Also, you'll get plenty of practice doing sink-folds with this book as the creator loves to use them. A couple of these took a good two hours or so to complete. Some of these are pretty difficult, and even the easy ones are a step above beginner level, in my opinion. Some final notes: I will say that this is not for beginner origami people. The issue with the instructions almost makes me want to give this book three stars, but I won't because it's FRICKIN STAR WARS ORIGAMI!!! All in all, though, the projects are quite awesome. I'm not sure what criteria was used for those, either. A couple of the third hardest were much easier to make than some in the easiest section. Sometimes the final result picture didn't match my final result, and sometimes I just had to make up a step or fold to make the model work.Īnother thing: there were four difficulty levels for the projects, but I think there were mistakes. sink-fold, reverse-fold, and pleat-fold were confused with each other, even with their own definitions). They're minute differences, but still differences (i.e.
I eventually learned to look ahead at the finished product, a picture of which was provided, peruse the instructions, then make my best guess as to where to start.Īnother issue was that some of the terms were used interchangeably when they really shouldn't have been. This meant unfolding the whole thing and starting over. I'd fold nearly the entire project only to discover that I was folding the ass end of the paper when I should've been folding the hood. Most of these related to how the paper should be oriented when starting. I discovered a few of these were user errors as I went back to see where I had erred, however others were solid mistakes on the part of the instructions. As I went through the projects, I made some mistakes. I'd say that the instructions were only 80% clear.
I would like to be able to give this book five stars, but there was a problem with it. I'll make those for someone else, I reckon.Įach project was introduced with a paragraph relating to the character or ship in the project, and most were followed by a trivia quiz page relating to anything concerning Star Wars. I don't know what criteria they used for giving some projects two sheets and others just one, but I didn't need any of the second sheets. Some of the projects had two sheets of paper, so that was cool too. It had 36 projects, and included paper for them in the back of the books. I know there's an angel at the top, but a crocheted Princess Leia wig cap made her a Star Wars character, so it's technically a Star Wars tree, I tell you.Īs for the book itself, I loved it. A couple of decades of collecting has left me with so many Star Wars ornaments that I can make an entire Star Wars Christmas tree, and the origami ornaments were almost too much. Update: Here's the tree the following year. Also, I have something else to look forward to for the holiday season. This way I don't have tons of origami projects just taking up space I can't spare on the desk and various shelves. And this way I can store them carefully in a box and use them as ornaments again next year. I ended up hanging the projects on the Christmas Tree. I did a few of the projects, then did one a day through Christmas, and called it an advent calendar thing. I used a little bit of the birthday money daddy gave me to get it in November. Star Wars Origami includes a foreword by Tom Angleberger, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Darth Paper Strikes Back, and is scheduled to be published at the same time as Angleberger’s upcoming book, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee. Illustrated with original art, it makes each creation-the essential lightsabers, the Death Star, and much more-true to the movies.
Bound in the back is the book’s unique folding paper, two sheets for each figure. A front section introduces origami definitions and basic folds. And like Star Wars® Scanimation® and Star Wars® Fandex®, it’s a fresh take on Star Wars mania.Ĭhris Alexander is a master folder and founder of the popular website, and here are 36 models, clearly explained, that range in difficulty from Youngling (easy) to Padawan (medium), Jedi Knight (difficult), and Jedi Master (tricky!). Like The Joy of Origami and Origami on the Go, this book puts an original spin on an ancient art. Star Wars® Origami marries the fun of paper folding with the obsession of Star Wars. Kids love origami-and what could be cooler than transforming a piece of paper into Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Yoda, or R2-D2? And not just any paper, but custom-designed paper illustrated with art from the movies.
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