be squashed into a frog base so that the squash will be in the right direction it will be either facing the middle of the paper (which is what i'm aiming for) or the corner of the paper. would it be possible for you to give me any tips on how to make a full square base? any help would be very appreciated.

[@aguy2513]

Will there be a part 2 soon?

[@danieljunqueira2647]

No começo do video tava parecendo um que to temtando fazer e acabei desistindo(RED EYES BLACK DRAGON) mais com esse video vai ajudar a ter mais confiança e continuar. thank so much and I hope you still doing great work like that

[@dan.wood86]

That was good for a first attempt!

[@sillyconboi4138]

Which software you use to make the creases

[@jamesroth6251]

tadashi, when will the next tutorial be out?

[@ogelsir]

What program do you use to diagram your origamis?

[@origamimadesimple2051]

Can you make a tutorial for drawing the cps in illustrator (or inkscape)?

[@hamxbnskxsnxv9429]

Gracias a ti,me motive en crear una figura: ) 👍👍👍.

[@porapinz]

Thank you very much!! It's really nice tutorial. Could you also make a tutorial video about solving the CP ?

[@yuhunggoh7628]

Poramut Thamprechavai he did here:kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4OtfqmDeJ6Ne80

[@creativeperson.5083]

I have some dout The process for making different model is same or different such as bird,humans and other things please reply. By the way your tutorial is very good.

[@TatzkaTube]

Is it hard to create a similar design without copying it? For example, you have folded already an origami ancient dragon and fiery dragon and you want to make your own dragon

[@adamilconich5473]

Tadashi Mori i know that you are working on the charizard but can you make a diagram for making a 3 dimensional origami eyeball with an optic nerve attached to the back/bottom? please

[@Mr__Lime]

This guy is a genius 🐲

[@LazyDark0]

Can you complete this series please?

[@Niceschwanzbro]

Where do you buy your paper?

[@kenthien353]

nice lesson, tyi'm also into origami but i can only copy and reproduce them, to design and created new figure is out of my hand

[@meloh85]

This Sounds Fun Making your Own Model

[@nimeshbhojani4989]

how many pieces of paper is required i tried with 4 pieces it turns out great with the thickness

[@jeremiahchristiankiswanto5869]

If i want to make origami, just fold what my mind force my hand and, there you go an animal that never existed before

[@gerardodiaz3692]

how do you make those crease patterns

[@Phoenix-dp1tw]

Yesterday I created an origami beaver, it ended up looking pretty cool even tho it is not complex

[@dennisneo1608]

To heck with that!!

[@KimballTho]

I'm trying to design a simple General Grievous model from Star Wars. My vision is for the head to include the things on the side of his head, the prongs that extend from the end of his mask, maybe the eyes, and use the rest of the paper I would use for the cape (a la Ignacio Smith's Darth Vader) with perhaps a set of claws protruding from one of the folds of his cape if possible. What are your recommendations?

[@KimballTho]

I just came up with a three-fold design in my head when I read that but it's probably too simple You just fold a rectangle in half, inside reverse fold both ends triangularly and shape the model.

[@Jovanoc]

+Bekfast nice!

[@Harry-gc8kb]

"I only wanted to make a simple origami" Makes a highly detailed countoured Charizard

[@user-dm8vw1ve8j]

Hello Tadashi, please do a tutorial for assembling origami WALL-E

[@pomdapirouge]

Waw ... you must be quite a mathematical mind Tadashi !

[@tadashimori]

I guess so, I'm a mathematician =D

[@pomdapirouge]

No way ... im a translator. My level in maths never went past ab2 - 4ac

[@battlepager26]

After you draw the CP how do you go about collapsing? Or rather, how would you interpret the CP?

[@mohdshaheer6101]

battlepager26 i am also confused XD

[@joesutherland672]

Magic

[@lowkeyasmr8092]

Thank you thank you

[@lalocontreras9697]

I'm working on a book how can I reach out?

[@Blazekyo24]

Hello Tadashi, how do you know where to start from, from head to arms to wing to legs...

[@tadashimori]

+杰伟 I always start from the most complex part of the origami.

[@Blazekyo24]

+Tadashi Mori alright. thanks ^0^

[@meloh85]

Tadashi Mori - How to Origami How do you now to PĪN

[@akivabenayahu9526]

when is part 2?

[@GuilhermeLucas]

Muito legal mesmo!!! cara tu é foda! gostei muito do teu canal e dos teus vídeos!!! admito que esses origames tipo dragões e tal, eu nunca tentei fazer... Mas sempre gostei de aviões de papel, ai aprendi contigo a fazer o JAS 39 Gripen Jet Fighter, que é muito legal mesmo!!! Em relação a este vídeo... Bah eu sempre me perguntava, "como será que esse cara faz esses origames?" "será que ele tem algum avô oriental que ensinou ele?" Ai agora ví que tu cria teus origames! muito legal mesmo!!! Um abraço cara!! td de bom ai!!!

[@Sinom.]

i don't know why but KZbin autodesubscribed me from you i just resubed cause origami is just awesome

[@PUNHODO]

Do you make the blue eyes white dragon?

[@srinathhariharan1996]

Hi tadashi Another amazing video i guess But just one suggestion I think the reason y this isn't really easy to comprehend for beginners is cause u r doing the same mistake as the CP design (scorpion)video Ur telling us how u did it but not how to go about it Like for instance,the ratio of 1:5 , u didn't really explain how u came to that conclusion but that u decided that was the best Nd why u did it isn't really clear either I know it's not easy to explain with such detail But hey I'm not complaining This is definitely by far the best video but just a suggestion

[@tadashimori]

Hm.. I guess I forgot to explain, but it was by trial and error. The 1:5 ratio gave the the better look in the end, but I tried other proportions.

[@tianmere]

I would like to contact you about a design. Do you have an email address that I may send it to and a good time in which to do so?

[@b0ssteejyt714]

how can you make a modular charizard?

[@sirnikkel6746]

«Origami is about perseverance» Artificial Inteligence: *IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE*

[@shikharbijani001]

A small request can make a tutorial on Susanoo (Naruto)

[@jackson_cauando]

tadashi por favor você poderia responder meu comentário com um link de algum site que tenha o cp do ancient dragon?

[@platzchenagain6061]

Esse cara parece MUITO ser BR

[@hectorsantistebanbances4014]

tadashi como consigues cuadrados perfectos y pliegues perfectos y como consigues ojas de 2 colores

[@smartglasses4532]

Can you help me to draw instructions like that and understand them?

[@smartglasses4532]

So we can make our own designs

[@kalidasaneesh3011]

where to get nice quality paper in india

[@Luis-gw2ew]

Why leaves the channel? :((

[@alexvelazquez2971]

Can you make domo

[@user-jr7ww2gf1h]

I'm gonna make my own origami now. It's gonna be a prehistoric fish

[@turtlelore2]

Very nice video. But to be honest I'm most likely never gonna design my own origami

[@lunaticraghav4566]

Can you make a video on how to make a origami Lamborghini

[@Jovanoc]

The whole video is like a tutorial :D

[@BlazeIsTheMajor]

NO WAY

[@_alonzodon]

of course this is a tutorial thats why this Video Name How To Create Origamis

[@jccosta78]

What about the part 2 of the video? :-)

[@giangthanhdat8314]

It's a seperate video.

[@qwemlhjsi4386]

+Nguyen Vincent no kidding

[@wunatalie2040]

New vedio please!! :)

[@parxeroo]

I made a kind of bird, I don't know exactly which one but at least it looks like a bird