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ORIGAMI DICTIONARY
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3d Origami Art
One large 3d-model is made
of many smaller and simple origami models.
Sometimes even more then a few thousand pieces are used to make
these
3d-models
A4
paper Origami
Folding with a4 papers (letter size) instead of square
Origami papers.
An envelope is easier to fold
out of an a4 paper (unless you have a large
square paper).
Abstract Origami
The same as abstract art,
abstract figures that represent
an
existing object or animal. These are very stylistic models.
Accordion-fold
Folding of pleats which look like the ones of an accordion
instrument.
Basicly the same as zig zag
folds. You can fold models like a fan,
butterfly or flower using
this technique.
Action Origami
These are models which can be moved, like a frog that
jumps
when you press on it. A paper plane can also be called
an
action origami model.
Advanced Origami
These models are difficult to fold or
look very complex.
They
are mostly designed by "true" origami masters.
Air-Folding
Most people fold their models on a hard surface,
like a table.
But it's also possible to fold
models with your hands in the air, free from
a table
or desk. Some models are easier to fold on a table and others are
easier
with your hands in the air (this varies from person to person).
Akira Yoshizawa
(1911-2005). Origami
grandmaster who designed about 50.000
origami
models during his whole life. He also produced many new
techniques, like wet-folding. In 1983 he was honoured to the
"Order
of the Rising Sun", this is one of the highest honors that
can be
given in Japan.
Anime Origami Model
Origami model which looks like a figure from Japanese
cartoons.
Auto Origami
Simple models
are folded automatically, like when you let a drop
of
water fall on a small piece of plastic, the plastic folds itself
into
another shape.
Balloon Origami
Folding with real
balloons to create funny looking models.
Mostly
long balloons are used to make the balloon-models.
Basic-Shape
Many models are folded the same way in the first few steps.
In these first steps you
fold a figure that is called a basic shape.
From this basic shape many
nice different models can be folded.
Blintz Fold
In this fold the four corners of a
square paper are
folded to the
center
of the paper.
Bonsai
Origami
The typical
Japanese flower, plants and trees arranging style
is practiced in
Origami too
Bookfold
Folding a
part/piece of the model to
the left or right, the same as
turning
a page in a book.
Candy Wrapper
Origami Origami models folded out of colorful
candy wrappers.
Popular candy
wrapper models are flowers, jewelry and bags.
Ceremonial
Origami
In ancient Japan Origami was only used as a ceremonial art,
because paper was really
expensive. It was used for ceremonials like
weddings
or as a good luck object for Samurai Warriors.
Chiyogami
paper
Paper that has been hand
stencilled or printed with traditional Japanese
images. Chiyogami paper was
traditionally used for making paper dolls.
Modern
artists also use it to fold models like boxes, irisses, cranes etc.
Christmas Origami
Folding models special for Christmas, like
christmas-trees,
christmas-stars, santa clauses etc.
Circular Origami
Origami models folded from
round papers, this can be fun for folding
origami
flowers.
Cruise ship towel Origami
Many cruise ships decorate the passengers beds and/or huts
with
selfmade towel models instead
of just placing a pile in the bathroom.
Common
used models are monkeys, dogs and swans.
Cutting Origami
A little cutting is
used to make it easier to fold a model,
this is
actually the same as kirigami.
Diagrams
Diagrams are
used for step by step explanation of how to fold a model.
Most time they're line
drawings that represent how a model
should look in each step.
DNA-origami
DNA is
folded/manipulated the same as in real origami, so you get
2 or 3
dimensional shapes on a very tiny scale.
Dollar-Bill
Origami
These are models folded of a dollar-bill.
This is also called 'money
origami'
Edible
origami
You can eat these
models without any risk for your health.
You
don't see this very often but an example is a fried origami crane
folded from dough.
Eurogami
Folding origami models of euro
notes, there
are some books available
now with
folding models of real euro notes.
Fabric
Folding
These models are folded of fabric.
It's pretty difficult to fold
a model of any kind of fabric
because the folds won't hold
in many occasions.
But flowers for example are
nice to fold with fabric.
Fabrigami
Folding models using real fabric, most
models are
easy to fold,
but can look
real fashionable.
Flowers, boxes and clothings are popular
in fabrigami style.
Flat Origami Model
A one layered 2d origami model. Most of these flat models are
easy to
fold.
Floating Origami
Models which can float on
water, like boats, catamarans and ducks.
Florigami
Some people use this word
when they are
talking about origami flowers.
Floragami
Another word for Florigami,
folding paper flowers.
Fluffy
Gami
Folding `fluffy' models like
bears, ponies, kittens and other fluffy stuff.
Folding
Robot
This machine can fold an origami model automatically.
It is still very difficult to
create machines that can fold
advanced models.
Furoshiki
Japanese art of wrapping
gifts / things in
garments which have
a traditional japanese
print most times.
Handbags
and shoulder bags can also be made in Furoshiki style.
Geo
Gami
Making of large
geometric / mathemathical shapes out of smaller Origami
parts. Star shapes, cubes and modular balls are often called
Geo Gami.
Girligami
Folding models which are fun
for girls, like:
High heels, earrings,
shopping
bags and other fashionable origami stuff
Golden Venture Origami
A big object is made of a few hundred smaller
origami models.
These smaller models are most times very easy to fold and
can be folded in just a few seconds. A large dragon made of
200 smaller models is a good
example of Golden Venture Origami.
Horrorgami
Frightening origami models. You don't see these very much, but when
you
search the internet a while they can be found.
I-gami
Many different
plastic pieces are connected to each other to make
one
large model of a plane, flower, ball etc. This toy is inspired by
origami,
models made of these plastic pieces look a bit like real folded
paper
models.
Ikebana
(origami)
Japanese art art arranging flowers. The
arrangement is more
important then the beauty of
the flowers. In Japan Ikebana is
also done with origami flowers.
Industrial
Origami Folding
techniques are used to make packages and other
objects in large numbers.
Inflatable
Origami Origami
model that is finished after you folded and inflated it.
Japanese Noshi
A folded paper
decoration which is attached to a gift,
it was
originally meant to bring good furtune.
Jewelgami
Jewelry which is made of origami models.
Judgement Fold
The place of this
fold is located by eye, there's no exact place
where the
folding should be done.
Kami Paper
This is
the most common used origami paper: It's cheap, many
times
coloured on one side and very thin, so it's easy to fold.
Kasane Origami
First, a few
origami papers are layed on top of each other in a certain
manner.
Then, all these papers together are folded like your folding
with
just one paper.
Kawaii Origami
Kawaii
means cute. Kawaii origami are cute and funny looking models.
And they
are also very colourful.
Kawaii Paper
Paper with colourful and modern looking patterns
on it.
Kawari-e
Origami
A form of Origami that only uses the
finest rice paper with wash colored patterns.
Kid-agami
Funny, colorful and easy to fold models
for kids (and adults)
Kimono Origami
Figures of japanese women
with traditional clothes are folded from
very
colourful origami papers. Most of these models are flat and not
difficult to fold.
Kimono Origami
Paper Colourful folding paper with
flower-like patterns printed on them.
This
paper is not only used for folding japanese women in traditional
clothing, but also for cranes, boxes, butterflies and other
models.
Kirigami
This is origami with usage of scissors
to make better looking
models. Most times kirigami is
used to make it more easier
to design an advanced looking
model.
Kirikomi Origami
Origami with a little cutting
to make the folding easier and make
the
model look more advanced.
Knotology
3d models are made of long strips of
paper. These
strips are folded
like
real origami to get nice 3d origami models.
Kusudama
A ball made of paper origami models
which are glued together or
pushed inside each other.
Mathematical
Origami This is used to solve
mathematical problems like how to make
a model
flat without ruining it. This can be used for satellites.
Mathematical formulas can be solved too by making a certain
sequence
of folds.
Miniature Origami
Very small origami models, sometimes
even smaller then your nails.
Minimalist Origami
As few folds as possible are used to fold a model. These
models
often
look abstract and/or very modern.
Modular
Origami
Various simple origami models are glued
together or pushed
inside each other to make one
complex looking model.
These are most times
mathematical looking objects.
Molecular
Origami The
arrangement of atoms in a molecule is changed
by folding this arrangement in different maners.
Money Origami
Origami with real money, great to give as a present to
friends.
Mountain-fold
With this
fold the paper is folded backwards.
It's one of the most used
folds in origami.
Movable
Origami
Origami models / toys which you can move / play with, like
a jumping frog or a Jack in the box.
One of the first movable
Origami models is the Flapping
Bird
Multipiece Origami
Various models made of one single paper are connected to each
other to
make one larger model, like a dragon or a building.
Newspaper
Origami
Folding models out of newspapers. Not only boats and hats are
folded from newspapers, but
real beautiful models too, like
bags, flowers or large dragons.
Newspaper Origami Fashion
You can also fold real beautiful dresses and other clothings
out of newspapers.
Office
Origami
Origami which is
suitable to practice at office, when the boss is on a holiday.
It's often folding small
models using Sticky Notes or business cards.
One Crease Origami
These models are folded in just one step, always look very
simple
and it's
often hard to see what they represent.
One Handed Origami
Folding origami models with just one hand.
Oragami
The same as Origami, some people say Oragami instead of Origami
Organza
Origami
Folding
with organza instead of paper. Organza is a fine fabric, like silk,
and often used for making
party clothings. Prom dresses / party dresses
are often made in Organza
Origami style.
Oribana
Origami flower arrangements with special attention to the
arrangement itself.
It looks
very similar to Bonsai Origami, but most Oribana arrangements look
a little
more Western instead of Japanese
Orifashion
Oriëntal fashion, mostly
luxurious and inspired
by Origami
Origami
The art
of paperfolding.
"Ori" is the japanese word for
folding and
"Kami" is the japanese word
for paper.
Origami Academy
Most times this is a course
for learning the art of Origami.
Some
Origami academies make commercial models / books
with
their students.
Origami Animation
Stop-motion video with origami models. These
videos are made
frame
by frame. In each frame the model looks a little different or
is on a
different position. When you play the video it looks like the
model
is really moving.
Origami
Architecture This isn't origami actually, but I
like to mention it in this list.
These are often models that
are cut out of one piece of paper.
It's like a pop-up card, but
most times very advanced.
Origami Bonsai
Origami
flowers and leaves are glued to real branches. Rolled up
newspapers can be used too for the branches. Origami Bonsai is
an idea
of Benjamin John Coleman.
Origami Cartoon
Cartoon with origami
or about origami. These are often placed
in
newspapers.
Origami Clothing
Folded paper clothes (for
dolls) and real clothes with folded details
or
completely made / folded in Origami style.
Origami Contest
Contest for making
the best-looking or most original origami model.
Sometimes it's a speed-contest: Who is the fastest in folding
one
or
more
models?
Origami Couture
Hand measured- and
hand-stitched clothes inspired by origami.
In most
cases a part of a clothing is folded, but sometimes whole
clothings are made of origami.
Origami
Fashion
Clothes that are folded from fabric.
Origami
Grandmaster There are more Origami Masters, but
there can be only one
Origami Grandmaster: Akira
Yoshizawa (1911-2005)
He made a real art out of
Origami instead of just a craft
Origami Humor
Jokes
which have something to do with origami, mine is:
Jack, what you're doing?
I have
just printed the coloured paper for an origami elephant.
And now you're folding the
elephant with that wet paper?
You
have to wait until the ink is dry!
No man!
I am wet-folding!
Origami
Jewelry
Very small origami models that
are used for a ring or an earring etc.
These models are many times
made of silver and look like
they are really folded.
Origami Master
Master in
origami. There's no doubt about these folding artists,
they are
really good in designing new models.
Origami Pop-up card
By opening this card a 3d origami model comes
popping out of it.
Origamis
This word is used when
somebody is talking
about more then one
origami
model.
Origamist
A person who does Origami
Origami Toys
Origami for kids:
Planes, flapping birds, finger dolls, inflatable models
and
other fun stuff.
Oshibori
Origami
Models are made of small wet
towels.
Outdoor Origami
Models which are folded from
waterproof paper, so it's no problem
to place
them outside the house or to use them for decoration of
your
front-door.
Paper
molding
Instead
of folding you can also use techniques like paper maché to
mold
paper into a nice model. The
paper is made completely wet first, to make
it easier to mold.
Performance Origami
Origami used for making an interesting performance with
public.
Phone Folding
Here people try to explain
how to fold a model by using text only,
so it's
even possible to give folding instructions through a telephone.
Plastic Origami
Origami folding with plastic sheets instead of paper sheets.
Pokemon Origami
Origami models from the famous Pokemon
animation cartoon.
There
are also books available with instructions for folding the
figures
from the series.
Pureland Origami
In this style only mountain-
and valley-folds are used to make
a model,
so no other distracting folds like a rabbit-ear-fold.
This
makes these models fun to fold for beginners too. This style
is
invented by John Smith.
Ribbon Origami
Nice
models which are made of a long colourful ribbon.
Robogami
This word is used for a robot
which can fold
an origami model.
Senbazuru Origami
A group of 1000 Origami cranes held together by strings.
It's a
japanese tradition and should bring good fortune to
the
person who folds them.
Simultaneous
Folding two models in once, so one model
in each hand.
two handed origami
Speedfolding
Folding a model as fast as you can.
Sticky Note Origami
Models folded of small yellow Post-it notes.
Stopmotion Origami
Animation videos with origami models which are made frame by
frame.
Storigami
By telling a short story
people explain how to
fold a model,
so it's
easier to remember for other people how to fold that model.
Strip
Folding
Models that are folded from long strips
of paper.
Teabag Origami
Folding cute models
of teabags, because many of them are very
colourful. Not only simple models are folded from teabags, but
more
advanced models too. Origami teabag models are often used
to
decorate cards.
Technical Origami
A new model is designed by using a
computer-program. When you
tell the
program the amount of petals a model should have, the
program
can calculate the folding pattern.
Temari Origami
Temari originates
from Japan and it's a ball decorated by winding
coloured ropes
around it. Temari Origami is a ball too, but this one
is made
of various smaller origami models.
Toilet
paper origami These models
are folded from toilet-paper.
An example is a model that is
folded on the end of a
toilet paper roll to decorate
this roll.
Towel
Folding
Nice looking models that are folded of
towels.
These models are often easy to
fold.
Traditional
Origami Most times pretty
easy models to fold without any cutting
or gluing. The designer of a
traditional model is often unknown.
Transforming
origami A model which can be changed into
another model quickly,
like a rose with leaves which
can be changed into a cube.
Models like this are often
made out of more Origami parts.
Unfold
Undoing one or more
folds which are just made
in order to get helplines on
the paper.
These helplines are used for
later folds that are made.
Unit Origami
This is the
same as modular origami. One larger model is made of
various
smaller origami models.
Valentine Origami
Origami models which are great to give
as a present on
Valentine's
Day, like:
roses, hearts, heart-shaped boxes or the
word
LOVE in folded origami
letters
Valley-fold
With this fold the paper is folded to
the front.
It's one of the most used
folds in origami.
Virtual
Origami
Designing Origami models using a computer program.
These models can get
extremely
complex, but real hard or even impossible to fold in real life.
Washi Paper
Handmade
paper from Japan. The quality of these papers varies
a lot. This paper is much used
by origami-specialists.
Waterproof Origami
Models which are folded from waterproof paper, so it's no
problem
to place
these models outdoors in the rain.
Wearable Origami
Clothing (dresses, skirts, shoes, hats)
inspired by origami. Some
models
are 100% origami, like a dress or a hat.
Wet Folding
This technique is used to
make a model less sharp-edged:
You make the paper wet on both
sides with a sprayer and then
the model is folded.
Yuzen Papier
Paper with the
same coloured pattern that japanese kimono's
have. Many times small drawings of
flowers are used to make
these patterns.
Zig Zag folds
Folding
of pleats: Folding upwards, then downwards, then upwards, etc.
It is used for things like
flyers, fans and umbrella's.
Zombigami
Folding scary zombies and
other undead characters
