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 enlarge | Author: Michael G. Lafosse
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 67273
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0804836507
Dewey Decimal Number: 736.982
EAN: 9780804836500
ASIN: 0804836507
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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 Advanced Origami: An Artist's Guide To Performances in Paper August 7, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Good book on how to make your own paper, some good models as well, but i bought this book for the paper making instructions.
 Advanced Origami: An Artist's Guide To Performances in Paper July 24, 2007
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Solo por las instrucciones para la fabricacion de papel, como por las indicaciones tecnicas para la preparacion y manejo del papel humedecido, este libro ya seria sumamente recomendable. Pero Michael G. LaFosse va mas lejos, y nos presenta una serie de modelos de un realismo impresionante. Lo unico que me hace bajar la nota es la relativa abundancia de pliegues arbitrarios.
Libro muy recomendable
Another dimension, if you will... January 9, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Since learning how to fold fortune-tellers in second grade, I've fallen in love with origami. Until this book, I mostly made cranes and boxes, and avoided books because they all seemed to have variations of the same 10 or 15 shapes.
This book was, however, intriguing at first sight. The hummingbird on the cover looked almost impossibly complex to me, and even the comparatively simple butterfly is more impressive than your average paper crane.
Enough background: what about the actual content?
If you're looking for a quick-and-easy origami book, you're going to encounter a few difficulties:
-As with many step-by-step origami books, there's a complex notation that is sometimes vague. For example, the first hummingbird I made from this book took two hours from start to finish - a combination of misreading the instructions and miscreasing very small folds.
-Many of these shapes simply don't work with standard "printer paper", which tends to miscrease or tear, especially with the more repetitive folds.
-There is a large section of this book devoted to making (e.g., mixing, pressing, and drying) origami paper, which some might find unnecessary.
However:
If you're ready to challenge yourself, and perhaps drive yourself crazy rereading instructions (well-written but never-the-less complex) in pursuit of some really astounding origami, this is THE book you want. From wet-folding (wetting the paper for softer/ sturdier folds) to making very, very small toes on a frog's leg to sharpening a hummingbird's beak to a needle point, the attention to detail is unsurpassed. I haven't tried the origami papermaking myself, although I have made paper in the past, and the instructions in the book seem to be a good quality.
A one-sentence summary: Although frustrating at first, this book has allowed me to appreciate origami on a new level, and the finished pieces make WONDERFUL gifts.
AdAdvanced Origami: An Artist's Guide To Performances in Paper January 5, 2007
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Truly for advanced folders, this amazing book will enhance any library for enthusiasts.
10 STARTS!!! October 25, 2005
17 out of 25 found this review helpful
An excellent book, every page a pleasure to read, impeccable diagrams, A most for anyone who love origami!!
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