Paper Jewelry-Making with Origami Techniques

Paper Jewelry-Making with Origami Techniques

“Congratulations! You've reached the end of the course. I hope you enjoyed folding origami on a small scale and learned the main tools to keep exploring new origami jewelry ideas! It's now time to work on your course project. This could mean finishing the origami jewelry set you started by completing the course tasks, or working on the presentation of your project if it's already finished. Practice is key in any technique, so don't be afraid to repeat a step during the course, try out different variations, and be creative. Remember: enjoy the process and don't focus too much on the outcome! Your project should represent your own aesthetic and style. Don't forget to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and share any questions or doubts you've had about the process. To recap, here are the main steps you should follow to create your project: The Mood Board Start planning your design: collect images, textures, color palettes, and sketches and create a mood board using kimono motifs as a guideline. The Pattern Paint your own kimono-inspired pattern on paper with gouache and give it a nice and rich contrast by applying different metallic materials. A pattern is a repeated decorative design, but here, you can create it as freely as possible.

Origami Unit Models With the patterned paper cut into 4 cm squares, fold multiple sonobe unit models. You can take some time to study shapes and composition. How can you combine them? Do they fit more for earrings, necklaces, bracelets, or rings? Paper Treatment This is a very important step: make your origami paper jewelry durable and water-resistant. To do so, carefully apply varnish to each model and let it dry. The Assembly Assemble your jewelry by safely connecting the origami models to the metal components. In order to bring more value to your piece, I recommend using high-quality findings. The Presentation And last, fold an origami box for better presentation and photography results. Prepare the background and the setting for your jewelry and take some pictures trying out a few compositions with different elements. I can't wait to see what beautiful things you've created! Please upload your finished project to the forum. You can do so by clicking on "Create your project". Domestika has a great creative community, where we are all looking to learn and grow together. So share your process, ideas, doubts, and every step of your project. I'll be happy to share feedback on your work and answer your questions. Thanks again for staying with me throughout this journey. Be fearless and keep folding! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project That's it. We've reached the end of our course. Thank you so much for staying with me throughout this journey. Now I would like to summarize a few of the steps we took in order to create our origami jewelry. We first painted and decorated our unique paper pattern, so we could create our origami jewelry. For the pattern, we used gouache and added some metallic applications. You could also use other materials and decorate your paper. After we finished our pattern, we cut the paper into 4 cm squares, so we could fold it precisely. After the folding process, we built the modular...”

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Course summary for: Paper Jewelry-Making with Origami Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 21m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Paper Craft