Make Cool Origami Mosaics with Origami Pixels - Easy Tutorial for the Modular Origami Pixel Unit
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Learn how to make origami pixels from paper squares and how to join them into beautiful origami mosaics. There is no glue or tape, the pixels are just folded together to form cool paper pixel art. Folding an origami pixel unit is very easy and takes only a few seconds, and creating an origami mosaic is fun and relaxing. Everybody can do it, so it does not matter if your are an origami beginner, a kid, an origami enthusiast or an experimented folder, you are all welcome to the wonderful world of origami pixels and mosaics!
I created those simple origami pixels modules a few weeks ago. They are very simple and quick to fold, and it is easy to join them together. I looked over the Internet to see if someone had used pixel units like these before, but I have not seen any origami mosaic (with only folding and no glue or tape to hold the pixels together) made with those simple pixels.
I found other origami pixels though. There is an origami pixel created by Max Hulme that was presented at the Origami USA convention in 2008. Max's pixel units look very cool, and the pixels seem to be very versatile, as one can make 2D mosaics with them and also very complex 3D objects. There are some pictures of cool origami pixels animals, hats, and even a bag made with pixels on Gilad Aharoni's page: www.giladorigam...
There is a picture of a cool origami pixels banner made with Max Hulme's pixel units on this report of the Lyon Ultimate Origami convention 2014: orisamy.blogspo...
I did not find instructions online for Max Hulme's origami pixel. From what I could gather, they are published in the 2009 Origami USA convention book, and in the book of the 18th Origami Tanteidan convention.
I also found research paper titled "Modular Origami Halftoning: Theme and Variations" from Zhifu Xiao, Robert Bosch, Craig S. Kaplan and Robert J. Lang in the Proceedings of Bridges 2015: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture: www.langorigami...
In this paper, Robert Lang describes a very interesting Chromatophore pixel unit that not only have a locking system, but can also show different amounts of each side of the paper.
In my quest for paper pixels, I also found Evie Salonika's Instagram paper8bit: / paper8bit Evie creates beautiful photographies using square paper pixels. Evie uses pixels that are like mines, but she displays them on their back, and she does not fold them completely, which makes them 3D and creates interesting reflections and shadows. As far as I can tell, the pixels are joined by sticking them on their back, or just arranged next to each other.
There are also some 3D modular origami cubes that are joined together to create Minecraft like 3D objects.
That's all I could find on the web regarding origami pixels. Of course pixel art is not new. I fondly remember drawing 16x16 pixel sprites when I was a kid for the first video games I created on my PC in the 80s. And more recently, a lot of people have created paper pixel art by sticking Post-it notes on walls and windows. There is a famous French artist called Mademoiselle Maurice who creates very colorful murals by sticking thousands of origami models.
To make each origami pixel, you need one square of paper. I used 7 cm squares for my big Space Invader mosaic, and smaller 3.5 cm squares for the heart and the flowers. Once folded, the pixel is half the size of the original square. Which means that if you want to create a mosaic of a given surface, you need paper for twice the surface.
This 2 to 1 ratio is quite good, but the downside is that locking mechanism is not very strong. But as you will see in the video, it is definitely strong enough. You can use origami pixels to create 2D mosaics of any size, and you can even hang the mosaics on a wall.
Only one side of the paper will show, so you do not have to use 2 colors paper. Although if you use "kami" origami paper, you will get a nice shine effect for the diamond variation of the pixel.
I hope you will like those origami pixels and mosaics. Please let me know what you think of them in the comments of the video!
I am launching a new site origamipixels.com to display pictures of origami mosaics. If you fold some origami pixel mosaics, please send me some pictures to stephane@origami.plus so that I can add them to the web site and show them in future videos.
I'm always very happy to read your comments, and to see pictures of models that you have folded. Thanks a lot for sending them and for folding my models!
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Thank you very much, and happy pixels folding! :-)
Hello Dear Origami Friends! What do you think of this new Origami Pixels? If you create an origami mosaic with them, please send me pictures to stephane@origami.plus so that I can add them on the new origamipixels.com site. Thank you!
I love your accent it's so cool
Me too i am french
Me when i see Jo Nakashima’s pixels: too hard
Me when i see JeremyShaferOrigami’s pixel: too big
Me when i see this: hell yeah
I know the comment is 1y ago but isn't this one the biggest?
Just make smaller pixels
i absolutely love your voice
GIVE ME IT
Wow! So simple and cool that makes us wonder "How come nobody ever thought of this before?". Thanks!
I'm glad you like it Carlos! Other people created other types of pixels, but they usually are more complex. There is an history and some links on origami.plus/origami-pixel-unit-for-origami-mosaics
this is genius!
Thank you! It is exactly the kind of origami wallart that I need for a project in my job, I wanna tell you thank you many times, because I been looking for something like that since two weeks, now I can finally achieve the last part of the project
You can also make a blueprint of it by zooming and change the brush to 1 pixel in ms paint
+ziki ardani That's a very good way to make pixel art indeed.
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this is great! very interesting! we can make anything from these pixels 😃
Hi Everyone! Try my new 3D pyramid pixels! They are a lot of fun, just like the original square pixels. The pyramids are great to make wall art and hanging decorations: ruclips.net/video/2aia-KLrgj4/видео.html
Haha ! Someone loves origami pixels and this video so much that she or he missed the Like button 33 times! (with the views count at 40) Thank you for being so passionante about origami pixels. :-) (but please go see a doctor, missing so many clicks in so little time is alarming, you may be sick)
I like this! So easy. Having fun doing it.
I'm glad you like the origami pixels, if you can, please send me pics of your mosaics so that I can show them in future videos!
Love your videos man
Thank you!
Nice work 👍
This is nice,recently I've moved and I wanted to do something with pixels in my room so this is perfect
You can make a big wall poster if you use large squares (7cm / 2 inches or more). It would be great if you can send me a photo when you are done!
I love this. So cool 👌
Thank you so much Valentine! If you try it, could you send me a pic of your paper mosaic so that I can show it in a next video?
Wow amazing
I think it is very cool
Awesome!
Thanks!
you can make them with sticky notes too and great job!
True, it's faster with sticky note, but not as satisfying as origami pixels in my opinion.
Wow thanks for tutorial😁♥️❤️
You're welcome!
Genial !!!!porfa tambien en castellano ,para poder enseñarlo a los chicos y chicas del 🏫!!!!Felicitaciones
can you tell how to make a "R" using these?
the design is fab!
+LoveYouGoosebumps A "R" letter? You can easily do any design with the pixels. Just fold a bunch of them in 2 colors and then move them to arrange them to form letters or anything else. You can also use a pixel art editor (online or there are plenty of smartphone apps) to plan the design.
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I like this
👍👍👍👍
Start with ze coler on zy bottom
Great Idea !
Thank you very much Carlson! :-)
Ufff...not soul in pixels!Without any kind of expresivity!
How would you hang it up on ur wall?
this is cool i like it
+Kelly Barker Thank you!
i like ur accent where u from
is there any way to join 2 pixles diagonally?? you know corner to corner directly?
You can't join them diagonnaly unfortunately, only to a pixel at the left, right, top or down. Did you have a specific pixel pattern in mind?
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What did you use to cut the paper?
It's a small paper cutter, a lot of origami shops and associations have them.
how long
Perfect
Is easy hard is jo
Good
Too hard!!!!!
Which part?
bruh
Wha?
Thanks for posting my picture at the end of your video. I would like to point out that unfortunately my account at Instagram @paul3065 was hacked and I have been unable to recover it. I have a new account @paperpee3065.
Hi Paul, I'm sorry to hear that your account was hacked. :-( I hope you will manage to get it back soon.
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