Origami - an art that allows you to create fakes of paper. To date, many people are engaged in this kind of manual labor. Schemes of origami for beginners are quite easily explained, how to create a particular figure, so before you begin classes, it is worth looking at the simplest schematic data and symbols.

Symbols

In the art of origami there are designations in the form of arrows, signs and lines.

There are arrows like this:

You can read them as follows: bend to yourself, from yourself and bend over yourself( bend and unbend).

In this image, the arrows mean: bend over, fold - zipper and double zipper fold.

Such arrows indicate that you need to pull and open.

Rotate in the same plane and flip to the other side.

Close and fold several zips.

The lines are as follows:

1. Bend line "valley".

2. Bend line with a "mountain".

3. Line after inflection.

4. Invisible or imaginary line.

Finally, the signs are the following:

And a few more characters look like this:

Our selection

schemes Maple Leaf:

Kitty:

iris flower:

Duck:

Bunny:

Penguin:

Mouse:

Crane:

Shrimp:

Elephant:

The lizard:

The horse:

The camel:

Badger:

In different countries

Origami originated in Japan, and first it was widely developed among schoolchildren, and only then developed into a universal hobby, which in our time with the udovolCorollary engaged adults. For the first time it was in this country that a textbook on this art was published for schoolchildren. In the textbook, various origami schemes for children were described in detail. And not all schemes were so simple, some required special attention and perseverance.

In the West, this technique has long been perceived only as fun for children. As a rule, various balls and asterisks were made of paper for fun. Only recently, origami was seen as an art that develops human abilities and trains the mind.

Today this art is rapidly developing in all countries of the world, but Japan, still, remains the first in the list both in terms of the number of origami and the number of schemes to be invented. The art of origami contains both simple origami schemes and complex puzzles.

Special paper

When you talk about origami, it's impossible not to mention paper, because it is from it that all the articles are made. Today there are several types of paper sheets. So the paper can be glossy, velvet and even so-called paper twine. By the size also there are various leaves, and of course, the colors of the paper are just what you want.

Typically, the following types of paper are used in class:

• Office paper, it does not whiten when folded;
• Stickers, which are of different shapes, square and rectangular;
• Color paper for children;
• Special paper called "Kami".Such paper already has the form of special blanks of square shape of various sizes in the package.

What is it all about?

Origami has long ceased to be just entertainment, professional educators note that with this type of needlework there are such processes as:

• Developing small motor skills;
• Improves the ability to perceive information;
• The development of the imagination is developing, and concentration of attention;
• The development of memory is stimulated;

Origami promotes that a person develops, when collecting figures, it is almost impossible to act automatically, therefore it is a kind of psychotherapy. Also, when collecting figures from paper, the activity of the right and left hemispheres of the brain increases.

The conducted researches have proved, that employment with a paper promotes:

• Activating creative thinking;
• Improves intellectual abilities;
• Reduces anxiety;
• Stabilizes the emotional state.

The plus is also that both hands are involved in the work, that is, the development of the left hand occurs. According to the famous origami authors Afonkin, origami schemes are suitable for children and adults of any age, they are loved by everyone, because:

• This is like a trick, because it allows you to create a wonderful piece of paper from a simple sheet of paper;
• To do this technique, you only need paper and knowledge;
• Classes are completely safe;
• Great for collective creativity;
• Does not require large material costs;
• No special abilities required.