How to create a craft using modular origami technique – snake, step-by-step photos and a detailed description of the process of creating the module and crafts in general
There are many different types of things in the worldHobbies. Cross-stitching, crocheting, wood carving, drawing and hundreds of other hobbies that help to dispel boredom, have a good time and give vent to creative impulses. One of the most ancient types of handicrafts is origami. It is about as old as paper, and this is a very, very long time - more than 2000 years. Although the first paper appeared in China, the art of folding figures from it began in Japan. Paper sheets appeared in the Land of the Rising Sun with Buddhist monks. And for a long time, paper figures became part of religious ceremonies. Edible offerings to the gods - burdens, the Japanese folded in paper boxes called sanbo. Over time, these offerings began to be wrapped as beautifully as possible, and this gave impetus to the development of the art of folding. Now it is precisely intricately and originally folded paper figures that served as the main component of offerings. Over time, paper became less expensive and more accessible. A new stage in the development of origami began. Now this art was an indicator of social differences between social classes, because only the wealthiest people could afford paper crafts. Nevertheless, the popularity of origami is growing, new methods and ways of folding crafts appear. At the same time, all this knowledge is passed from older generations to younger ones exclusively orally. Only at the end of the 18th century, in 1797, the first written manual was published. The name itself can be translated as "folding paper". It appeared only in the 80th year of the 19th century, and before that, the ability to create paper crafts was called orikata, which in translation can be voiced as folding classes. Origami has long been considered an occupation exclusively for the rich and noble due to the insanely high cost of paper. The rules of good manners of past centuries prescribed gentlemen to entertain ladies at a formal reception by folding paper figures. Now anyone can master this wonderful skill. In addition, there is not only a classical direction of art, modular origami is gaining particular popularity. It is also called 3D origami. The structures created in this way are voluminous and consist of many tiny parts - modules. In this article, we offer you a detailed master class with photographs on creating a modular origami snake.
Snake in the technique of modular origami
If you haven't tried this option yetorigami, we offer step-by-step instructions for creating a module. From them we will further construct crafts. Another difference between the modular version and the classic one is that in traditional origami they use a square sheet of paper and fold the craft without using scissors and glue. For modular origami, rectangular sheets with an aspect ratio of 2:1 are needed. The size of such rectangles can be completely different, and the size of the craft will directly depend on their parameters. Modules are preferably made of thick paper. So, step one - fold the prepared sheet of paper in half along the long side. Bend and unbend across. We will need the fold line later to mark the middle.Now unfold the resulting double narrowrectangle with the fold line facing up. Fold the upper right and left corners down so that the sides of the rectangle form one horizontal line and the corners themselves touch. Turn the resulting structure face down. In the foreground, you will see a triangle with its base down. Now the lower right and left corners need to be folded to the base of this triangle. And now we fold the entire lower part to it. Now all that remains is to slightly bend the triangle in half. We have a module with two lower corners and two pockets. You will need:
- Brown modules – 256 pcs.
- Yellow modules - 195 pcs.
- Green modules - 96 pcs.
Advice!Make a few more parts than required. The modules can get damaged or crushed during the process of joining, so it is better to play it safe right away. We will start assembling the snake from its tail. Note how in the diagram two adjacent corners from two modules are placed in the pockets of one module.Let's start assembling. First row.1 module of brown color. The second row. 2 modules of yellow color. We insert them according to the scheme. The third row. 3 modules of brown color. Since three modules have six pockets, and there are only four corners in the second row, the extreme pockets of the modules of the third row will remain free. The following sequence is obtained: an empty pocket, then we insert the first corner of the first module of the second row into the second pocket of the module of the third row, then we insert the second corner of the first module of the second row into the first pocket of the second module of the third row. Now we insert the first corner of the module of the second row into the second pocket of the second module of the third row. It remains only to insert the second corner of the module of the second row into the first pocket of the third module of the third row. And we have the last pocket left empty. The fourth row. 2 modules of green color. The two extreme pieces of the third row will have 1 corner free each. The fifth row. In this row, it is necessary to insert the free corners of the previous row into the extreme pockets. We need 1 module of green color. 1 yellow and 1 more green. The sixth row consists of two yellow modules.Seventh row.Similarly to the fifth row, you need to insert the free corners into the outer pockets. 1 yellow module, 1 brown and 1 more yellow piece. Row 8. 2 brown modules. They are put on in the center. Row 9. 1 brown module, 1 green and 1 brown. Row 10. 2 green modules. Row 11. 1 green module. Then 2 yellow modules need to be put on so that there is one corner in one pocket. Finally, 1 more green piece.The twelfth row.1 yellow, 1 brown, 1 yellow. Row 13. 1 yellow piece, 2 brown, 1 yellow. Row 14. 1 brown module, 1 green, 1 brown. Row 15. 1 yellow module, 2 green, 1 yellow. Row 16. 1 green piece, 1 yellow, 1 green. Row 17. 1 green module, 2 yellowish, 1 greenish. Row 18. 1 yellowish, 1 brown, 1 yellowish. Row 19. 1 yellow shade, 2 brown, 1 yellow. Row 20 will be the beginning of the expansion of the tail of the snake. We put on 1 brown module with the left pocket, leaving the right corner free, then 1 corner in each pocket - 2 green modules, and finally one more brown module so that the outer corner is free. The next six rows will need to be repeated five times. Row 21: 1 brown piece, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 more green and 1 brown at the end. Row 22: 1 green, 2 yellow ones, 1 green. Row 23: 1 green module, 1 yellow, 1 brown, 1 yellow and 1 green. Row 24: 1 yellow, 2 brown, 1 yellow. Row 25: 1 yellow piece, 1 brown, 1 green, 1 more brown and 1 yellow. Row 26: 1 brown, 2 green, 1 brown. After repeating the last six rows five times. Row 57: 1 brown piece, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 brown. Row 58: 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 green. Row 59: 1 green module, 1 yellow, 1 brown, 1 yellow, 1 green. Row 60: 1 yellow piece, 2 brown, 1 yellow. Row 61: 1 yellow, 3 brown, 1 yellow. The next two rows must be repeated a total of 4 times. Row 62: 4 brown modules. Row 63: 5 brown modules.At this stage, you can try to bend the tail of our snake a little. This is what you should get in the end.Our snake is not simple and has a hood. We will assemble it further.First row 4 modules of brown color. Second rowWe start to widen the hood, therefore in the next ten rows we insert 1 corner into the pocket. In this row we have 5 brown pieces. Row 3: 1 brown piece, 1 yellow, 2 brown, 1 yellow, 1 brown. Row 4: 1 brown module, 2 yellow, 1 brown, 2 yellow, 1 brown. Row 5: 1 brown piece, 2 yellow, 2 brown, 2 yellow, 1 brown. Row 6: 1 brown, 3 yellow, 1 brown, 3 yellow, 1 brown. Row 7: 1 brown piece, 3 yellow, 2 brown, 3 yellow, the last one is 1 brown piece. Row 8: 1 brown module, 4 yellow, 1 brown, 4 yellow, 1 brown. Row 9: 1 brown piece, 2 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 2 brown, 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown. Row 10. 1 brown, 2 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown, 2 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown. Row 11. 1 brown piece, 2 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 2 brown, 2 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown. Row 12. 1 brown module, 2 yellow, 1 green, 3 yellow, 1 brown, 3 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown. At this stage, we will begin to narrow the hood of our zipper. The first rows will go with symmetrical increases and decreases. To keep the shape of the workpiece, use a little glue to secure the edge pieces. We will insert the following into the pockets of the brown side pieces: 2 corners from the brown module and a corner of the yellow module from the row above into one pocket. Check the photo more often.13th p.1 brown module (as indicated above, we put it on 2 brown corners and 1 yellow corner), then 1 yellow module, 1 green, 3 yellow, 2 brown, 3 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 brown (we put it on the last 3 corners again). 14th row. 1 brown piece, 1 yellow, 1 green, 3 yellow, 1 brown, 3 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 brown. 15th. 1 brown piece, 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 yellow, 2 brown, 2 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 brown. 16th. 1 brown, 1 yellow, 1 green module, 2 yellow, 1 brown, 2 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 brown. Row 17: 1 brown piece, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 2 brown pieces, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 brown piece. Row 18: 1 brown module, 3 yellow, 1 brown, 3 yellow, 1 brown. Row 19: 1 brown piece, 2 yellow pieces, 2 brown pieces, 2 more yellow pieces, and 1 brown piece. Row 20: 1 brown piece, 2 yellow pieces, 1 brown, 2 yellow pieces, 1 brown module. Row 21: 1 brown piece, 1 yellow, 2 brown pieces, 1 yellow, 1 brown. Row 22: 5 brown pieces. Row 23: 4 brown modules. We should have 1 free corner on the right and 1 free corner on the left. The snake hood is ready. Since real reptiles have curved hoods, not flat ones, carefully bend our workpiece with your fingers to make it look more realistic. The next stage of creating the snake is the head. Row 24. 5 brown modules. Place the free corners of the previous rows in their pockets. Row 25. 6 brown modules. Row 26. 7 brown modules. Row 28. 8 brown modules. The next seven rows will be tapered, each subsequent one will have 1 module less than the previous one. One corner on the right and one on the left will remain free. The sequence is as follows: all modules in all rows are brown. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1.All that remains is to attach eyes to our snake and bend it so that it gains a stable position.Interesting facts about origami!The art of folding paper figures developed in two parallel directions - Japanese and European. Most historians are inclined to this theory of origin. One of the most popular European figures was a bird that appeared in Spain. Another important nuance of creating paper crafts will be their usefulness. This type of hobby will especially help children. By folding paper figures, they develop fine motor skills of their fingers, which in turn has a beneficial effect on the development of memory, speech and spatial thinking. In addition, origami classes teach patience, perseverance and the ability to concentrate. Adults, making paper figures, relax and calm down, which is very important in today's crazy pace of life.