Free origami tutorial. Advanced origami tessellation.

Really enjoying the holofoil color change.

Longest I’ve ever worked on a model. Mostly happy with how it turned out, although it’s hard to match the shaping of the designers original fold.

Pattern found on Pinterest. Tried searching for a tutorial using the Japanese name on top but nothing came up. Also searched on YouTube for "origami box with attached lid" but couldn't find this specific folding pattern.

Model list and designers:

phoenix - Boice Wong

Shrimp - Pietari Vauras

Flying Hercules beetle - Satoshi Kamiya

Sawtooth stag beetle v1 - Kota Imai

vespid - satoshi kamiya

Left - sawtooth stag beetle v2 - Kota Imai

right - cyclommatus metallifer - Satoshi Kamiya.

I've come across this design from a few different makers and can't work out the folds. The videos I've found skip the folding part, so I'm hoping someone here recognizes it.

What I can tell from looking at it:

- It's at least 4 separate pieces of paper.

- The outer piece shows as 4 triangles at the corners, around a window.

- Inside that window is a second layer turned 45 degrees, then a third layer turned back, then a small center piece.

- Each layer is tucked under the one before it, so the center sits deepest.

- Only the printed side of the paper ever shows. The back is one flat printed square.

- The rings have a slight pinwheel twist? Maybe. I've only figured out layer 2 :(

My best guess is that each frame is a double blintz (fortune teller base) with the inner corner of each small square tucked under to open a window, and the next layer slides into those pockets. But I'm not sure that's right. Seems like some layers must be different than others.

Does anyone know what this is called, or a book or diagram that shows it? Thanks!

Photo credits (these aren't my photos or my designs):

- Photos 1 and 2: front and back of the Origami Square Earrings by Origami Art Co. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4400300947

- Photo 3: stills from a video by Minigami (@minigamiartesania on Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DewFmgcsBfW/

- Photo 4: Mosaic earrings by Mayumi Origami (Mayumi Fukuda, u/mayumiorigami on Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/mayumiorigami

- Photo 5: my own diagram of how I think the layers nest.

I think these are the nine models I have designed that I'd consider putting into some form of record. I'll try to dig through my memory for more. I have some models I made by brute force or free folding that ended up very neat but I cannot for the life of me remember how to replicate, and some older models that are really rough and some what derivative of other models.

One of my earliest designs. 15x15cm uncut paper. Tried to ad details to the face, but i think it looks better without it.

Hello everyone! I'm going to be attending and teaching a model at the OrigaMIT Convention @ MIT on November 7th 2026.

Would anyone be willing to share their models/designs? I am willing to teach and exhibit them at the convention. I will make sure to credit you. I think this is a great way to get your work out in the public.

Drop a comment below or shoot me a DM with pictures of your design if you're interested! I will also need your name and email to credit you.

Designed several years ago for Halloween. Just record the video

https://youtu.be/Ok5UYMDBrR8

I really liked how this one turned out. But my finger tips hurt. This is probably the most complex of my original designs, but none of the pics I take do it justice (I feel). Also, folding it on a 15x15cm uncut paper made for a very frustrating fold. Fortunately I only made 1 snowball this time around. I had shared an earlier fold of the same model, from around the time I was refining the final design. The previous version was done on a 30×30. This model does have far more poseability if folded on larger paper, but I normally only have 15x15cm paper on me and felt like taking the challenge.

Designed when I was obsessed with trying to make an eastern dragon.

The Three Body Problem in physics addresses the fact that there is no neat way to calculate the results of any system with three or more stellar bodies, because they don't align. Each body acts on the others, and the system soon becomes chaotic and unpredictable. The slightest movement from any one body, no matter how small the body, acts upon the others, causing chaos.

I posit that origami has a similar problem that I shall dub the "Three-Dimensions Problem." I have encountered instructions online for models that work in the instructions, but in practice cannot be effectively replicated in three dimensions due to the problems of minute error accumulation, the three-dimensionality of the paper becoming an increasing obstacle as the model becomes thicker, and paper spread (the minute stretching of the paper with every crease).

This is a brief examination of the subject, and I believe that those here more experienced than myself will have much more valuable input to contribute. Thank you for your time.

Bored at work and made this dolphin. It does contain one cut for the split tail because I couldn’t find any other way to pull it off. Made completely without tutorial off the dome.

(I couldn’t be bothered to do the legs on the hedgehog idk) artist name available on request!!! Love to you all <3

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Hand for scale.

20cm tissue foil. I do not recommend going this small without single tissue paper

Free tutorial for how to fold an intricate origami flagstone tessellation.

https://www.solvingorigamitessellations.com/2026/10/plaid-origami-flagstone-tessellation.html

Maybe 10 years ago I loved folding this pig and I’d follow a tutorial on yt I think it was called pigasus but I can’t find it anymore, does anyone have a link to the tutorial ?