9/7/2023 0 Comments Simple origami pig![]() ![]() This one is by another of my favourite origami designers – Roman Diaz. Now that I’ve rediscovered it, you can expect to see a few more of these designs on here in future – at least until I run out of dollar bills. I have to admit I had completely forgotten I had this book. The diagrams for this model are in Montroll’s book Dollar Bill Animals in Origami which is available on Amazon. A 1 dollar bill creates a pig that stands about 3cm (around 1.25in) high, 7cm (approx 3.75in) long, and around 3cm (about 1.25in) wide. There are a couple of offset rabbit ear folds in there, so if you’re ok with those, you’re good to go. Although folding from dollar bills creates a really interesting effect, the paper itself is a pain to work with as it’s specifically designed to be durable and resist people’s attempts to fold it up! Despite this, it’s an intermediate level model that will take about fifteen minutes to fold. The Dollar Bill Origami Pig takes a bit longer than the traditional model. It definitely looks a bit more ‘Piggy’ than the traditional origami pig though. Like most Montroll designs, the folding sequence is effective, and the final model has a fairly uncluttered look, which is why I like it. I’ve featured a couple of Montroll designs here before – including the origami flamingo, origami angelfish, and origami stegosaurus. It’s a nice touch and some people might find this useful. I like the use of two camera angles in this video. I will do a video showing how to fold this design step by step, but until then, you can find the instructions for this traditional model in a lot of simple origami books, or in this video from the HappyPuppyTruffles Youtube Channel. This produces an origami pig that is 12cm (about 4.75in) long and 5cm (about 2in) high. In this case, I’ve made it from traditional 15cm x 15cm (6in) origami paper. It’s a five-minute model, suitable for anybody to fold including children. It’s simple and effective.įolding this one is about as simple as it gets. Thankfully these days I’m not quite so anatomically illiterate and I do quite like it. For some reason, it just didn’t click with me. I didn’t like it when I first started doing origami, and for a long time, I wasn’t even sure which way round it was supposed to be. This one has really grown on me over the years. The first pig is a traditional design and one that most people come across quite early in their origami journey. Origami Pigs and the Chinese New YearĪs I write this, it’s the start of the Chinese New Year and it’s the Year of the Pig! Just as I’ve done with the origami rooster and origami monkey in previous years, I thought I’d mark the date with an appropriately themed origami model – in this case, three little origami pigs. Please see disclosure for more information. Note: This post contains affiliate links. To begin with, here are Three Little Origami Pigs! Oh well, plenty of the year left to do better. It’s the beginning of February and I’m finally getting around to my first post of the year. It has been way too long since I wrote anything for this blog and I started 2019 intending to do much more folding and writing. The Big Bad Wolf, Three Little Pigs, Anon Well this is a Surprise… It is not necessary to use paper with a different color on each side.“I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” The finished pig shows only one side of the paper. ![]() Thicker paper such as “Tant” or regular office paper can make good choices too.To learn how to fold this origami pig a 6 x 6 inch (15 × 15cm) piece of Kami paper is ideal.In the video, the pig is demonstrated using kami paper.Tips and suggestions for making the origami pig The following step-by-step video shows the process. This origami pig is one of my own design and can be made in about thirty steps. There are many pig characters in literature including those well known characters in the fable of the Three Little Pigs building their houses of straw, sticks, and brick. Some contemporary scientific research suggests that pigs can outsmart dogs and are at an intellectual level equal to that of chimpanzees. No glue or scissors needed, only your hands and fingers, and a square piece of paper!Īlthough the pig might have negative symbolic references in different cultures –uncleanliness or overindulgence, the pig is also seen by some as a symbol of abundance, fertility, honesty and determination. Make this origami pig and fall under the spell of transforming a piece of paper into a charming and recognizable creature. Creating origami animals is always a magical exercise. ![]()
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