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Origami Monsters & Mythical Beings

By Jay Ansill

Published: 1992 by Cassell
Pages: 96
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0304341487

Out of print

Republished (2004) as:

Origami Sourcebook

By Jay Ansill

Published: 2004 by Quarry books
Pages: 208
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 1592530656

Note: This book contains the contents of the book "Lifestyle Origami", as well, which is not reviewed here.

Buy from: Amazon.com

Overall Impression

This book has been out of print for a long time, but can still be found in used bookstores here and there.
There are excellent models included here, but the book's problem is that the diagrams are not the clearest, and the photographs are quite horrible - they even managed to mess up a photo of Neal's dragon...
My favorite models in this book are Lang's Shiva and Neal's cute wizard and witch.
I wouldn't recommend this book for beginners, but for advanced folders, who sometimes enjoy a small challenge of "deciphering" diagrams.

The Models

Model	Creator	Notes	Photo (click for larger image)
Ouroboros	Robert Neale	Winged worm eating its own tail - nice
Wizard	Robert Neale	Cute!
Witch	Robert Neale	Cute!
Dragon	Robert Neale	Neale's famous dragon. Also published in The Flapping Bird
Gargoyle	Jerry Harris	Nice winged monster. Also published in Origami USA 1989 convention book
Daedalus	Gabriel Alvarez Casanovas	Excellent. Also published in El Libro de las Pajaritas de Papel
Pegasus	Gabriel Alvarez Casanovas	Nice
Flapping dragon	Stephen Weiss	Nice
Woodland elf	Stephen Weiss	From a rectangle - Very nice	Folded by Eileen Tan
Centaur	Neal Elias	From a rectangle - nice
Rearing dragon	Marc Kirschenbaum	Very nice	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Shiva	Robert J. Lang	Excellent - The Hindu god with 4 hands
Unicorn	Stephen Weiss	Nice	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Dragon - long tailed	Matthew Green	Good	Folded by Eileen Tan
Cerberus	Robert J. Lang	Very nice	Folded by Eileen Tan