Origami Bonsai. Benjamin John Coleman

      

      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.

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      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
Chapter 14 Fixing Mistakes	102
Chapter 15 Housekeeping	106
About the Author	112

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