[old] Rabbit (Jun Maekawa): Instructions

Submitted by Sara on 23 March 2012 - 8:12pm
Designer: 
Maekawa, Jun
Folder: 
Adams, Sara
Related website: 
http://origami.asabl...
Diagrams in the book: 
Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex
Related video: 
Rabbit (Jun Maekawa): Instructions
Easter Origami Recommendations: What To Fold March 2015
Related image: 
Rabbit (Jun Maekawa)
Rabbit (Jun Maekawa): To the Moon
Difficulty Level: 
Intermediate
Model type: 
Animals
Mammals
Easter
Paper ratio: 
Square

Easter Origami Instructions: Rabbit (Jun Maekawa)

There's a new, better video available here!

Try folding this cute rabbit / bunny model as an Easter decoration!

Paper used in this video: 15cm square of kami (6in by 6in)
Finished model: approx. 6.25cm (2.5in) high, 6cm (2 1/4in) wide, 2.5cm (1in) deep

Comments

Submitted by Eva (not verified) on 24 March 2012 - 12:57pm

Hallo Sara,
wieder einmal vielen Dank für ein wunderbares Video!
Da macht mir Origami noch mehr Spass!!
Alles Gute für Dich und Dein Baby!
Eva

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 4 April 2012 - 11:33pm

This is terrible. The quality of your camera is awful. Please make a new video that is slower because this is way to fast.

Submitted by Sara on 5 April 2012 - 1:38am

I recently bought a new camera, so future videos (starting with the May 2012 video) will have much better recording quality. As to the speed of the instructions, I am sorry to hear you found it too fast-paced. I do try to find the right speed and level of detail, but obviously it's hard to hit the mark for everyone. May I ask whether you are quite new to origami? While this is not a super-hard model for advanced folders, it definitely has some tricky steps in there for beginners. But I had hoped to have explained them in enough detail for viewers to follow along. I do assume that viewers will pause the video or rewatch steps, by the way. That's the advantage of a video. :)

-- Sara

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 April 2012 - 5:15am

Wow! What a rude and ungrateful person you are. If you are going to be so rude and critical don't look for FREE help from others who are just trying to be helpful.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 11 April 2012 - 8:49pm

The quality was perfectly fine. It's origami. There's no reason why you need something like this in HD quality or detail. Plus, if you don't know how to pause or rewind, you probably shouldn't be doing origami. You need to walk before you run.

I followed this easily and I haven't made origami since I was a kid (I'm now nearly 30). Was happy when my bunny could stand just like yours!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 April 2012 - 4:41pm

ya sir you're right . sara adams has been my favourite since i was 8 years old (now i'm 11!). origami is a art which everyone is not capable of.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 28 April 2012 - 3:22am

if you found it too hard, you should have chosen something easier.
keep the bad comments to yourself

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 13 July 2014 - 8:35pm

I don't think you are that that is true. I didn't had any problems with the view and if it's going to fast for you then you can just pause the video.

Submitted by DW (not verified) on 22 June 2016 - 6:03am

You could try using the free VLC player (videolan.org,) and slow the playback speed to something like 90% or 80%, or whatever.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 5 April 2012 - 3:27am

Thank you. It will take me some practice but I think I will be able to make the bunny.
Pay no attention to the rude comment. Your instruction was fine.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 6 April 2012 - 8:42pm

Sara, thanks for posting this video, I've just made one. I wouldn't worry too much about the negative comment - anyone like yourself helping people to learn new models should be appreciated! The only fold that took me a while to figure out was at 16:15 (I think you need to open the paper slightly from behind). Cheers.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 April 2012 - 6:53am

thanks for posting, great video, great explanation. i enjoyed it thoroughly. :) have a happy easter!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 28 April 2012 - 3:18am

I found the video very easy to understand. the speed was fine for me.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 June 2012 - 11:42pm

Thank you very much for the post. I just made this model, it took me 2 evenings and several tries, but that was me not the video (I thought the video was perfectly fine). My model is still not as pretty as yours, but that just means that I have to keep practicing.

Submitted by Annie (not verified) on 5 August 2012 - 5:50pm

this is the only origami bunny that looks like my pet bunny and i could get hold of it anywhere else, it is hard for me to understand but thats my problem because i am only a beginner, i am going to carry on with this bunny because i am only half way through it, that nasty comment wasnt needed but its their choice to post it, keep up the good work! thanks! - Annie

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 18 October 2012 - 11:42pm

I really like the model, but I could NOT follow on the hind legs. I've watched it over and over, and I still can't really get what to do. Other than that, I found it very easy to follow :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 March 2013 - 3:08am

I DON'T UNDERSTAND 5:18-5:25 it's hard to understand that part!!!! I really wanted to make a bunny for my friend cuz she loves bunnies but know I have to make a cheap one :(

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 27 March 2013 - 12:24am

I'm making suggestions here, please don't call them "rude" or "mean" or whatever. Just suggestions.
I wish that you would, maybe, keep your arms and hands out of the way a litlle, as it is a bit hard to see through them. :)
I also was wondering if you could, at the end of each step, take your hands away so we can see what it looks like and make sure we did it right.
Again, these are just suggestions and I would like it to be noticed, but they don't have to be used. Thank you. :D

Submitted by duke (not verified) on 2 March 2016 - 12:34am

yes, those are my same suggestions for the demonstrator,,,,,,,,,,,,

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 21 July 2013 - 9:54am

I've made it for the first time , but when I tried to make another one .... I couldn't T_____T

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 August 2013 - 12:28pm

PLEASE PLEASE do post some higher quality video, this is very hard to follow the folding details with some bad quality video :(
It's not good for the eyes, it's not good for nerves neither!
Anyway, you are making a wonderful job, good explanations, which deserve to be in a HIGH QUALITY VIDEO :)
Thank you,

Submitted by America guzman ... (not verified) on 21 October 2014 - 2:06am

Adoré el conejo, no es facil ni dificil, lo que pasa es que no es para iniciantes y cdo. NO se entiende se retrocede, ahora para
Hacer origami se necesita mucha paciencia y perceverar hasta que logremos nuestro objetivo. Las personas que no tienen base nunca podrán realizar este conejo pues requiere base y práctica. Suerte sigan intentando

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 12 November 2013 - 4:39am

I can't get the hind legs right >_<

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 December 2013 - 7:34pm

This is worse than a rage game! It's too hard to follow because your f...ing hands cover this f...ing paper all the time! AAAARGH! >_<

Submitted by Mauk (not verified) on 2 January 2014 - 12:25am

Thanks for sharing the tutorial for making this super sweet bunny! I made one out of pink paper and it's almost too cute. ;) I think you demonstrate everything well, but I too would like to see HQ videos in the future – if possible. HQ quality camcorders must be expensive, though, and this is probably your hobby so I understand if that is an investment you're not willing to make. The part that I found the most puzzling was the "invisible fold" that starts at about 00:10:00.

^__^ Ah, the sense of accomplishment when you finish your first try of a new model!

Submitted by win moe (not verified) on 12 January 2014 - 9:22am

i can't fold the rabbit . please update the rabbit

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 April 2014 - 2:02am

Origami is an ancient art. It takes patience and practice. There is nothing wrong with the video. I suspect those of you that are whining are used to instant gratification and being told you are good at everything.

Submitted by Swapnil Das (not verified) on 16 April 2014 - 2:47pm

Hey, Sara! It's always a pleasure watching your videos! Thank you for this fantastic and well-explained tutorial of this very cute rabbit! And also, Could you please tell me how can I contact Jun Maekawa? I want to have permission to make a tutorial on YouTube but I can't find a way to contact him. Please help me. :-)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 14 July 2014 - 3:27am

Absolutely adorable! Thank you! I wish I could include a pic bit I'm not that tech savvy hah.

Submitted by sibel (not verified) on 4 March 2015 - 5:40pm

Thank you for the tutorial. It took me forever to make the bunny, but the problem was on my side not on your tutorial. Thanks Sara

Submitted by Meli (not verified) on 18 April 2015 - 12:49pm

Generell ist das Video gut, nur meiner Meinung nach zu schnell. Ab 7:20 Minuten komme ich nicht mehr mir, ich habe es mir bestimmt schon sieben mal angesehen, doch mache immer etwas falsch.

Submitted by CGodard (not verified) on 18 January 2016 - 10:10pm

...pour ce beau petit lapin que je fais blanc en hommage à Lewis, Alice et Grace. Il est beau comme tout, a une belle allure ronde mais dynamique comme un vrai lapin et tient vraiment debout. C'est une vraie réussite. Alors donc merci...

Submitted by duke (not verified) on 2 March 2016 - 12:38am

a tutorial is supposed to be a teaching experience...there are beginners and advanced learners watching ---please try to slow down and keep hands/fingers out of the way after each fold..we like to see what you just did.

Submitted by audrey (not verified) on 1 October 2016 - 9:49pm

it was a little fast for me ( but thats probobly because im eleven ) but it was worth making.

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