Play With Paper book cover

Play With Paper

by Peter Budai

Published:
2000 by Verlag Die Blenchschachtel
Pages:
122
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Hungarian/English
ISBN-13:
9783000067037
ISBN-10:
3000067035

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Most are

Overall Impression

From a set of 2 books by the talented Peter Budai, featuring newer and older works. The books include models of all folding skills, action models and geometric shapes. The diagrams are in Peter's excellent computer drawn style, bi-colored and very clear. The instructions are in both Hungarian and English.

There are 28 Origami Designs in Play With Paper:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Elvis Presley

Music and Musicians

Peter Budai15Square

Also in Atlas de l'Origami
Also in BARF 2003 Spring by Jeremy Shafer
Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 30/31 2002 2/3

Cute and simple
Origami Elvis Presley by Peter Budai. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Shakespear

People

Peter Budai16Square

Cute and simple
King Mathias

People

Peter Budai17Square

Cute and simple
Turkish sultan

People - Ethnicities

Peter Budai18Square

Cute and simple
Origami Turkish sultan by Peter Budai on giladorigami.com
Folded by Yuval Atlas
Mr. Moustache

People

Peter Budai19Square

Also in AEP convention 2003
Also in BOS Magazine 210
Also in Budai Peter by Peter Budai
Also in Origami Worldwide by John Montroll and Brian K. Webb
Also in Orison 18/04
Also in Pajarita Magazine 73

Nice
Origami Mr. Moustache by Peter Budai. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Folder

Objects - Useful

Peter Budai21Rectangle - A size

Looks useful
Box with lid

Boxes and Containers

Peter Budai23Square
2 units
Octagonal coaster

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai26Square
Twisted coaster

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai28SquareOrigami Twisted coaster by Peter Budai on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rebecca
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai30Square
Patterned coasters

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai33Square

With variations
Geometric flower

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai37Square
Tiles

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai40Square

Tessellations variations
Rotor

Toys - Planes

Peter Budai47Square

A spinning flying toy
Catapult

Toys - Action Models

Peter Budai49Square

Action toy
Razor knife

Objects - Weapons

Peter Budai50Square

Can be pulled in and out of its case
Talking paper

Toys - Puppets

Peter Budai52Square

Cute - moving lips
Ghost - clapping

Imaginary beings

Peter Budai54Square

Action toy
Mr. Clawfinger, the ghost

Imaginary beings

Peter Budai55Square

Action toy - with claws...
Centaur

Imaginary beings - Centaurs

Peter Budai59Square

Also in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina
Also in Horses in Origami by John Montroll
Also in MFPP 2001 Convention
Also in Tanteidan 7th convention

Excellent - complex, with color-change for hair and tail
Origami Centaur by Peter Budai. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Peter Budai65Square

Also in AEP convention 2003
Also in Dragons and Dinosaurs by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina
Also in Origami for the Connoisseur: Dragons by Sergei Afonkin
Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 4 1996 Oct-Dec
Also in The Millennium Origami Dragon Challenge
Also in The Realm of Paper by Peter Budai
and in other sources...

Very nice
Origami Dragon by Peter Budai. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Chinese dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Peter Budai69Square

Also in AEP convention 2003
Also in BARF 2000 Summer by Jeremy Shafer
Also in CDO convention 2000
Also in The Millennium Origami Dragon Challenge

Very good
Origami Chinese dragon by Peter Budai on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marjan Smeijsters
Dinosaur footprint

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Unspecified - Generic Dinosaurs

Peter Budai78Square

Lets see your friends try and guess what this is...
Bug

Insects

Peter Budai80Square

Cute
Spider

Arachnids - Spiders and Arachnids

Peter Budai85Square

A fattish spider... cute
Stag beetle

Insects

Peter Budai89Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 2000
Also in Tanteidan 7th convention

Excellent
Origami Stag beetle by Peter Budai. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Peter Budai102Square

Very good
Money bill Ant

Insects

Peter Budai116Rectangle

Very nice - but note that this is not from a US $ bill, but rather from a 5:2 proportioned note.