Origami works, research and programming by Mu‑Tsun Tsai
This is one of my earliest original designs, yet even to this day, it remains one of the works I am most satisfied with—primarily because of the successful shaping of the head. It is also likely the design I have folded the most times. When I created it, I did not reference any specific species [ ] 這篇文章 Impressionist Bat, 2013 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。
I was deeply honored to receive an invitation to teach at the 4th Origami World Marathon (OWM4). Among the various origami models I proposed, the one they specifically requested me to teach is the one I'm about to share with you. I initially had some concerns because this particular model is rather intricate and time-consuming [ ] 這篇文章 Pinwheel without cuts, 2016 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。
Reason for recommendation: Best overall single-authored instructional origami book I have seen, judging by the quality of designs, folding sequences, diagramming, etc. No, I'm not saying that I've seen a lot of instructional books (definitely not as much as those book collectors at least), but it's hard to imagine an even better book than this [ ] 這篇文章 Origami Nature Study by Shuki Kato 最早出現於 Tsai…
Recently I finally completed my first computer-drawn diagram featuring one of my most queried models, Seigaiha without cuts. It was quite an interesting task and I really learned a lot from it. In this article, I would like to share some of my thoughts on drawing diagrams. The diagram is for sell on my Ko-fi [ ] 這篇文章 Diagramming with Inkscape 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。
Some of you might have noticed that I recently wrote a series of articles about my old works dated years ago. I did that in preparation for an origami exhibition that I'm participating in for the first time, which takes place in Miaobei Art Center from March 2nd to April 17th. The exhibition is orchestrated [ ] 這篇文章 First experience of origami exhibition 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。
In goldfish terminology, 'fancy' means double-tailed. They were first documented in the Ming Dynasty (C.E. 1368-1644) of China. From an evolution perspective, such mutation is detrimental as it makes them incapable of swimming faster and thus less competitive for natural selection. Goldfish breeders, however, do love such appearance, and various breeds has been kept ever [ ] 這篇文章 Fancy Goldfish…
This design wasn't exactly based on particular species of Cockatoo, but it more or less resembles the sulphur-crested cockatoo, yellow-crested cockatoo, or the Major Mitchell's cockatoo (without the color changing effect). To be honest, I didn't thoroughly study cockatoo species and anatomy before I work on this design, so I made several mistakes on my [ ] 這篇文章 Cockatoo (family Cacatuidae), 2017…
I had mentioned this work in my previous article Senbazuru from a single uncut square, and in this article, I would talk more about the background of this design. In the history of origami, the earliest known publication dedicated to recreational paper folding (as opposed to ceremonial folding) is Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (meaning 'the secret [ ] 這篇文章 Seigaiha without cuts, 2015 最早出現於 Tsai Origami…
A general rule of thumb for origami design is that long, thin appendages should be allocated on the corners or the edges of the sheet for better efficiency. For spider subjects, most designers would choose to allocate all legs on the edges in an octagon formation, since using the corners would lead to an asymmetric [ ] 這篇文章 Micrathena sagittata, 2017 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。
This model was in some sense a tribute to John Montroll, who is the first person in origami history to accomplish the same subject from a single uncut square, with the correct number of major appendages, which was published in Animal Origami for the Enthusiast (1985). I try to use the smallest possible grid size [ ] 這篇文章 American Lobster (Homarus americanus), 2016 最早出現於 Tsai Origami 。