Crafts from origami animal modules. Chinese modular origami, master class. Step-by-step instructions on how to make an origami module

Modular origami is a special manufacturing technique various volumetric figures from paper triangular modules. It was invented in China.

To make, for example, a swan, a snake or a Christmas tree using this technique, you need to prepare many paper triangular modules and then connect them to get the desired shape.

Triangular-shaped origami modules and how they are made from rectangular pieces of paper. These rectangles can be of different sizes, for example 53x74mm or 37x53mm. To get the right size, you need an A4 sheet.

How to make an origami module

Prepare A4 paper (standard paper from a sketchbook, or paper for printing or copying).

1. Fold the paper in half, then again and again - if you unfold the paper, you will have 16 divisions.

* You can fold the paper one more time, then there will be 32 divisions, and they will be smaller.

2. Cut the paper into 16 or 32 rectangles.

* You can use either scissors or a stationery knife for this; the latter will be faster.

3. Fold one of the resulting rectangles in half in width.

4. Now fold it in half lengthwise and return to its original position (go back to step 3). In the middle you now have a line with which you can fold the module evenly.

5. First fold one side of the rectangle towards the middle, then the other (similar to folding an airplane).

6. Now bend the edges of the pieces that protrude.

7. You need to bend the protruding sections upward.

8. Bend your structure in half (connect the 2 sides of the module).

You need to make as many such modules as needed to assemble the desired structure.

How to make a triangular module (diagram)

How to make a paper module (video)

Modular origami. How to make a module.

The main thing you need to have for modular origami is paper and a lot of patience. Due to the fact that the figures in modular origami are not very small, you need to prepare many modules for them, from several hundred to several thousand.

Each module has 2 pockets. With their help you can connect modules.

Of the many types of paper crafts, origami is the most popular. Creating paper figures by folding a sheet of paper gives unlimited scope for imagination and creativity. In addition to the classic one, modular origami has recently become widespread.

The peculiarity of modular origami is that paper figures are assembled from individual modules. There are certain rules for folding them. By inserting modules into one another, real works of art are created. Modular origami captivates with its unusualness, the ability to create various works - from the simplest to entire artistic compositions.

Getting ready for work

Since modular origami is, first of all, a technique of assembling from modules, the most important thing for work is:

• A4 size paper.

You can pre-cut blanks from sheets of paper to create modules. The sheet is divided into 16 or 32 parts - these are the standard sizes of the modules. For large figures, the sheet is cut into 4 or 2 parts.

• Scissors, ruler, PVA glue.
• Model assembly diagrams.

In stores you can find ready-made modular origami kits for beginners with step-by-step instructions for assembly rules. Also, lessons in special master classes will help a beginner or a child learn how to make modular origami out of colored paper. In such classes, using diagrams, we learn how to make step by step, for example, animal figures or a Christmas tree.

Assembling modules

A triangular module is used for work.

Experienced craftsmen make many paper elements of different colors in advance. It turns out to be a kind of modular construction set with which you can make an original craft. The advantage of this technique is that the modules are used more than once: a boring figurine can be disassembled and a new original craft can be created.

The finished triangular module should have two pockets and two corners that allow you to connect paper elements. To make a triangular module, prepare rectangular pieces of paper.

The rectangle is folded in half lengthwise, and the resulting part is folded in half across. This creates two main folds to create the module.

The edges bend towards the middle, the figure turns over.

The bottom edge rises. The corners are folded over a large triangle.

The resulting lower part is unbent. Small triangles from below are folded along the formed lines, the edges are raised.

Bend the resulting triangle in half.

It is these modules that help create voluminous, beautiful works. Any craft in this type of origami begins with the production of a large number of modules. To create durable figures, you need to correctly connect the parts of the craft.

Each diagram usually indicates on which side the finished elements are connected.

There are 3 generally accepted schemes for connecting parts in modular origami:

• You can connect 2 parts on the long side and add 1 on the short side.
• Connection only on the long side.
• The elements are connected only with short sides.

Models for beginners

Having learned how to create modules, a novice craftsman can begin creating a paper figurine. The simplest modular origami for beginners is made from 20 modules.

For a cute chicken you will need 4 red and 16 yellow parts. After assembling the figure, glue on the beak and eyes.

Among the large number of multi-colored works, modular origami made of white paper stands out. White paper is a rather complex material for crafts: it does not forgive negligence and sloppiness, all flaws and errors on a snow-white sheet are immediately noticeable.

Crafts made from white sheets play on the contrast of light and shadow. More experienced craftsmen generally experiment with such products. From white paper you can create not only a snowflake or a bunny, but also more serious works: the beauty of a dazzling white vase does not need additional bright colors.

If you wish, you can find modular origami diagrams for beginners made from white paper. Particular care should be taken when working. Any figurine assembled using modules requires a lot of time and perseverance. By introducing children to this type of creativity, fidgets develop attentiveness, concentration, and scrupulousness. By making blanks for their works (paper modules), children develop fine motor skills.

Watermelon

When looking for modular origami designs for beginners, you can find a large selection of crafts - from an Easter egg to a magnificent red Chinese dragon. Crafts such as a vase and a paper watermelon are easy to make and look bright.

To create a piece of watermelon you need to make 193 triangular parts:

• 114 red;
• 45 green;
• 17 white;
• 17 black.

The first three rows are assembled from green elements: 14, 13 and 14 again.

The fourth row will take 15 modules: 1 green, 13 white and 1 green module completes the row.

Fifth row: 1 green, 1 white, 13 red, again 1 white and 1 green.

From the sixth row, the watermelon parts are reduced one at a time on each side. Black elements alternate with red modules. Only 20 parts are assembled in height.

Hare

It will be interesting for children to make a cute hare together with their mother.

The bunny requires 522 triangular pieces. You can make everything out of white paper, then you will get a white snow hare. If desired, you can make a multi-colored blouse for the bunny. Then, when making the elements, make 120 pieces in the color you want the hare’s sweater or blouse to be.

Since there are a lot of parts to prepare, get dad involved in the work. A preschooler does not yet have enough perseverance to do monotonous work for a long time. Therefore, parents will have to take on the main work of manufacturing parts.

We make the basis for the craft. The corners of 2 parts are inserted into the pockets of the third module. Then 2 more parts are added in the same way. The last element closes the structure into a ring.

Assemble three rows of the bunny's body. Each row has 24 parts, which are fixed in a checkerboard pattern.

Carefully, trying not to fall apart the assembled workpiece, turn the circle out so that it becomes shaped like a cup. Then attach 24 colored parts to the body of the craft. The colored elements should protrude slightly above the white body. When you finish a color row, align it.

A sweater is formed from 4 color rows. Attach white head pieces to the top row of the sweater. The parts are attached outward with the short side.

The head is made alternately from 24 and 30 parts. The last row is reduced to the center, the head becomes like a ball.

Form the ears. Alternate rows of 5 and 6 elements. Last, 9th row - 4 parts.

All work using this technique is based on creating volume using paper blanks. There are some crafts, for example, a swan, which, having mastered, you can quite easily make a vase, a peacock or a three-headed dragon.

Swan

The main part of the modular swan resembles a bowl. The ability to create a swan will make it easier and faster to assemble other models.

To create a handsome swan you will need 1502 elements. Such a craft can be an original gift in itself or decorate the interior of an apartment. It is better to start creating such a masterpiece after reading the instructions for assembling such figures.

Penguin

One of the simple figures that your child will like is a penguin.

The first row, which is the base, is made of parts closed in a circle. The figurine itself is made in the shape of a cylinder.

For the model you need: purple or black parts (126 pieces), for the nose and paws 5 red elements, white blanks you will need 40 pieces.

The more experience the master has, the more individual works he creates. Experienced craftsmen are no longer looking for ready-made schemes; they come up with and realize their creative fantasies.

To captivate your baby with this type of needlework, offer to collect crafts that are not difficult for your baby. Help your child with the most difficult moment for him - making modules. There are quite a lot of diagrams for kids that explain step by step how to make, for example, a rose or a colorful fish.

Choose easy crafts for activities with your child that won’t take much time to make. If creating a figurine takes a long time, then divide the work into several parts. Keep in mind that it is difficult for a preschooler to sit in one place for more than 20 - 25 minutes.

To make it easier for your baby, do not make small modules. Let you make 16 blanks from an A4 sheet, not 32. It is more convenient for a preschooler to work with larger parts.

Children also enjoy collecting animal figurines. There are easy diagrams for assembling a cat and a horse. Mom and her baby can try to assemble a dragonfly or spider using a ready-made pattern. To prevent the craft from falling apart when touched, you can secure it with glue, then it will delight everyone around you for a long time.

Conclusion

Getting to know modular origami for beginners and the joint creativity of mother and child will only bring the family closer and improve the atmosphere in the house.

For a preschooler, parents are the main authorities in life, who, by their example, should teach the child to finish things and not despair because of temporary setbacks.

Modular, or three-dimensional, origami is the next step in creativity for those who have already achieved significant success in conventional shaped paper folding. Here you will find a large number of step-by-step master classes on 3D origami. Flowers and vases for them, figures of people and animals, Christmas trees, snowmen and toys, baskets and napkin holders, cars and ships, as well as entire compositions assembled from colored paper using this technique - all this can serve as a good help in your hobby. There are also simple solutions available for use in children's creativity.

Three-dimensional origami is not just a hobby, but a real art.

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Module assembly technique

Step-by-step instructions for modular origami for beginners contains a method for making a triangular-shaped module and diagrams of three-dimensional figures using the origami technique.

Folding three-dimensional figures from identical paper parts is called modular origami. This activity is very labor-intensive, but at the same time exciting. By practicing modular origami techniques, children develop not only fine motor skills, but also mental and creative abilities.

First they learn to fold the module. Take sheets of A4 paper and fold them in half until you get 16 rectangles. Cut the sheets along the resulting lines into 16 parts.

To make crafts, diagrams are used that contain information about how many modules need to be made and what color they should be.

Mounting methods

The module has 2 corners at the edges and 2 pockets on the fold line. These parts of the triangle are involved in attaching the modules to each other. Triangles are placed in two ways - on long or short sides . Bonding options:

1. Take three elements. Two elements are placed next to each other with their long sides and 2 corners are inserted into the pockets of the third element standing on the short sides.
2. Two elements stand on the long sides, insert 2 corners of one triangle into the pockets of the second.
3. Two triangles stand on the short sides, one triangle is inserted with its corners into the pockets of the other triangle.

White paper fantasies

Modular origami for beginners made from white paper looks very impressive. It is used to make a bunny, a dog, an owl, a rose, a daisy, a dove, and a white swan.

White Rose

Take a sheet and fold it into 32 parts. Blanks are made from small rectangles, 110 white blanks in total.

The first 3 rows are made up of 18 blanks. In the 1st row and in the 3rd row, place the modules with the short sides up, 2nd row - with the long side up.

Take 8 modules, insert the short side down. The tops of the modules are pressed against each other, and the rosebud is ready. The cocktail tube is covered with green paper and glued to the rosebud.

The first crafts from modules

Small origami figures made from modules are not inferior to large structures; they are also beautiful and interesting. Beginners can easily collect a Christmas tree, lemon, strawberry, flower, watermelon rind, and small swans.

Step-by-step instructions for constructing a Christmas tree:

To make a small lemon, you need to make 96 dark yellow, 16 white, 16 yellow modules. Each row of modular lemon consists of 16 blanks, which are placed with the short side up. The bottom of the lemon consists of three rows of modules. Yellow blanks are placed in the first row, white in the second row and dark yellow in the third row. After this, make another 5 rows of dark yellow modules. The lemon is ready.

Flower for Beginners

Master class for beginners: simple daisy flower.

The masters offer beginners step-by-step instructions on how to make a modular origami swan out of paper. You can make a small white swan, a large swan and a “Swan Princess”.

Small figure diagram

To make a baby swan, requires 22 dark yellow triangles, 120 white and 1 red triangle. The first circle and all subsequent circles of the little swan figurine are made up of 15 blanks.

The swan's body is made up of 3 rows of elements, then the product is connected and raised with the corners of the triangles upward, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th rows of blanks are inserted from top to bottom. Having completed the 7th row, they begin to fold the wings. The wing is assembled anywhere from a blank of 6 elements.

The wing begins to be made from 1 dark yellow element, 4 white, again 1 dark yellow. Subsequently, each row of the wing is reduced by one white element, while the dark yellow modules remain at the end of each row. The work is completed when only 1 dark yellow module remains. The second wing is made in the same way. The neck is folded, putting 15 white pieces into a triangle and at the end 1 red one - a beak. The finished strip is inserted between the red modules. Usually a whole family of small swans is put together.

Great white swan

The big white swan is made up of 355 white modules and 1 red one. When working on a craft, make sure that the direction of the modules matches.

The swan's body begins to be built according to the scheme:

To make the “Swan Princess”, you must follow the step-by-step instructions and assembly diagram.

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Origami– the ancient art of creating figures by folding paper. You can make both flat and three-dimensional things using the origami technique. Crafts made from triangular modules are interesting. Modules are identical elements that are made up of small pieces of paper. Then these modules, nested within each other, create beautiful three-dimensional shapes. We suggest you make crafts from triangular modules for beginners.

Paper crafts: triangular modules

Let's start by creating triangular modules. A sheet of A4 paper must be cut into 16 identical rectangles with sides 53x74 mm. Having folded the rectangle in half along its length, it is then folded in half again along its width and straightened out. After this, the edges of the paper are brought to the fold line. Then the module is turned over, and the corners at the lower edges are folded to the triangle. All that remains is to completely bend the bottom edge towards the triangle and fold the module in half. As a result, each module has two corners and two pockets with which they are attached to each other. Typically, the corners of one module are inserted into the pockets of another.

Makes 706 white, 150 red, 270 lilac and 90 yellow triangular modules. The craft will be assembled by putting the modules on top of each other.

So, it will be necessary to assemble the vase according to the given diagram.

The original and rainbow one is made from 500 triangular modules of different colors.

1. We begin the assembly by creating the first two rows. To do this, insert the corners of two triangular modules into the pockets of the third.
2. After this, we take another fifth module, attach it to the side of the second module, and secure the result with the fifth module.

3. Next, we repeat the steps until there are 30 modules in each row. We close them in a ring.

4. The next three rows are added on top of the second, only in a checkerboard pattern.

5. Slowly and carefully turn the workpiece inside out. It should resemble a mug in shape.
6. We assemble the 6th row of 30 modules.

7. Then, at the base, we select a place for the swan’s head - two modules of the 6th row. To the left and right of them we line up 12 modules.

8. This will be the 7th row on which we form the wings. Each subsequent row must be shortened by 2 modules.

9. Each wing should have 12 rows.