Hi there! no, the subject's not an April Fool's Day joke - I've indeed got three new videos for you!
*1. Rabbit by Jun Maekawa* Almost exactly 5 years after uploading my first tutorial for the wonderful rabbit design by Jun Maekawa, I decided to produce a new and better video for the model. The old video was the last one I recorded with my old camera. The new tutorial is now in HD, and I hope some improvements in my presentation also become evident. :) I've always loved the model, it's my favourite origami bunny out there - cute and so easy to get looking perfect. So it deserves the best presentation possible, which I'm hoping I've gotten much closer to now. And with Easter's quickly approaching, it's the perfect model to fold. So it'd be wonderful to hear your thoughts on how the old and new video compare! Picture of folds: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-maekawa-rabbit or http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-maekawa-rabbit-to_the_moon Old tutorial: https://youtu.be/9u-TF_W_z5g or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-maekawa-rabbit_old New tutorial: https://youtu.be/kOeX5kuW2gQ or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-maekawa-rabbit Thanks again to Jun Maekawa for this absolutely wonderful design, his permission to present it to you in a video and all the other work he has contributed! For example, check out his books http://www.happyfolding.com/book-maekawa-genuine_origami and http://www.happyfolding.com/book-maekawa-genuine_origami_sqrt2 for more fantastic designs and wonderfully drawn diagrams! *2. Modular "Star Festival" by Nobuko Okabe* Early in 2014 Nobuko Okabe published diagrams for her "Star Festival" in OrigamiUSA's TheFold: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/diagram-star-festival Now there's also a tutorial on how to fold it - including all 5 variants and a cone-shaped variant. Also good to know: you can fold a different variant on the front and the reverse of the model, making it easy to get a variety of looks. So the model gives you lots of room for creativity - especially as the look of the model changes drastically if you use different patterned paper. So do give it a try and experiment! Picture of folds: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-okabe-star_festival or http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-okabe-star_festival-white_rainbow Tutorial: https://youtu.be/zOPanlxUMek or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-okabe-star_festival Thanks to Nobuko Okabe for a wonderful model and her permission to present it to you in a video. And, of course, for being part of the "Happy Ducky Folders" with me at OrigamiUSA's Oversized Folding event at the convention in 2015 ( https://youtu.be/HtYr5n4tupk or http://www.happyfolding.com/animation-oversized_folding_at_origamiusa_2015 )! *3. Coloring and folding in real time: "Star Festival" by Nobuko Okabe* I recorded myself while coloring printer paper and folding it into the white/rainbow "Star Festival": http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-okabe-star_festival-white_rainbow So if enjoy watching someone fold, you can do so in that video. I intentionally uploaded the video at normal folding speed and added no verbal instructions etc. I hear some people find watching and listening to this sort of activity relaxing, so I hope the video will serve that purpose. 1 hour and 40 minutes of it. :) Picture of fold: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-okabe-star_festival-white_rainbow Video: https://youtu.be/ZDRXmvmr_eY or http://www.happyfolding.com/asmr-okabe-star_festival And with that I wish you a great weekend and happy folding, -- Sara
