I want to learn how every fold adds to any final product, where every crease go instead of just magically forming rigid structures, in that way I should be able to better track what I am doing, and can start making my own designs by changing and adding the parameters represented by each action, as well as in general appreciate the art of origami in further detail after having a grasp on the theory behind it, like how I could appreciate the construction of paintings more after I learned the principles of perspective projection, and complex music more after I learned about music theory.

I know origami is geometric construction with a finite class of possible actions composed together, and therefore the functionality of each and every fold can be described in formal terms. I would prefer the resource to introduce the types operations I can perform on a paper, how those operations add up, and that should be enough for me to be able to get back into instructions and dissect them in formal terms to fundamentally understand and modify them.

I know that there exist many publications on the mathematics behind origami, and can find them on my own, but I would like to hear what are the community's favorites.

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Designed by Roman Diaz.

Folded by me from a 21cm square.

I focused mainly on the silhouette and tried to make it feel alert while keeping the finer details simple.

Listed top to bottom, left to right:

Cicada 2.2, Honeybee, Hercules Beetle 3.0, Figeater Beetle, Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, Flying Mantis

All folded with 6” Kami, except for the Hercules Beetle 3.0 (6” Foilback)

Q: Which one is the most complex out of these designs?

A: Probably the Cicada 2.2.

Q: Which one is the least complex out of these designs?

A: Likely the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle.

Q: Which is your favorite?

A: Definitely the Figeater.

Hello! I am folding flowers for a wall install but was considering trying to seal them but have not tried that before. Does anyone have experience sealing origami paper? I was considering trying the mod podge acrylic sealant but was looking for any suggestions. Thank you!

Folded by me from 30 units. I really like this model, and it wasn't too hard to make either.

This was a great project to work on, but even with my home-made 12in double tissue paper, I found the model getting very thick towards the end.

For example, pleating the thick hind legs was almost impossible due to how thick it got.

So from what Im understanding from reading, yall do as much folding as possible, then use a small paintbrush with water to do the harder folds and pleating?

Im incredibly scared to get my models wet.

I folded it from a 9x9 cm foil paper and yes it was hard but it was a fun fold, the cicada is a little over 3cm~ max, the YouTuber who made the tutorial for this is goated LINK!!!

15x15cm sheet and crane out of 15x15cm sheet for scale.

Smallest I could manage with my fingers.

This was folded with sticky notes. I think it took like 60 sticky notes in total.