How to Make an Origami Samurai Sword
This DIY origami samurai warrior needs to be seen to be believed.
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If you have ever watched the incredible animated film "Kubo and the Two Strings" you may have wondered how to make your own origami samurai warrior? Well, wonder no longer thanks to this great instruction video.
Be warned, however. While this particular video is quite short, the actual origami model took well over 50 hours of hard work and dedication to complete. Brace yourself for one epic paper folding exercise!
It is also not possible to detail every single step of the process. For this reason, this guide is more of a quick overview. It is recommended that you follow guides on origami techniques to put into practice when attempting this paper masterpiece.
As you can imagine, like any project of this nature, you'll need some tools and materials before you get started.
Materials and gear needed
- A1 origami paper
- Binder paper clamps
- Water
- Paintbrushes
- Hairdryer
Step 1: Make the initial folds (pre-creasing)
First, take your A1-sized (or larger) piece of paper and make two initial diagonal folds.
Next, unfold, and then fold the entire sheet in half lengthways. Make sure you precisely align the corners before committing the fold.
Next, make a series of parallel, equally spaced, folds along the width of the paper.
Then do the same along the lengths to make a rectangular grid pattern of creases across the paper.
With that complete, add another series of criss-cross pre-creases superimposed on the rectangular grid you previously complete. Do this by folding the paper in half diagonally, and progressively "rolling" it and creasing it. Rinse and repeat at 90-degrees.
Step 2: Start to make the model
With the preparation work complete, we can now begin to make the origami samurai warrior. Begin to concertina the paper from one edge and use your binder clips to hold in position while you work on another area.
Next, begin to fold the edges in a similar fashion to make a sort of creased cloak effect. At around the same time, begin to create "arms" by folding and the paper using the pre-creases you made earlier.
Continue to shape the torso and head section of the warrior using binder clips to hold bits in place.
Once happy, clip your progress on the torso side and begin to work on the other side of the paper. Fold it over to make a series of pleats.
Next, begin to crimp the paper to form a bugle of intersecting zigzags as shown below. This is quite advanced, so watch specific tutorials on the process to help you out.
Step 3: Make the details
Continue to work on the origami model to form a series of "spikes" and then start to work on the details. You will be making smaller and smaller folds at this point.
Begin to form the face and fingers of the samurai warrior at this point.
Use things like toothpicks to help you make smaller folds -- especially for things like the face and armor details.
Where needed, use small amounts of water to help you glue the paper into place. Continue folding and working at the model to form the legs, arms, helmet, and katana.
Once applied, dry the paper immediately to fix the joint and help retain the delicate frame of the origami samurai warrior.
Keep folding and using the wet-dry technique to forge the warrior's finer details as needed. For example, around the face, fingers, pleated armored legs, etc.
Extrude parts of the paper, where needed, to make things like the horns on the helmet, etc. You will want to use the wet-dry technique again here.
Continue to work on the finer details of the model until the helmet, torso, arms, and legs are more or less completed.
Where required, use binder clips to help hold sections while you work on some of the fine details using the wet and dry technique.
Step 4: Position the limbs and complete the armor
Once happy with the main details of the samurai warrior, you can now begin to move and fix the warrior's limbs and swords.
Fold, moisten, and dry using a hairdryer for each part of each limb as needed until it reaches the position you want. Do this bit by bit until complete. Don't rush this step and take your time to avoid ripping or tearing the paper.
Tidy up and form parts of the armor like the pauldrons, skirt, etc carefully. In this case, tease out some of the folds to make the jagged look of the samurai.
Expand parts of the paper to form cavities inside in order to provide the samurai with a more realistic 3D look. You may also want to gently twist parts of the body to move the head and torso into position.
As always, be careful and delicate at this stage in case you accidentally damage it.
Continue to gently coax the paper into the positions and shapes you want for the final samurai.
Continue to progressively wet, clamp, and force dry move robust parts of the model like the katanas.
Using toothpicks, and gently squeeze the paper in places, where required. Continue to manipulate and play with the paper until you form the piece in your mind.
With that, your origami samurai warrior is complete. Now all your need to do is find somewhere nice to put it!
If you enjoyed this fiddly project, you may enjoy making some dioramas?
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How to Make an Origami Samurai Sword
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