How to make a beautiful craft in the technique of modular origami, step-by-step photos and a description of the work on creating a charming snowman and a bright swan from modules of different colors

December 2, 2017 handmadebase

Do you want to learn patience, skill?concentrate and create something original? We invite you to master a fascinating hobby - modular origami. The art of folding a simple sheet of paper is thousands of years old, but the very first crafts in this technique were not toys. They performed important religious and ritual functions. The Japanese put edible offerings to the gods - burdens - in beautifully folded paper boxes called sanbo. Over time, sanbo became more and more intricate. Paper figures began to accompany a variety of celebrations. Newlyweds were accompanied at weddings by paper butterflies. They symbolized happiness and pure love. Samurai folded small souvenirs from paper ribbons and gave them to each other before fights. For a long time, paper was a very expensive pleasure, and only very rich people from the upper classes could afford to fold origami figures. A sign of good manners and upbringing was considered the ability of noble gentlemen to entertain their ladies at receptions by folding such crafts for them. For a long time, the secrets of creating figurines were passed down orally from generation to generation. Different families had their own special techniques. This continued until 1797, when the first printed instruction on creating origami crafts was published. Now this fascinating process is mastered with pleasure by both children and adults. The number of techniques and directions of folding crafts has increased. One of the most original and interesting is modular origami. From small parts, you can make three-dimensional products, from very light ones, taking a few minutes, to large-scale and grandiose ones, requiring several hours and even days to create them. In this article, we offer you several detailed master classes on creating crafts using the modular origami technique. Before you try to make your own product, you need to learn how to correctly fold the modules from which the craft will actually consist. Classic origami involves creating figures from a square sheet of paper, while modular origami requires a rectangle with a 2:1 aspect ratio. Place it lengthwise and fold it in half lengthwise horizontally. The fold line should be at the top. Now you need to bend and unbend it vertically, marking the middle of the sheet. Lower the right and left upper corners down (see photo). Unfold the resulting figure. In the foreground, we can see a triangle. Take the two lower (right and left) corners and bend them upward so that they touch the base of the triangle. Bend the lower part of the structure, as shown in the photo. All that remains is to fold the triangle in half. If you unfold it, you will see two pockets where you will need to thread the corners of the other modules.It is worth noting right away that even for a smallcrafts may require several dozen parts, so you can prepare modules for future use. In addition, if they are not connected carefully, they can be crushed or even torn, which means you will have a little insurance. To begin with, we offer a completely simple craft - a cheerful snowman. Snowman in the technique of modular origamiYou will need:

946 modules of white color.
154 modules of green color.
22 modules are yellow.
Eyes, mouth and black eyebrows (can be cut from paper).
Cone of red paper as a spout.
Handles (twisted corrugated paper, wire or any other material of your choice).
A scarf (a small strip of colored paper, you can use a napkin).
Glue.
Beads for buttons.

The first two circles will consist of 34 modules.each one is white. The first circle is on the long side of the module. The second one is on the short side. Every two adjacent corners from two different modules of the first (inner) circle are inserted into the pockets of one module of the second circle.You can collect the circles in parts, for example, 4module in each row. When the circles are closed, you need to turn over and slightly twist the workpiece. It will have a smooth bottom, which will make the snowman more stable.In the next circle there will be 6 more modules. To do this, at equal intervals, put not one piece, but two, on the adjacent corners of two adjacent modules. There are 40 modules in the circle. The next 12 laps will also consist of 40pieces each. Don't be upset if the shape of the workpiece does not look spherical. Crafts from modules are very flexible, so just give the desired bend to the walls of the craft with your fingers. This is not like modeling a pot, you give the desired roundness with your hands. The last 16th circle should be made 4 modules narrower. If you put two modules not on 4, but on 6 corners, then this will allow you to remove two pieces, so repeat the manipulation twice. The next row will also have 36 modules, only they should be put on with the other side outward (at a right angle) (see photo). We make the 18th row from 36 modules.We string them as usual. This is the beginning of the head. In total, we will need 9 circles with 36 modules. We give it a spherical shape similar to the body - just gently stretch it with your fingers.Using glue, attach the eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows. Wait until the glue dries. At this time, put the snowman aside and start making his hat.For her in this master class, green andyellow modules. We start assembling with green modules. We fold the first three circles similarly to the body from 22 parts each. We turn over and bend the workpiece to get a smooth bottom (it will be the top of the hat). We make another circle of green color. For contrast, the fifth row was assembled from yellow parts. In total, the hat should have 8 circles, including the first one.The hat is ready. Now we put it on the snowman, glue the handles and buttons. All that remains is to tie a beautiful and bright scarf and the snowman in the modular origami technique is ready.If you are just planning to consider origami,as a possible hobby, it is worth learning a few important nuances about it. This is not just entertainment and a way to spend time. For children, origami is very useful because it promotes the development of fine motor skills. It allows you to train perseverance and the ability to concentrate, teaches non-standard methods of solving problems. It instills new concepts of space and the shape of objects. For adults, creating crafts using the origami technique is not just a pleasant pastime. The art of paper folding has a “magical” property to extinguish anger and calm down. Origami allows you to distract yourself from problems, concentrate and calm down, which in modern life, which is quite saturated with stressful situations, is a very important quality for a hobby. So, if you had a hard day, come home and try to fold the simplest and easiest origami figure first. Modules are perfect for this, because there are never too many of them. You yourself will not notice how from simple, mostly white figures, you move on to creating multi-colored three-dimensional crafts. Below is a step-by-step master class with photos on creating a colorful, bright swan. Rainbow swan in modular origami techniqueMany peoples of the world have a legend andlegends about swans. There is not a single negative one among them. Swans were considered symbols of love and fidelity. Celtic deities had the appearance of swans with silver and gold chains around their necks. They cured diseases, personified generosity, purity and love. For the Greeks, the bird also symbolized beauty. According to legend, Zeus appeared before the beautiful queen of Sparta, Leda, in the form of a wounded swan. She caressed the wounded bird, and after a while gave birth to an egg, from which one of the most beautiful women of ancient times was born - Helen, later called Trojan. You will need:

136 modules of pink color.
90 modules of orange color.
60 modules of yellow color.
78 modules of green color.
36 modules are blue.
1 module is red.
39 modules of blue color.
19 modules of purple.

We start the work with three pink parts. In the pockets of one module, you need to place one corner of two modules. Here's how it turned out. We have the beginning of the first and second circles.Now we take two more parts.We insert one free corner from the module of the first circle (they are on the short side) into the pocket of one of the added modules. In the second pocket of this module, it is necessary to place the corner of the second added module. Please note that all modules of the second (outer) circle stand on the surface with the long side. In total, 30 parts should be collected in each circle. Two adjacent corners from the modules of the first row are always placed in the pockets of one module of the second row.The next three circles will consist of modulesorange, 30 pieces in each circle. They are fixed in a checkerboard pattern similar to the previous circle - two adjacent corners from different modules are placed in the pockets of one module of the next row. We turn the body of the future swan over and carefully bend it. The movement should be as if the ring of modules is turned inside out. This is necessary so that the bottom becomes flat. Here is a view from above and below.Turn it upside down, and you get a figure that looks like an open stadium. Now take the yellow modules. You need 30 of them again. Put them on in the same way as in the previous circles.The next row will also be yellow, but notround. The seventh row serves as the beginning of the wings of the future swan. It will consist of 24 parts. Mark the place on the workpiece where we will later place the neck and head of the swan. These will be two adjacent modules, or rather their corners located next to each other. From the mark, attach 12 yellow modules on both sides. We got a small gap for the neck and a little larger for the tail. We will form the wings in the next 11 rows. In each subsequent one, there will be 1 module less for each wing. In the eighth row, we attach 11 green modules to both yellow halves. The ninth row is 10 green modules. The 10th row is folded from 18 green modules, 9 pieces on each wing. The next two rows will be made from blue modules. 11th row. Each wing has 8 parts. 12th row. Each wing contains 7 modules.The next three rows will require modules.blue. Row 13. Should accommodate 6 pieces on each side. Row 14 – 5 modules. Row 15 – 4 blue modules on each side. Now we need purple modules. Row 16 – 3 pieces. Row 17 – 2 modules. Row 18 – 1 module on each side.Carefully bend the top back a little with your fingerswings and make them slightly convex at the bottom. We turn our future swan towards ourselves with the place where the tail should be. We make it almost identical to the wings - in each subsequent row there will be 1 module less than in the previous one. The first row of the tail will consist of 5 green modules. Please note that we have 1 untouched yellow corner left on each side. In the second row of the tail - 4 green modules. The 3rd row - 3 green modules. The 4th row will consist of two blue modules. The 5th last row - 1 blue module.Almost everything is ready, all that remains is to attach ithead and neck of the swan. The fastening of the modules will be done a little differently than for the wings and body. We take a red module - this will be the swan's beak. Its corners must be glued in advance. The next module will be purple. We connect them in this way: we insert the corners of the purple part into the pockets of the red one.Insert the next 7 modules in purplesimilarly. Try to make a bend characteristic of a swan's neck right away. Then attach 6 blue modules, then 6 light blue modules, 6 green modules and finally 6 yellow pieces.We attach the neck to the rest of the workpiece.The swan will stand on a special stand consisting of two circles. For one, you will need 36 pink modules, for the other, 40. We connect them in the same way as the swan's neck. We glue the smaller circle to the larger one. We place the swan on top.You can attach artificial eyes and a bright bow to the head.

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