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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Make a paper cube!


I just found a great Youtube channel for all kinds of origami and kusudama.
If you would like to see some fantastic videos about how to make some really amazing origami and kusudama, check out HappyPuppyTruffles' Youtube channel.
You will be amazed at how many things you can make with her help. 

this is what I am showing you how to make
it is a very simple cube made using a modular technique.
Modular origami is called kusudama.

Begin with a 3x3 square of paper

fold the paper in half



now unfold the paper

fold one side of the page in to meet the crease in the center

then, fold the other edge in to meet the center crease


fold the top-left and bottom-right corners so that your piece looks like this
unfold
you will notice when you unfold the piece that the two flaps now have small triangle shaped creases. tuck those small triangles under their flaps
after you tuck the small triangles under the flaps, tuck the larger triangle shape under the flaps

when the larger triangles are tucked in, your piece should look like this
This is one of six modules you will need for your cube
flip the module over
fold each point upward to make a square that has two points facing upward protruding from the top and bottom. The module should look like this. 
you will need six modules
each point of your module will fit into one of the triangular pockets on the front of each module

keep tucking the points into the pockets
you should see a cube shape begin to form as you continue tucking points into pockets
the last point being tucked into a pocket

Voila! one completed cube!


The video below is a time lapse video I made which shows how a cube is made. It goes pretty fast. I am still learning how to use the Lapse It! app on my Android tablet.


2 comments:

  1. Great, easy to follow tutorial! My son and I completed a cube in just a couple minutes :) Thanks!

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