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Summary: Make this your first origami book!
Review: If you have never done origami before, or if it has been"years" since you last did, this is the book to get! Whilethere are many "beginner's" origami books on the market, most are aimed at children, and most contain the same set of traditional models. Almost a "if you've seen one you've seen them all" thing. But, as the commercial says:
"This isn't your parent's first origami book" This book contains a collection of models by Robert Neale that haven't (to my knowledge) been published anywhere else. Which makes this a great book for collectors as well as beginners. Robert's models are simple to fold, but they contain a beauty that is not easy for an origami creator to capture. Thomas Hull's prose is funny and friendly, and makes me feel like he is looking over my shoulder helping me along. My favorite models from this book are:
"Frog with a Big Mouth" - the first model I teach anyone new to origami - extremely simple, yet it captures the essence a frog marvelously!
"Da Wabbit We-wised" - much like the traditional rabbit, except lots better!
"Magic Ring" - changes from a frisbee with a hollow center into a spikey ring, and back again (and again, and again, and again, and... you get the idea!) Two Folds Up!
-Doug
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Summary: Good for one thing.
Review: This really is a begginer's book for origami. There isn't any "frog base" or "kite base" business. All steps are in the book and you need no previous knowledge of origami. While this is a good book for beginners, intermediate and advanced talents can appreciate it for one reason; I used this book to create the complete chess set. It really is an impressive one (for origami, especially)! That's all I've used this book for, and I don't think I'd pay for it unless I was a beginner (and even then, I may not). Getting it from the library was an ideal solution for me.
Rating:
Summary: Good for one thing.
Review: This really is a begginer's book for origami. There isn't any "frog base" or "kite base" business. All steps are in the book and you need no previous knowledge of origami. While this is a good book for beginners, intermediate and advanced talents can appreciate it for one reason; I used this book to create the complete chess set. It really is an impressive one (for origami, especially)! That's all I've used this book for, and I don't think I'd pay for it unless I was a beginner (and even then, I may not). Getting it from the library was an ideal solution for me.
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