Eastern Dragon (Joseph Wu): Instructions

Submitted by Sara on 16 April 2008 - 9:25pm
Designer: 
Wu, Joseph
Folder: 
Adams, Sara
Related website: 
http://www.origami.as
Related video: 
Time Lapse: Eastern Dragon (40cmx200cm)
Time Lapse: Eastern Dragon (40cmx400cm)
Eastern Dragon (5cmx27.5cm)
Cutting long rectangles from a roll of wrapping paper
Related image: 
Eastern Dragon (Joseph Wu)
Difficulty Level: 
Intermediate
Model type: 
Reptiles
Fantasy
Paper ratio: 
Variable

Paper: 13cm by 65cm
Model: 18cm by 18cm

Comments

Submitted by Sara on 23 April 2008 - 5:19pm

Oh, but if I could teach this kind of stuff at our origami sessions. What do you think, should we give it a try some time?

Submitted by Child of Ra (not verified) on 28 September 2008 - 4:39pm

...usually, at origami sessions, the "ori-artists" fold their own models,

So if you would like to show how to fold these models on sessions, it's still ok, but it would be better if you had at least one of your own...good luck on any sessions you may take or host!

Submitted by Sara on 28 September 2008 - 6:26pm

Mel and me are at the same University, and I teach origami there. I was suggesting showing the Eastern Dragon, but I'm not sure whether it'd be too much for one session.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 May 2008 - 3:14pm

Can you tell me where i can find the diagrams for the spiral snakeshell?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 May 2008 - 3:27pm

Also,do you know where I can get the diagrams for Stephen O' Halen's medusa.

Submitted by kamiya satoshilopio (not verified) on 4 June 2008 - 3:00am

does anyone know where to get instructions for the anceint dragon or bahamut that kamiya satoshi made?

Submitted by Ben (not verified) on 19 July 2009 - 7:41pm

Sara,

I like your videos but I have NO CLUE where to get that kind of paper. Can you please tell me how to get that long strip of paper you use in the video?
-Thanks, Ben

Submitted by Sara on 20 July 2009 - 6:41am

In the video I used wrapping paper that I cut to the required size. It wasn't the best paper to work with, but some wrapping paer is absolutely fine for folding. Just try avoiding paper that feels soft and plasticy.
Another option is using packaging paper. The only downside to that is that you'll mostly get it in brown.

Hope this helps,

-- Sara

Submitted by Amaan Razvi (not verified) on 30 July 2009 - 5:35pm

What are the dimensions of the paper that you used in the video? If you said in the video, I'm sorry, I don't have speakers, but could someone tell me the dimensions of the paper?

Submitted by Sara on 30 July 2009 - 7:08pm

It was posted in the video description, but not here. I updated the content. The paper used was a 13cm by 65cm sheet of wrapping paper. By the way, the wrapping paper was soft and a bit plasticy, so really not the kind of quality you should be folding with.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 11 August 2009 - 4:16am

Ive always wanted to make an oragami dragon but didnt know where to find info on making one, thanks alot for the instructions! Great site!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 2 August 2010 - 10:41pm

ARGH...I keep messing up but it keeps gettn better!!!!!oh and BTW luv the vids!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by Juan (not verified) on 15 September 2010 - 3:03am

For this particular model I tried using tissue foil. One side red and the other side was foil. At the end the I gave the tail my own personal touch by molding it into sort of a crescent shape. But that was probably possible becuase of the foil part of the paper. The model came out beautifully and I am in love with origami and I am only in the 8th grade.

MODELS I HAVE MADE:
Rose Brooch - Sy Chen
Kangaroo (baby in the pouch)- Peter Engel
Snail- Shiri Daniel
Rat- Eric Joisel
Basset Hound- Quentin Trollip
Eastern Dragon- Joseph Wu
Pig- Quentin Trollip
Parrot- Miguel Sigro

P.S- I was wondering if you have designed any model of origami, Sara.

Juan Inastrilla

Submitted by Sara on 15 September 2010 - 8:38am

Foil is quite suitable for this model, yes. That's particularly so, because I find that a shiny surface actually suits the model quite well. It also eases the shaping, of course. :)
I can tell you that in 8th grade I couldn't fold any of those models. Well, I hadn't even really started with origami! So you're way ahead of me in some ways!

As to designing, I've designed one simple eagle. You can download the diagrams and give it a try, if you like.

-- Sara

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 27 January 2011 - 1:50am

My favorite has always been the swan. I know it's the most practiced, most common oragami fold, but it's still so beautiful. I don't know if I could handle a dragon quite yet.

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