Animal Origami for the Enthusiast: Step-By-Step Instructions in Over 900 Diagrams/25 Original Models

The centuries-old art of origami - Japanese paper folding - produces remarkable paper creations that exhibit extraordinary realism and delicate beauty. enthusiasts of this wonderful craft will welcome this challenging new collection of paper sculptures designed by John Montroll, renowned origami expert.

Twenty-five intricately detailed paperfolding projects feature strikingly lifelike animals from land, sea and air: angelfishsealwalrusstarfishcraneswaneagleowlsnaketurtlefrogfrog with toesbearkangaroogiraffefoxelephantantelopespidercrablobster...plus two prehistoric giants - tyrannosaurus and brontosaurus - and an eye-catching ornament and star.

Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions and hundreds of diagrams explain how to fashion each of these intriguing sculptures. Beginning with symbols and basic folds, patterns progress from the simple angelfish to the complex and fascinating lobster.