If you have a folder or experienced enough for a newcomer to the art of origami, I'm sure you would have at some point the following question on your mind – why not make my model look like the finished image in the book?
The answer is the type of paper you used in (provided you have successfully folded the model). Origami paper has come a long way to meet the technology advances in origami since its early beginnings.
For the most simple models, using the copy paperis the best and give you the desired look and feel. But for intermediate and complex models, it is not so simple. Origamido Michael Lafosse's paper on the opposite side, in a magical way of life you breathed into the fold object. It seems that the paper for a particular model is made and can rightly say. If you ever able to watch some of the work done by Michael Lafosse's, you will be amazed!
Michael Lafosse "makes" these wonderful pieces of paper in his studio in HawaiiLeaves and offers for sale once in a while. Currently, when I write, are sold (the maximum allowed, the purchase of a piece per color) shop Origami Terry Nicholas. Origamists some of the most popular in today's world, as Robert J. Lang, etc. to try to purchase paper Michael Lafosse. These documents all pH balanced and with a special recipe. Moreover, the color used by mineral pigments so that they do not vanishslightly.
Michael Lafosse books that explain how the paper Origamido is done and the effort that goes into it. The texture and composition of these plates make them ideal for complex models, and those that require wet folding / design, carried out on them. His book – Advanced Origami: An Artist's Guide to shows paper – contains "recipes" in this document Origamido. Tips for dyeing / color of the paper are also available.
Depending on the type of model you areFolding, you should choose the right card. Most books on the market origami mention the type of paper that is ideal for the flap and the preferred size for starters. An overview of different types of paper and its suitability for bending follows.
Kami
Kami is the best practice models that are not folded or pleated or wet. Kami is also common as origami paper that you know in packs of plates 5 inches or 6 inches. Mostly found ascolored leaves on one side, these leaves is the ideal medium for simple origami designs. Since this series produced by computer or are these places not be perfect. The "shape" of these places are affected by humidity, drought, changes (weather, short), they experience during shipping.
Tant
Tant paper is much better than kami and wrinkles can be easily stored. These thin sheets and are almost always tone. Available in a variety of colors and Size, this type of card is ideal for wrinkles a bit 'complicated folds that are not on wet. The surface structure of this paper is slightly rough, like a drawing minimal surface. Nicholas Terry Origami Shop goes a step further customization of this paper to ITS customers and have been all the way from Japan to make specific large complex that sometimes easy origami ordered. In addition, his work for at least wet folds compatible with methylcellulose andMovies>. sold his collection of packages of paper, paper Tant is the most popular.
Foil-backed / Fabric Foil
Another important type of card, the card is good for folding intermediate complex models is to leaf tissue, or just slide. This document can also be created at home to use tissue paper and Commonly found your Practical kitchen aluminum foil. This lets stick around together, it is recommended that you use mean, adhesives for paper productsin particular wallpaper. A thick brush can be used to "release" of air bubbles that form between the layers glued together. This paper is ideal for models that require planning. No need to wet these times, you simply "form" the desired shape from paper 'bend' the tissue slides. A main drawback of this paper is that folds have developed because of errors as landmarks Remain in the model exists for completion. That is, once made a turncan not be completely removed.