Spooky Origami

Copyright Spooky Origami Copyright 2020 Fit To Print Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the copyright holder. The diagrams in this book were produced with Macromedias Freehand, and image processing was done with Adobe Photoshop. The Backtalk family of typefaces was used for the body text and the cover uses Haunted with PT Sans. Ellen Cohen assisted with the cover design and provided valuable artistic assistance.

Introduction People love spooky things to get their adrenaline going or just to satisfy some morbid curiosity. Having something scary tempered with some cuteness allows us to peer a bit closer to our demons. Origami is the perfect art form to recreate our favorite monsters and other sinister things - its angular forms dilute the frightening elements to make them more palatable. Japan especially has infused adorable elements into even the most ghoulish of creatures. It is therefore fitting to utilize the Japanese art of folding paper for these models. Macabre icons have even been exploited for commercial potential.

A few of the pieces are loosely based on attention-grabbing scary icons. This includes the super-simple Ghost and the very detailed Japanese Monster. There is even an entire franchise based around the included Skull with Bow. Death and the occult are popular subjects, so models of a Witch, Dracula, and Grim Reaper are showcased. These figures capture our imagination of what could be in the world beyond. Moving just a little bit closer to reality, the included Alien encapsulates our fascination with the unexplored universe beyond.

No collection of spooky origami would be complete without some representations of skulls and bones. The Skeleton model showcases the full set of bones, while the Hand in the Box takes a whimsical look at the expressive extremity. Just because something exists naturally does not mean it cannot invoke fear. Accordingly, models of a Bat, Black Cat, Spider and Jack-o-lantern round out this collection. All these pieces follow the one square no cuts philosophy. This makes for some interesting and sometimes challenging folding sequences.

These origami models are arranged by their approximate level of difficulty, so you can work your way up to the harder ones. Naturally, there are thirteen projects included to provide many hours of folding fun apologies to those suffering from triskaidekaphobia. Enjoy! Symbols and Terminology Line Styles Valley Fold Mountain Fold Crease Hidden/X-Ray Arrows Fold Forward Fold Behind Fold and Unfold Sink/Reverse/ Push In/ Closed Sink Turn Over 1/2 Rotate 90, 1/2 Turn, Etc. 1/2 Unsink/Pull Out Maneuvers Reverse Fold Crimp Rabbit Ear Squash Petal Fold Sink Closed Sink Sink Triangularly Pleat Swivel Skull with Bow Merging a bare cranium with a bowtie is the epitome of a spooky-cute hybrid. This brilliant idea came from a major toy company that has been targeting cute versions of famous monsters towards young adults in the form of books, toys and movies. Observant folders will notice that only simple valley folds and mountain folds are utilized for this origami version of a Skull with Bow.

This style was coined Pureland by British folder John Smith, a perfect point of entry for newer folders. 1.Precrease in half along 2.Valley fold the corners the diagonals. to the center. 3.Turn over. 4.Valley fold the sides to the center, allowing the flaps from behind to flip forward. crease. 7.Valley fold so the edge 8.Lightly precrease hits the side. towards the bottom crease. towards the bottom crease.

Skull with Bow 9.Valley fold towards the 10.Turn over. last crease. Skull with Bow 11.Valley fold towards the 12.Valley fold along the folded edges. angle bisectors. Skull with Bow 13.Valley fold, allowing 14.Valley fold towards the the flap from behind center crease. to flip forward.

Skull with Bow 15.Turn over. 16.Pleat the flap up. Skull with Bow 17.Mountain fold the 18.Pleat the flap behind. corners. Skull with Bow 19.Valley fold the flap up. 20.Precrease with a mountain fold.

Skull with Bow 21.Pleat the flap down, 22.Mountain fold. allowing the bottom edge to wrap around the top of the skull. Skull with Bow 23.Push the sides in to 24.Completed Skull with make a 3-D bow. Bow. Skull with Bow Ghost People still claim to see physical incarnations of the dead, which are known as ghosts. A major social media company decided that using a logo of a spirit would be great to highlight how images on their site (allegedly) disappear.

This emblem works well as an origami model with its simple form. Likewise, this paper Ghost is one of the easier pieces to fold in this collection. 1.Precrease the edge in 2.Valley fold the corner to half. the crease. 3.Turn over. 4.Valley fold to the dotted intersection.

Ghost 5.Open out the pleat. 6.Precrease along the diagonals. 7.Rabbit ear the corner. 8.Lightly valley fold the top layer in half. Ghost 9.Valley fold starting from 10.Slide the edge the hidden corner. 8-10 11.Reverse fold the edge 12.Repeat steps 8-10 in over. mirror image. mirror image.

Ghost 13.Valley fold the flap over. 14.Valley fold down. Ghost 15.Valley fold the flap up, keeping the side edges aligned. 13-15 16.Repeat steps 13-15 in mirror image. Ghost 17.Valley fold the bottom edges up. 18.Valley fold the top corners in.

Ghost 19.Valley fold the tips inwards. 20.Turn over. Ghost 21.Completed Ghost. Ghost Black Cat Depending on which side of the globe you are on, black cats be considered lucky or the incarnation of pure evil. In North America, many believe it is bad luck to have one cross your path. Regardless of your feelings on the matter, seeing a black cat perched with an arched back and piercing eyes can be an intimidating sight.

This is the pose used for this paper Black Cat and uses the classic Bird Base as its starting point. 1.Precrease the diagonals 2.Precrease the sides in with mountain folds. half. 3.Bring the three corners to the bottom corner and collapse flat. Black Cat 4.Reverse fold the sides. 6.Swing the front and back flaps up. 6.Swing the front and back flaps up.

Black Cat 7.Swing over a flap at 8.Lightly valley fold up. each side. Black Cat 9.Valley fold to the center. 10.Swing the flap back down. Black Cat 8-11 11.Valley fold the sides to 12.Repeat steps 8-11 the center. behind.

Black Cat 13.Reverse fold the flap 14.Reverse fold the flap straight down as far back up. as possible. Black Cat 15.Reverse fold the flap 16.Precrease the flap. outwards. Black Cat 17.Reverse fold the flap 18.Valley fold the corners up. down at each side.

Black Cat 19.Open out the flap. 20.Valley fold down. Black Cat 21.Slide out the side 22.Pleat the corners at layers so the sides are each side. straight. Black Cat 23.Valley fold the corner 24.Valley fold down and up. curl the flap.

Black Cat 25.Completed Black Cat. Black Cat Bat As coincidence would have it, bats happen to swarm for their last big meal in late October, making them a de facto icon of Halloween. Graphic artist Ellen Cohen depicted a vampire with exaggerated teeth, which this origami Bat is based on. Despite their proximity, these fangs are derived from opposite corners of the square. 1.Valley fold in half along 2.Precrease in half with the diagonal. 3.Precrease through 4.Precrease the top layer both layers. along the angle bisector. along the angle bisector.