DIVNoted origamist presents step-by-step instructions and diagrams for 20 challenging projects: treehopper, spotted ladybug, orb weaver, tarantula, butterfly, grasshopper, dragonfly, praying mantis, more. Intermediate to advanced level. /div

DIVIn the early 1990s, members of the Origami Tanteidan Convention in Japan began a unique competition devoted to insects and other arthropods as, over a period of years, artists attempted to one-up each other, successively adding legs, antennae, wings, and more. Each year, the models became increasingly complex, as origami enthusiasts from around the world joined the fray. Beetles became winged beetles. Winged beetles became winged spotted beetles. And so on.Models went from 30 or 40 steps to hundreds of steps. As a result, origami artists developed a range of design techniques that ultimately changed the entire art of origami folding.Bugs continue today to be a favorite subject for origami artists, and this book both describes the original challenges that stretched the art and also includes 12 original contemporary bugs (including one master-level project) designed by some of the most talented origami artists today from around the world—with detailed step-by-step instructions to make them./div

More than 20 original models range from simple to advanced and include a butterfly, praying mantis, grasshopper, hornet, ant, several beetles, and other bugs. Full-color illustrations of finished models, plus detailed instructions with diagrams.

Contents: Goose - Cardinal - Crow - Snipe - Ibis - Flamingo - Ostrich - Pheasant - Quetzel - Pelican - Turkey - Woodpecker - Goose with wings outstretched - Pigeon - Hummingbird - Vlture - Robin - Crane - Parrot - Stork - Scavenger beetle - Ladybug - Fly - Spider - Wasp - Long-horned beetle - Earwig - Butterfly.

Origami Bugs is an instructional book geared towards the advanced origami folder. Marc has devised blueprints for creating eleven distinct insect designs from a single sheet of paper. You can follow the path in folding these works of art yourself with the aid of over eight-hundred illustrations. There are also chapters to aid you with paper choice and preparation. Although this is admittedly one of the more advanced books available for origami, with patience, you can recreate such models as a ladybug (spots included), butterfly, and even a cankerworm (with twenty-eight legs).

This guide for intermediate to advanced paperfolders uses traditional origami bases as the springboard to incredible results. Diagrams show how to make 30 unusual animals, including jellyfish, grasshoppers, and scorpions.

Offers instructions for creating origami dinosaurs, including a brachiosaurus, plesiosaurus, and pteranodon.

Contains illustrations of folds for twenty-one origami animal and insect projects, and includes instructions for preparing paper for folding.

Is your wallet bugging out? How many bugs do you have in your wallet? Transform your dollar bills into a collection of insects that will impress everyone! This kit provides everything you need to become an expert origami entomologist. Follow the detailed diagrams in the instruction book and use the practice currency until you can fold up a bug in minutes with your own money. Also, learn about each insect with the field guide information offered at the beginning of each section. Origami critters are a fun, unique way to leave a tip at a restaurant, or to give as a gift!

See what the buzz is about in this fresh, fun look at insect anatomy. Let's build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Written by entomologist Roberta Gibson and accompanied by delightfully detailed illustrations by Anne Lambelet, this wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn't think they liked creepy, crawly things!