The flowers and leaves of this sculpture are those from this book. The stems, branches and planter are made from paper, and showcase an advanced technique of mine that is not covered in this book.
Origami Bonsai
Create Beautiful Botanical Sculptures From Paper
BENJAMIN JOHN COLEMAN
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank everyone who made this book possible, especially my parents for proofreading, and my niece Helen for confirming the folding diagrams.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2010 Benjamin John Coleman
Origami Bonsai® is a registered trademark of Benjamin John Coleman, all rights reserved.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Coleman, Benjamin John.
Origami bonsai : create beautiful botanical sculptures from paper /
Benjamin John Coleman.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0989-6 (ebook)
1. Origami. 2. Flowers in art. I. Title.
TT870.C6164 2010
736’.982--dc22
2009046050
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This beautiful Origami Bonsai Geranium has multiple leaf and flower sizes for heightened realism.
CONTENTS
| Chapter 1 The Tools of the Trade | 9 |
| Chapter 2 Folding Leaves and Impatiens | 17 |
| Chapter 3 Building a Basic Bonsai Assembly | 26 |
| Chapter 4 Painting Leaves and Flowers | 31 |
| Chapter 5 Finding Twigs and Stones | 42 |
| Chapter 6 Wallpaper Roller Shortcuts | 47 |
| Chapter 7 Folding the Basic Flower Form | 50 |
| Chapter 8 Intermission | 55 |
| Chapter 9 Folding Other Leaf Varieties | 65 |
| Chapter 10 Finishing Variations of the Basic Flower Form | 70 |
| Chapter 11 Incremental Leaf Sizes and Depth Enhancement | 77 |
| Chapter 12 Assembly of a Depth-enhanced Origami Bonsai | 87 |
| Chapter 13 Creating Multi-Flower Assemblies | 97 |
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Chapter 14 Fixing Mistakes
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