Hey guys, this is Evan from EZ Origami!
And today I'll be teaching you how to
fold an Origami New-Found Hope Star
designed by Andrey Hechuev. This is a
great looking modular model and it's not
very difficult to fold. This model
requires 8 square sheets of paper. Each
unit is folded from one square, and I
recommend using 3 inch squares to
fold the units. Using 3 inch squares will
result in a model about 5.5
inches wide.
I also recommend folding this model with
different colors of paper and creating
different color schemes for some really
unique variations. I'm going to be using
larger paper with color on one side and
white on the other just to make it a bit
easier to follow along. And once you've
prepared your paper, then we're going to
start with our first square with the
white side up. And this is going to
result in a completed model with a white
inner star. And we're going to start by
folding in half diagonally. So take this
bottom right corner and fold it up to
the top left corner. Align the corners
and the edges, then make your crease. And
then we're going to rotate the paper so
that the long folded edge is now held
horizontally. And now we're going to make
a small vertical reference crease on
this bottom edge. So we're going to do
that by folding this bottom right corner
over to the bottom left corner. So we're
essentially folding the entire model in
half. And once both of those corners are
aligned, then we're going to make a small
crease on this right edge here, just like
this, and then you can unfold. And now
we're going to fold over this right edge
and align it with the small vertical
reference crease that we just made. So
we're going to start by pulling this
right edge over to the left, just like
this. And once the edge reaches the very
top point of the model, then we just want
to make a small pinch mark like this.
Then you want to continue pulling the
right edge of the model over to the left
until it also aligns with the small
reference crease at the bottom. Then you
can make your crease through all layers,
and then you can unfold. And now we're
going to lift up the model, and we're
going to unfold the layer from behind so
that we're back to the original square.
Then we're going to rotate the paper 90
degrees so that the two creases we just
made are now held at the bottom. So let's
start with this crease on the left, and
what we want to do is simply re-fold
along that existing crease just to make
sure it's a valley fold, just like this.
And then we're going to do the same
thing on the right,
except this crease should already be a
valley fold. So we're simply going to
fold up the bottom of the model along
that existing
crease. At this point, you'll see that the
center of the model will not lie flat, so
what we want to do is reinforce this
existing mountain fold here. So we're
going to do that by lifting up the model
from the bottom, and we're simply going
to fold the entire model in half along
that existing mountain fold, just like
this. Then you can put the model back
down and flatten out along existing
creases, and now we're going to slightly
rotate the model so that the long
colored edge is now held vertically. And
now we're going to make a horizontal
crease that extends from this right
corner here. So we're going to start by
lifting up this top layer of paper, and
we want to make a small pinch at this
right corner here. Then what we want to
do is continue pulling up that top layer
until the white and colored vertical
edges are aligned. Then you can make your
crease all the way across. Then from here
we're going to turn the model over and
we're going to do the same thing. And
this time our crease is going to start
from this corner on the left. So we're
simply going to pull up the top layer of
paper, and we're just going to make a
small pinch at that left corner,just
like we did on the other side. Then you
want to continue pulling this layer up
until the white and colored vertical
edges are aligned. Then you can make your
crease all the way across.  And once
you've done that on both sides, your
model should look like this. And now
we're going to lift up on this top layer
of paper and we're going to fold it over
to the left as far as it goes. And you'll
see that you're left with this square
shape. Then what we want to do is
slightly rotate the model so that the
crease running through the square is now
held vertically. And now we're
essentially going to create an
upside-down kite base. So we're going to
start by folding in this top right edge
here and aligning it with this vertical
crease. So start by pulling over the
right side of the model, and we just want
to start at the top and work our way
down until the edge is completely
aligned with that vertical crease, just
like this. Then you can make your crease.
And then we're going to do the same
thing on the left. So we're simply going
to pull the left side of the model over
to the right. Again, we want to start at
the top and work our way down until the
edge is completely aligned with that
vertical crease. Then you can make your
crease. And once you've done that on both
sides, your model should look like this.
And now we're going to lift up the top
layers on the left and we're going to
fold them over to the right along this
existing vertical crease here. So we're
simply going to fold the top of the
model in half, just like this. And then we
can flatten out the model along existing
creases.
And once you've done that, then we're
going to turn the model over. And this is
one completed unit.
Now you must fold seven more. And once
you've folded all 8 units, you're going
to need 2 to start the assembly. Then
look at one, and you'll see that we have
a pocket inside of this white layer here.
And if you open up the model from the
top, you can see that we have these two
white flaps here. So once again we're
going to take our second unit, and what
we want to do is slightly separate the
two layers on the left side of the model.
So we're going to do that by simply
pulling the two layers apart, just like
this, so that we can see the two white
flaps inside. Then we can put the second
unit back down and again lift up the
first unit. And from here we want to
slightly open up the pocket on the first
unit just like I did before so that you
can see the colored layer inside. And I
find it easier to connect the units if
you hold the pocket open like this. So
from here, we again want to pick up the
second unit, and we want to slide both
units together like this. And at this
point, we want to slide the colored
pocket on the first unit underneath the
two white layers here on the second unit.
So we want to continue sliding both
units together, just like this, again
making sure that the two white flaps are
on top. And this is important because it
helps lock the unit together. And once
you've made sure that the two white
flaps are on top of the colored pocket,
then we're going to close the units
together so that both units lie flat. And
at this point, you'll notice that the two
units are perpendicular to one another.
So what we want to do is push the second
unit over to the left and we want to
push the first unit over to the right. So
we're carefully going to slide the units
in opposite directions, just like this,
and you want to keep pushing them
together as far as they'll go. You'll see
they reach a point where they don't want
to go any further, and if you've done
this correctly, you'll see that the white
layers will align at the center of the
model and it will create a nice 90
degree angle here. And once you've done
that, then you've connected the first two
units. Then we're going to slightly
rotate the model and we're going to add
a third unit the same way. So again, we
want to start by separating the two
layers on the left side of the third
unit. So just open them up like this so
that we can see the two white flaps
inside. Then you can put the third unit
back down, and we're going to lift up the
other two units that we already
connected. And again, we want to slightly
open up the pocket on the second unit
just so that we can see the colored
layer inside. And again, I find it easier
to connect the units if you actually
hold the pocket open like this. So once
again, we're going to lift up our third
unit, and we're going to slide the second
and third units together. And again, we
want to make sure that the colored pocket
on the second unit goes underneath the
two white flaps on the third unit. So
just push the units together like that,
and make sure that the layers are in the
correct position. Then you can bring the
layers together just to flatten out the
units. And again you'll notice that the
second and third units are perpendicular
to one another. So we're simply going to
push the third unit over to the left and
the second unit over to the right. So you
carefully want to push both units in
opposite directions, just like this. And
you want to continue pushing them
together until they don't want to go any
further. And once you've reached that
point, you'll see that the white layers on
both units will align in the center and
it will create this nice 90-degree angle
here. Then we're going to slightly rotate
all three units, and now we're going to
connect a fourth unit the same way. So
now we're going to take our fourth unit,
and again we're going to start by
separating the two layers on the left
side, just like this. Then we're going to
lift up the other three units, and we're
going to open up the pocket on the third
unit just so that we can see the colored
layer inside. And just like we did before,
we're going to slide the third and
fourth units together, again making sure
that the colored pocket on the third
unit goes underneath the white layers on
the fourth unit. And once the layers are
in the correct position, then you can
flatten out the model. Again, you'll see
that the third and fourth units are
perpendicular, so you want to slide the
fourth unit over to the left while you
slide the third unit over to the right.
And you want to continue sliding both
units together until they don't want to
go any further .Then we're going to
rotate the model once again. And now
we're going to repeat this process on
the remaining four units. So just keep
adding units the same way until you've
reached the last one.
And as you add more units, you'll start
to see that the new layers will overlap
the old units. So you just want to keep
the new layers on top. And once you've
connected all eight units, then we need
to connect the first and last units
together. But it's difficult to slide
these two units together, so we're going
to have to do something a little bit
different. So we're going to start by
turning the model over, just like this, so
that the first unit is now held on top.
And what we want to do is slightly
separate the two layers on the top of
the first unit, and we want to slide the
last unit's flap inside. So we're going to
do that by pulling the last unit's pocket
up from underneath, just like this, and
placing it in between the two layers
that we just separated. Then you can
close the model back up, and once again
you'll see that you get this 90 degree
angle. So the paper aligns just like it
did with the other units. But at this
point, the units aren't connected because
the first unit's flaps are not inside of
the last unit's pocket. So what we're
going to do is lift up on this top layer
here on the first unit, and we're simply
going to pull the top white flap out
from underneath, just like this. And now
we're going to reinforce this existing
valley fold by folding this point inside
of the colored flap on the last unit
just like we've been doing. So we're
carefully going to tuck the white flap
inside of the colored pocket on the last
unit just like we've been doing, just by
reinforcing that existing crease, just
like this. And now the units are
partially connected. Then we're going to
turn the model over and we're going to
do the same exact thing on the other
side. So once again, we're going to lift
up on the top layer of paper on the
first unit and we're going to pull out
the white flap from inside, just like
this. Then you can flatten it out. And
again, we want to tuck this flap inside
of the colored pocket on the last unit,
just like we've been doing. So we
carefully want to tuck that white flap
inside, just like this. Then you can
carefully slide the last two units
together. And once you've done that on
all 8 units, then your Origami
New-Found Hope Star is complete! I hope
you've enjoyed this video tutorial on
how to fold an Origami New-Found Hope
Star designed by Andrey Hechuev.
Free to upload photos of your completed
model to the YouTube Gallery on my
website to be featured here in my next
video, or simply upload your photos to
Instagram with the hashtag #ezorigami
to be featured here as well. Also, be sure
to check out Andrey's Instagram and Flickr
photostream for more of his impressive
work.
I'll post the links in the video
description below. And if you liked this
video, definitely check out some of the
other low intermediate origami tutorials
featured on my YouTube channel as well.
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