Origami - Free Video Tutorials

"If you love the look of Origami but were worried that it seems complicated to make, then this course is for you!

Until recently, if you wanted to learn how to make Origami by yourself, you had to rely on Origami diagrams in books. Although the diagram system is a clever notation, it can be difficult to decipher! So that leaves many Origami aficionados struggling to figure out how to get their model from one diagram to the next, which can be very frustrating! Origami should be enjoyable! With the help of these video tutorials you’ll see that it’s easy to create complex and elegant Origami models! Each lesson is between 5 and 20 minutes and gets you from the flat piece of paper to the completed model!

Benefits of Origami
1. Origami is relaxing
2. You get a great sense of satisfaction from being able to pick up a simple piece of paper and making it into a piece of art!
3. It’s an inexpensive hobby
4. You can do Origami anywhere that you can pick up a piece of paper!
5. Develop your appreciation of colour & design: You’ll see paper and all kinds of design with a renewed interest!

Origami (from ori meaning ""folding"", and kami meaning ""paper"" (kami changes to gami due to rendaku) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami. Paper cutting and gluing is usually considered kirigami.
The number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The best known origami model is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603–1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper or using nonsquare shapes to start with.

The principles of origami are also being used in stents, packaging and other engineering structures."