3D Origami is so addictive…I just can’t stop making these models… albeit time consuming! I loved the colors in this origami butterfly…
How To make a Modular Origami Butterfly:
You will need a total of 269 units for this model.
The breakdown : 179 Green + 80 Yellow + 10 Pink units.
The steps for making the triangular units is available here.
And before I forget…the size of the butterfly will depend on the size of the units… so before you start making the units, decide how big you want your butterfly to be…
Step 1:
As we always do, start by inserting the green units in this fashion (like connector units).
Step 2:
Keep inserting the units.
Row 1 – 1 unit
Row 2 – 2 units
Row 3 – 3 units
As you can see, Row 3 has one yellow unit in the middle.
Step 3:
Row 4 is inserted as shown with 2 green units and 2 yellow units.
Step 4:
Insert the next row by increasing one unit in each row. The middle unit will be a pink one.
Step 5:
Keep adding the units to get the structure shown here.
Step 6:
Add Green units to complete the wing. We would have consumed 44 Green, 4 Pink and 22 Yellow units by now.
Step 7:
Repeat steps 1 to 6 to make one more wing in the same manner.
Step 8:
The lower wings of the butterfly will be a bit smaller and so the wing will use lesser units. The design of the wing has also been modified. This wing consumes 34 Green, 1 Pink and 14 Yellow units.
Step 9:
Make another wing just like the above (Step 8).
Here are all the wings completed.
I just made the design based on what came to my mind. You can make the butterfly wings as you like.
Step 10:
We will make the body of the butterfly by making a row of units. I’ve used yellow and green triangular units here.
Step 11:
To attach the wing to the body of the butterfly, insert a unit in the top of each wing as shown here:
One half of the unit is inserted in the wing and the other part stays out.
Step 12:
Insert this loose part in the body of the butterfly. In the same way, insert all the wings.
A view of the model at this point.
Step 13:
For the antenna, I just cut out a strip of paper and made a little quilling at the corner. These were then glued on to the top most unit.
And the colorful butterfly is here…
very simple and cooooooooool