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Japanese Twitter user makes unbelievable origami artwork out of a single piece of paper【Pics】

Scott Wilson Mar 17, 2016
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origami samurai top

A little bit more advanced than your average paper crane…

If you’ve ever tried origami before, then you know how difficult it can be. It seems simple enough in concept – just fold a piece of paper a bunch of times and you’re done – but the reality is often quite different.

Some origami folds can be pretty tricky to pull off, either requiring exact precision or cumbersome movements, and just one tiny mistake can throw the whole thing off ten or twenty steps later. I know whenever I try origami, I usually end up with more paper in the trash than completed pieces.

Which makes the origami work of Japanese Twitter artist Ezuno (@ezunogunndann) all the more impressive. One of their recent creations shocked Japanese Twitter with its detail and craftsmanship.

See it for yourself below: (Click on images to enlarge.)

▼ “I made an origami Sanada Yukimura, the samurai hero of the Sengoku Period. It’s a single piece of 92cm by 92cm (26in by 26in) paper without any cutting.”

真田幸村を折ってみました！
92cm×92cm 不切正方形１枚
おりねっとで展示する予定です〜#折り紙作品 #真田丸 pic.twitter.com/YW5iCLDg9z

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) March 10, 2016

Wow, that looks more like a carved sculpture than a piece of paper! The details in the armor especially are just unbelievable. And to think I have trouble just making an origami frog….

Of course, that’s not Ezuno’s only origami creation. Take a look at some of these other origami masterpieces:

▼ An origami chicken that Ezuno spent over a year folding.
Remember: all of these are made from one, single piece of paper.

「黒鶏」
不切正方形１枚、クレープ紙
以前に折った鶏を、一年越しに折り直してみました。#折り紙作品 pic.twitter.com/E3GaCpzLul

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) March 16, 2016

▼ This origami shrimp looks like it would be right at home in an aquarium…
until it dissolves, of course.

海洋生物第4弾、エビを折ってみました！
10本中4本の歩脚を内部カドにしたので、厚みとの戦いでした…#折り紙作品 pic.twitter.com/jxq2z6fHaa

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) February 22, 2016

▼ Ezuno’s four favorite works from 2015. The smoking man is especially impressive,
though extremely detrimental to his paper-based health.

#2015自分が選ぶ今年の４枚
挙げるとすればこの4作品かなぁ
今年もよろしくお願いします。 pic.twitter.com/b3ZXswwFBm

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) January 1, 2016

▼ And Ezuno doesn’t just fold works of art, he folds optical illusions too!

どうかしてる折り紙
しょーもな、全くどうかしてるぜ#折り紙作品 https://t.co/F2MEMGECHp pic.twitter.com/3tcPrHqoNZ

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) January 19, 2016

▼ And what origami exhibition would be complete without the obligatory “cute” entry?
I love how the paper squirrels have their paper nuts, d’aww!

シマリスの製作過程を公開しました。
ぐらい折りが多すぎて、図にはしにくいかなと思って動画で。https://t.co/sdysBtrBAF #折り紙作品 pic.twitter.com/ufCrCmmI7o

— 鶴田芳理｜Yoshimasa Tsuruta (@ezunogunndann) January 4, 2016

▼ Feeling up to a challenge?
You can follow along with this video to make your own origami squirrel (chipmunk?)

If you want more step-by-step intricate origami instructions, check out the rest of Ezuno’s YouTube channel, or Twitter page.

And if those are a little too advanced, then check out our own guide to making a cool origami bookmark that will never slip out of your book. It’s so easy, even I could do it!

Source: Twitter/@ezunogunndann via Japaaan Magazine
Featured/top image: Twitter/@ezunogunndann