Origami Creations - Challenging Origami Bird Folds

I always encounter difficulty when folding intermediate model of origami birds due to its tedious pleating of the wings and tail as well as forming the claws.  These parts require accuracy to get the perfect appearance.  Other than this, you must have bigger and good paper.

Here are my latest bird folds plainly using Kami.

Mockingbird don't fly away

The first one is the Mockingbird by the famous Roman Diaz.  It needs some shaping to achieve an even better result.  Diagram for this model can be found in his book Origami Essence.

White Eye Birdie

The second one is the challenging Japanese White-Eyed bird by the great Satoshi Kamiya.  This one is a cool model with its bottom closed.

My bird folding needs more practice and I really need to consider getting good paper for better results.

Well, that is something I can look forward to!

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Origami Creations - Lovely Aquatic Birds

One of the origami models that caught my attention this past week was the aquatic Water Bird Duck by my good friend Barth Dunkan aka Ecorigami MagicFingaz.

Pretty and Poised

I have been trying to design a duck and was never successful in coming up with something unique and appealing.  Kudos to my good friend.

And Barth is quite generous to share the diagram for this model.  Check it out here.

Happy folding!

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Origami Creations - The Perfect Cardinal

Just the perfect simple color change bird, the Cardinal by the master origamist Roman Diaz.

Perfect profile for this small seed eating bird

From its head to its tail, its superb shaping is outstanding!  This is one of my favorite simple models to fold.

I wasn't able to find a similar tutorial for this piece but you may try this one by Leyla Torres of Origami Spirit.

Enjoy your week!

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Origami Creations - Paul Rawling's Big Eyed Birdie

I had a great opportunity to draw the diagram and fold this original origami design of Mr. Paul Rawling aka "PaperPaul".  Check out his flickr account here.

His simple style and technique reflects my own so it was a wonderful pleasure making it.  

Uber cute

It's a "feel good" model for me as I really enjoyed the shaping and smart facial color change.  Hope he likes my rendition of his genuine creation.

Have a nice day!

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Origami Creations - Lovable Parrots

Among all the birds, the parrot stands out for me.  

This bird shows clear and remarkable features - curved bill, upright stance, strong legs and clawed feet, able to bob its head up and down and has the ability to speak or sing.

I went to search the web for a cool origami parrot model and found this.

Lovely lines and shaping

A very artistic piece by the vietnamese origamist Hoang Tien Quyet.  It would have been nicer if I was able to use the wet-folding technique.  Overall I am still happy with the finished product.

If you want to try this, below is the tutorial.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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Origami Creations - Birds of the same feathers

To continue my last post on Birds, here are some more folds that I made during the holidays.  They are simple birds folds but I get to learn some techniques in their design which I can use for my own.

Hummingbird by the famous british origamist Edwin Corrie is an enjoyable fold. You can read more about him here.

Simple yet sublime

It's design is simple but the proportions are quite accurate.

Cool swallow in a pink nest

Next is the swallow by my japanese origamist FB friend Ashimura Shunichi.  I did a small variation on its tail to make it appear longer.

Flying Cardinal

Last one is the Cardinal by Seth Friedman.  Another intricate fold but awesome dual color design.

Again, he has freely shared a detailed tutorial for this model which I you can find below:

Hope you've enjoyed it!

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Origami Creations - Impressive Little Birds

So many attractive bird origami models which I have been dying to fold in the past few months.  Finally, the christmas holidays' gave me a chance to do so.

First off, this is the Little Bird by the famous japanese origamist Hideo Komatsu.  I didn't quite make a clean fold here so surely I will try this again.

Lovely cute birdie

It's awesome 3D design and cool claws is delightful!

The next one is simple yet smartly designed by Seth Friedman.  This one is also called "Little Bird".

Cool color change bird

It's proportions and color change design is phenomenal.  He has been making a lot of detailed videos lately sharing his talents to the world.  Here is the tutorial for the little bird.  

Enjoy!

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Origami Creations - Lovely Pelicans

Finally had an opportunity to fold a wonderful model from my favourite vietnamese origamist - Hoang Tien Quyet.  I and my daughters fell head over heals with his famous swan piece.

Now, this is his pelican.

A lovely and elegant bird design

Quite adorable of him to make two (2) designs for a lovely pair.  

Hope you like this fold as my daughters do!  Have a great weekend!

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Origami Creations - Little Cute Bird

So fortunate to have befriended a person who share my passion for making simple origami.  He is also a very generous person who shares his designs freely in his FB site.  The name is Shunichi Ashimura.

I have folded his works before and posted here.  Now, I'm doing his Little Bird creation.

Cool lighting makes Little Bird even more impressive

Quite impressed with his designs and so excited to do more of his works.  He actually has more new models against my limited free time to make them.  Hope I can have his speed and talent!

Have  a wonderful week!

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