Dragons, Witches and Other Fantasy Creatures in Origami (Seres de Ficcion)
by Mario Adrados Netto and Jose Anibal Voyer
- Published:
- 2005 by Dover Publications
- Pages:
- 174
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN-13:
- 9780486442129
- ISBN-10:
- 0486442128
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Skill Level | Complex |
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Clear diagrams? | Clearer in the Spanish edition than in the English one |
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? | Yes |
Photos of completed models? | Black and white photos of models |
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)? | Yes |
Overall Impression
This is an English translation of the book "Seres de Ficcion" published by Editorial Salvatella in 2000.
This book is one of the best. Definitely not for the beginner, it contains Mostly complex to extremely complex models, except for very few low intermediate ones at the beginning.The diagrams are computer-drawn - very clear and easy to follow, accompanied by Black-and-White photos, and there is a section on creating models at the end (which is, unfortunately for me, in Spanish).
The models are all on the theme of mythical beings (except for a wasp at the end,) and are all folded using one uncut square, but beware! Most of the models should be folded from tissue-foil, and on some of them it is absolutely impossible to use any other type of paper since they get pretty bulky. If you are a complex folder looking for challenges - you should absolutely get this book before it's too late.
Notes on the English edition of this book: The English Edition contains all the diagrams from the original book, all translated to English, including the explanatory notes about the characters. However, Dover chose to omit the text section about creation. This makes it quite odd to see diagrams for a wasp in a mythologically themed book. Also, the quality of the diagrams is not as good as in the original edition. They seem to be photocopied rather than printed, and good lighting should be used when following them.
There are 25 Origami Designs in Dragons, Witches and Other Fantasy Creatures in Origami (Seres de Ficcion):
Design | Designer | Page | Details | Photo |
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Troll | Mario Adrados Netto | 18 | Square Rather simplistic in form | Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa |
Bat | Mario Adrados Netto | 20 | Square Cute | |
Igor | Mario Adrados Netto | 22 | Square Cute hunchback | Folded from a square of brown wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni |
Knight | Mario Adrados Netto | 24 | Square Nice | Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni |
Ghost | Jose Anibal Voyer | 27 | Square Also in As the Memories in Spain by Kunihiko Kasahara Also in CDO convention 2000 Also in Pajarita Extra 1991 Also in Pajarita Extra 2006 - Welcome to AEP by Fernando Gilgado Gomez Also in Pajarita Extra 2012 - Jose Anibal Voyer Iniesta Also in Papiroflexia Coleccion by Vicente Palacios and in other sources... Cute and 3D | Folded by Gabriel Vong |
Centaur | Mario Adrados Netto | 29 | Square Nice | |
Dragon snake | Mario Adrados Netto | 34 | Square A nice slender winged snake | |
Demon | Mario Adrados Netto and Jose Anibal Voyer | 37 | Square A winged demon, nice | Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa |
Griffin | Mario Adrados Netto | 40 | Square Pretty good | |
Cerberus | Mario Adrados Netto | 45 | Square I didn't really like the end result | |
Wizard | Jose Anibal Voyer | 49 | Square Very nice | |
Satyr | Mario Adrados Netto and Jose Anibal Voyer | 55 | Square Color changed horns | |
Unicorn | Mario Adrados Netto | 60 | Square Nice, with color changed horn | Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni |
Sphinx | Jose Anibal Voyer | 66 | Square Also in Das Diagramm 40 Also in Orison 18/04 Also in Pajarita Magazine 67 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 57 Very nice! | Folded by Gabriel Vong |
Centaur | Mario Adrados Netto | 73 | Square Fantastic, color changed torso, very well proportioned. | Folded from a square of tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni |
Lady with wings | Mario Adrados Netto | 82 | Square Also in Pajarita Extra 2006 - Welcome to AEP by Fernando Gilgado Gomez Also in Pajarita Magazine 71 Winged woman - very good, but should only be folded from tissue foil. | Folded by Jake Crowley |
Medusa | Mario Adrados Netto | 86 | Square Excellent - only tissue foil | Folded from a square of tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni |
Mefisto | Mario Adrados Netto | 90 | Square A winged devil with horns, pointed tail and all. Uses heavy box-pleating, so should also be folded only from tissue-foil. | |
Pegasus | Jose Anibal Voyer | 98 | Square Also in BOS Convention 1998 Autumn Also in CDO convention 1999 Also in Origami USA Convention 2000 Good | Folded by Luc Marnat |
Dragon - Eastern | Jose Anibal Voyer | 108 | Square Also in Pajarita Magazine 47 Very good! | Folded by Gilad Aharoni |
Dragon - 3 headed | Jose Anibal Voyer | 116 | Square Awesome - with tiny wings | Folded from a square of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni |
Dragon with rider | Jose Anibal Voyer | 128 | Square Very good 1 square design | Folded by Gabriel Vong |
Dragon with wizard | Jose Anibal Voyer | 141 | Square Also in Pajarita Magazine 65 The dragon breathes fire, but the overall shape is somewhat weird... | Folded by Gabriel Vong |
Witch on broomstick | Jose Anibal Voyer | 155 | Square Also in Pajarita Extra 2012 - Jose Anibal Voyer Iniesta Also in Pajarita Magazine 70 Also in Tanteidan 6th convention Excellent | Wet-folded from a square of 90gsm Fabriano paper by Gilad Aharoni |
Wasp | Jose Anibal Voyer | 170 | Square Also in BOS Convention 1997 Autumn Also in BOS Magazine 216 Also in Origami USA Convention 1999 Also in Pajarita Extra 2012 - Jose Anibal Voyer Iniesta Also in Pajarita Magazine 68 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 50 and in other sources... Not at all mythical, diagrammed as an example of designing methods. Very good | Folded by Nicolas Terry |