Surely each of you has already had experience creating origami. Remember at least how in childhood you made boats and airplanes from sheets of a school notebook. It's time to improve your skills. From a simple sheet of paper you can make at least a jumping frog or any other figure you want.
If you think that we are about to start filling your head with boring lessons, we hasten to inform you that this is far from the case! For those who want to learn how to work with paper, we have something better - a selection of useful applications. All you have to do is download one of them and start giving boring paper an interesting shape!
Origami
There's nothing easier than making paper figures with the How to Make Origami app, which includes step-by-step tutorials on how to make them. The instructions are accompanied by both regular pictures and 3D animations, which reduces the likelihood of error.
All origami are divided into categories, such as "animals", "birds", "flowers", "furniture" and so on. You can jump to any step, and if you get confused, go back to the beginning of the instructions. The repeat option is especially convenient if you are teaching children to make figures.
The app is free, but from time to time it shows ads that you can skip. They are not very annoying, but it would be nice if the developers provided a paid version with the ability to completely disable ads.
Available for Android And iPhone.
Paper Origami 2020
Paper Origami 2020 has both photo and video instructions. The image section is very simple. It has no animation at all, unlike the app described in the first paragraph. However, these instructions are easy to follow step by step. The video section has much more material. Although all the videos are taken from YouTube, it is much more convenient when they are collected in one place.
The app has sections for both beginners and more experienced users. Moreover, Paper Origami 2020 is not limited to paper figures. Here you can find videos on costumes, home decoration, gift ideas.
If you fail to interest children in origami, show them the Pokemon section. They will surely like it. The only drawback of the app is that it shows commercials, which can only be turned off after five seconds.
Available for Android.
Paperama
Once you get carried away with origami, this activity starts to consume a lot of paper. Paper is used up, trees are cut down, the environment gets worse. Even if you don’t care about the environment, your home may simply run out of paper. To cope with this problem, Paperama.
With this app, you can learn to fold figures virtually in a playful way, using only your phone. A sheet of paper appears on your smartphone display, and each step is described in sufficient detail. You can go back one or two steps if something doesn't work out, get a hint, and open new levels.
There are 96 levels in total, with the difficulty increasing as you progress from level to level. A nice feature of the app is the unobtrusive background music that helps you concentrate.
Skilled Origami
If origami animals and birds seem too simple for you, then move on to more complex figures. And Skilled Origami will help you with this. There are figures of dinosaurs, submarines, and such unusual shapes as a space invader, a sorcerer, and much more. We also liked that the developers pay tribute to all the designers who took part in the development of origami forms. The name of the author is indicated under each figure. Hats off!
Available for iPhone.
Origami Simulator
Origami Simulator is a website that simulates origami creation on a smartphone or computer screen. You can see in real time how a particular figure is folded. By moving the slider, you can make the figure fold or unfold. You can also rotate the image and zoom in.
With the help of this site, it is easy to learn how to make a bird flapping its wings, a train, a crane, etc. from paper. You can also watch the creation process in virtual reality using a Vive or Oculus helmet, turning on WebVR support in your browser settings.
Go to website Origami Simulator.
Origami Paper Craft Wiki
We all know the famous Wikipedia website, with which you can learn almost everything. Recently, a similar website has appeared in the origami universe – this is the Origami Paper Craft WiKi application.
It contains a ton of animated instructions that will help you learn how to fold a variety of figures. Surprisingly, all the instructions are so clear that even a child can understand them.
Of course, you shouldn't tackle the most complex figures right away. It's always better to start with simple ones and gradually move on to more complex ones.
Available for iPhone.
Social media
If you don't want to download a bunch of apps on your phone or you simply don't have the space for them, you can use social networks like Instagram (banned in the Russian Federation; belongs to a corporation that is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation), Pinterest or YouTube.
For example, on Instagram, you can easily find the necessary materials by using the hashtag for searching #Origami. In a similar way, an element of interactive learning is introduced into the process. After all, these are social networks, here you can communicate with other users at any time.
Similarly, it is easy to find materials on the Pinterest platform by searching, for example, by the word Origami. Need more tutorials? Check out YouTube! We'd recommend checking out Jo Nakashima, Daniel Sechel, Origami How To And Art & Origami.