color origami ball
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Color origami ballby slu6alka on July 16, 2008
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Intro: Color origami ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
step 1: Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
step 2: cuting the parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
step 3: Folding the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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step 4: Glueing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
step 5: Done! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Intro: Color origami ballI'm going to show you how to make color origami ball. Actually it's not really a ball but it looks like a ball to me and because I don't know its real name I call it ball.
I made more pictures to show you how to make it. I think they will be enough for you to understand everything!
Good luck!
step 1: MaterialsBefore you start you must know that this is a lot of work and you need to be patient. It's going to take a lot of time!
You need:- 5 sheets of paper A4 from one color ( I choose pink it'll be "outside color")- 10 sheets of paper A4 from another color ( I choose blue it'll be "inside color")- a pencil- glue- a ruler- scissors- and a small sheet of paper with measurement 9 cm x 9 cm ( if you don't have you can make it)
Image Notes1. The pink sheets are more but this is only a picture:)2. 9 cm3. 9 cm
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step 2: cuting the partsTake one sheet of paper ( it doesn't matter the color) and outline the small sheet (9x9 cm I'll call it white square). You must make 6 squares like the white square on onesheet.In this way make all the other sheets and then cut them. When you finish you must have 30 sheets from the outside color and 60 - from the inside color.
Image Notes1. When you finish outlining the white square the sheet must look like this.2. Imagine that this is A4 sheets3. this is pencil when you finish with the outline cut this lines
Image Notes1. Here are the sheets after I cut them!
step 3: Folding the moduleLook at the pictures. I hope you understand everything because my explanations are not very good.
When you finish with the folding module you must have 2 pockets and 2 insertions.
Make all the sheets in that way. This is the part that you'll need a lot of time. You have to fold 90 sheets.
I made a video on how to fold it. I'm sorry for the low quality. i made it with my phone.
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Image Notes1. Use the pencil to make a small lines. It's easy to see where you have to fold thepaper.
Image Notes1. This will be the pocket
Image Notes1. one of the pockets is ready
Image Notes1. This will be the insertion
Image Notes1. The insertion is ready.
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Image Notes1. pocket2. insertion
Image Notes1. some of the modules that I made
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folding the module.3GP (3 MB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'folding the module.3GP']
step 4: GlueingThis is a tricky part. Be careful!!!
Step 1. Fist of all we'll make one of the points of our ball. Take 5 sheets from the inside color ( blue) and glue them like this (see the first 6 pictures). Put some glue on theinsertion and put it in the pocket.Make 6 like this! Let's call them "little stars".
Step 2. Then take 5 sheets from the outside color (pink) and glue them with one blue "little star" (see pictures 7 and 8). This will be "star".Then connect the 5 blue "little stars" with the "star" (see pictures 9-13)
Step 3. Then take 5 pink sheets and connect the blue "little stars" together. When you connecting them carefully try to close the stars. And when you finish you'll havehalf of our ball. (see pictures 14-18)
Step 4. Then add pink sheets on every corner of the "little stars" which don't have one. You must glue 2 pink sheets on every "little star".( see pictures 19-24)
Step 5. When you finish you'll have one half from the ball and you have to make the other one. Make it with the same way but without step 4 (you won't have pink sheetleft).see picture 25
Step 6. When you're ready you have to connect the two halfs.
Step 7. This is easy just glue the left pink sheets from the first half with the blue sheets on the second half. Glue to the same way. see pictures 26-30
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Image Notes1. Glue this part2. and after that put it in the pocket.
Image Notes1. the glue part is in the pocket
Image Notes1. Use the same method and add another part
Image Notes1. adding the 4th part
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Image Notes1. Glue the pink parts to the same way. Don't forget when you glue the insertionthen to put it in the pocket.
Image Notes1. This is picture number 9
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Image Notes1. Make sure the glue is dry and then you can close the star.
Image Notes1. connect here...2. here3. here...4. ...and here5. STEP 3
Image Notes1. a half of our ball is ready
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Image Notes1. STEP 4
Image Notes1. add pink sheet here...2. and here
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Image Notes1. the 2 halfs are ready.Now it's time to connect them2. STEP 5
Image Notes1. the ball is ready
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step 5: Done!Well that's it!
After the glue dry you can open and close the ball. It's nice in the two ways!
Enjoy your new origami ball !!!
Image Notes1. the ball is ready
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Comments43 comments Add Comment
neeley says: Nov 7, 2009. 4:33 PM REPLYWow that is so cool. I will try it when I am not so tired!!!
nmbalazs123 says: Oct 1, 2009. 6:57 PM REPLYCRAZY HARD!
bleach815 says: Aug 19, 2009. 6:25 PM REPLYAWESOME TATS SO KEWL! im cutting out the paper squares now! wat if u use the whole sheet of paper to make the squaresO.O tat'll be a waste of paperbut u will hav the biggest spike ball ever!
pablo44 says: Aug 5, 2009. 5:25 PM REPLYThat is so cool. I am so gonna try it.
kmacgregor says: Jul 29, 2009. 12:16 PM REPLYthank you so much for posting this!! iv been going mad trying to find out how to make it! :) x
inergy says: May 30, 2009. 1:17 PM REPLYnevermind i got it :)
inergy says: May 30, 2009. 12:05 PM REPLYi don't get how you did the pink ones, did you just glue them on the blue ones or glue them the same way you did the blue ones?
slu6alka says: May 30, 2009. 1:17 PM REPLYI just glue the pink ones to the blue ones...
inergy says: May 8, 2009. 7:41 PM REPLYi think this would take like 2 hours
yofatmama45 says: Mar 26, 2009. 3:43 PM REPLYthis quality is better than the ones on youtube i can aculy follow this one
ScArE220CCCastillo says: Mar 1, 2009. 5:41 AM REPLYI think it's called as a star but nice instructable man!
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vianka99 says: Mar 20, 2009. 3:43 AM REPLYyeah i called it a star too because if you opened it it looks like a star
slu6alka says: Mar 1, 2009. 8:18 AM REPLYthanks:)
Kristen81 says: Jan 28, 2009. 12:40 AM REPLYok...nevermind...I answered my own question....because it falls apart...that's why.
Kristen81 says: Jan 27, 2009. 11:54 PM REPLYI have a question... Instead of the folds to make the "flap", where you fold the top right corner at 45 degrees to the center line then fold the triangle overthat... To decrease bulk why not just fold the corner over (from pencil mark to pencil mark) then clip off the top corner to about 6mms? Not only that but itmight speed up construction a bit...
Rsbarr96 says: Nov 28, 2008. 9:31 AM REPLYKing of origami! The ball of spikes!
gmana says: Oct 12, 2008. 9:24 AM REPLYausum it takes long and its a but complicated but its cool
verticalfuzz says: Jul 31, 2008. 9:11 PM REPLYthats very beautiful, but if its got glue, its not origami. its just art. try modding the unit design to creating a locking tab, or a tab design that allows the units tofold-lock the tabs into place, like the sonobe unit, or the phizz unit. also, i must ask, did you come up with this design? if so, good job, regardless of the useof glue, tessellating units are very hard to design. if not, i hope you will decide to give credit where credit is due.
slu6alka says: Aug 1, 2008. 2:51 AM REPLYthanks. I'm glad you like it. Actually this is modular origami, but ok I agree with you about the glue. Like I said before I didn't come up with the design. Isaw it from a book, but I can't remember the title so I can't give credit. If I find the book I'll add the title.
SharkRetriver says: Aug 31, 2008. 5:38 AM REPLYI know a good way 1. trace out the squares (step 1) using a ruler put 4 blank sheets beneath the template and cut it using a utility knife. You get 30pieces ;)
slu6alka says: Aug 31, 2008. 10:01 AM REPLYyou're right that's a good way...I didn't think of that:)
verticalfuzz says: Aug 1, 2008. 1:53 PM REPLYha i know what modular origami is, xD... the sonobe and phizz units are scaleable modular units. unfortunately, it is very difficult to comp up with'morphable' modular designs such as this one. i have only seen 1 successful such design
http://harrisonroseorigami.blogspot.com (lemme know wat u think)
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slu6alka says: Aug 2, 2008. 11:35 AM REPLYSome of them are good...
SharkRetriver says: Aug 31, 2008. 4:54 AM REPLYOh no i have US letter size paper/ ANSI A size paper :( 8.5X11 in ;( At least you could make 6 squares o.0
SharkRetriver says: Aug 30, 2008. 7:43 PM REPLYAll pink=small stelled dodecahedronMostly blue= great stelled dodecahedron
whopoder says: Aug 13, 2008. 11:04 AM REPLYGood job! But did not understand how you fold that :( Hope somebody help me :D
Flumpkins says: Aug 11, 2008. 5:39 PM REPLYEven though I will never make this, 5/5 +Added to favorites +O'Reilly book contest vote
AKA=THE SNOWMAN says: Jul 29, 2008. 11:24 AM REPLYcan you use 8.5 by 11?
slu6alka says: Jul 29, 2008. 11:57 AM REPLY8.5 by 11 what? I didn't understand your question.
AznPanda says: Jul 29, 2008. 4:46 PM REPLY8.5 inches by 11 inches
AKA=THE SNOWMAN says: Jul 29, 2008. 12:21 PM REPLYpaper. 8.5 by 11 inches size paper you said A4
slu6alka says: Jul 30, 2008. 3:48 AM REPLYYou can use it. I said A4, because I use A4, but if you can take from somewhere 90 square papers it's fine...you can use them.
AKA=THE SNOWMAN says: Jul 29, 2008. 11:10 AM REPLYdude this is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 22, 2008. 1:09 PM REPLYAre you Golics?
slu6alka says: Jul 23, 2008. 2:57 PM REPLYNo, I'm not golics.
Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 23, 2008. 6:48 PM REPLYDid you get this from one of his designs? P.S. sorry if I'm sounding nosy but I'm just curious... good thing I'm not a cat.
slu6alka says: Jul 24, 2008. 12:21 AM REPLYI got this from a book.
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Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 24, 2008. 3:00 PM REPLYOh, ok what book was it?
slu6alka says: Jul 25, 2008. 3:07 AM REPLYsorry I don't remember the title of the book. It was a long time ago. I'm sorry.
Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 25, 2008. 10:05 AM REPLYOk, thanks
Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 23, 2008. 12:29 PM REPLYFinally I finished!!!
Mr. BeanyMvBeanBean says: Jul 21, 2008. 10:30 AM REPLYWow I always wanted to know how to do this after I saw golics video on metacafe. Very nice.
explosivemaker says: Jul 19, 2008. 1:29 AM REPLYwow...that is great.....I have to try this sometime.....5 STARS!!!