Belinda Webster - Origami Monsters

This beastly book will show you how to make an incredible assortment of scary origami monster modelsfrom werewolves to ghosts and aliens. In traditional origami, models are made from one sheet of folded paper and there is no cutting involved. Weve broken the rules a little, to give our monsters tentacles, snouts, and other features. Ask an adult to help with any projects that need scissors. Otherwise, all you need to get you started is a square of paper and your fingers. If you havent made origami models before, try some of the easy projects first. Now get ready for some fiendish folding! The paper used in origami is thin but strong, so that it can be folded many times.

You can use ordinary scrap paper, as long as its not too thick. A lot of the origami models in this book are made with the same folds. This introduction explains some of the ones that will appear most, so its a good idea to master these folds before you start. When making the projects, follow the key below to find out what the lines and arrows mean. And always crease well!

direction to move paper mountain fold cut with scissors push/flatten rotate direction to move paper turn paper over step fold To make a valley fold, fold the paper toward you, so that the crease is pointing away from you, like a valley. To make a mountain fold, fold the paper the other way so the crease is pointing up toward you, like a mountain. A step fold is used to make a step or zigzag in the paper.

Well use it to make ears, tails, and other monstrous features. Valley fold the paper in half. Then make a mountain fold directly above the valley fold. Push the mountain fold down over the valley fold and press down flat. You now have a step fold.

This is a useful fold if you want to flatten part of an origami model. This is a useful fold if you want to flatten part of an origami model.

Its a good way to create tails and snouts for your monsters. Fold a piece of paper diagonally in half. Make a valley fold on one point and crease. Its important to make sure that the paper is creased well. Run your finger over the crease two or three times. Refold the crease you just made into a mountain fold, then unfold.

Open up the corner slightly. Open up the paper a little more and then tuck the tip of the point inside. Close the paper. This is the view from the underside of the paper. Flatten the paper.

This is great if you want to make part of your model stick out. This is great if you want to make part of your model stick out.

It will come in handy for making heads and pointed hats. Fold a piece of paper diagonally in half. Make a valley fold on one point and crease. Its important to make sure that the paper is creased well. Run your finger over the crease two or three times. Refold the crease you just made into a mountain fold, then unfold.

Open up the corner slightly. Open up the paper a little more and start to turn the corner inside out. Then close the paper when the fold begins to turn. You now have an outside reverse fold. You can either flatten the paper or leave it rounded out.

Some have snapping jaws, others have long sharp teeth and great flapping wings, but all these paper projects have one thing in commontheyre absolutely monstrous!This snake may be a giant but it moves so quietly that it can easily sneak up on youmake sure you stay out of biting range!Next page