Star Wars Origami book cover

Star Wars Origami

by Chris Alexander

Published:
2012 by Workman Publishing Company
Pages:
272
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780761169437
ISBN-10:
0761169431

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Skill Level From simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Most are

Overall Impression

If you're a Star Wars fan, and like origami, stop reading this review and go get the book. You will love it, as does Tom Angleberger, author of the "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda" series, who provided a nice forward for this book.

I belong to the Star Trek camp, but still find this book to be great. It does have its flaws, the biggest one, at least for me, is the special paper that comes in the end of the book, supposedly to make the models more realistic. I find it detracts from the designs, which, in most cases, do a good job of faithfully representing their subjects, and need no enhancements. The quality of the designs varies. Some require a little more imagination than others, but the richness of subjects and designs easily compensates for this.

So what you get is pretty much everything from the Star Wars lore. Characters, alien species, starships and weapons, including several lightsaber variations; they are all here. Some in detail and some abstract. The book is peppered throughout with Star Wars photos and Star Wars trivia, and each design is accompanied by a description of its place in the Star Wars mythology.

I'd recommend this book for intermediate folders, as I don't think the author's diagramming style will work well with beginners, but it can be a good "take it to the next level" book.

There are 36 Origami Designs in Star Wars Origami:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Lightsabers

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Chris Alexander21Rectangle - 1X4Origami Lightsabers by Chris Alexander. Folded from a rectangle of vellum by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a rectangle of vellum by Gilad Aharoni
Trade Federation Battleship

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Chris Alexander29Square
Naboo Royal Starship

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Chris Alexander37SquareOrigami Naboo Royal Starship by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni
R2-D2

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Chris Alexander43Square
Darth Sidious

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Chris Alexander49Square
Anakin Skywalkers Podracer

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Chris Alexander53Triangle
Jabba the Hut

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Chris Alexander57SquareOrigami Jabba the Hut by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Yoda

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Chris Alexander63SquareOrigami Yoda by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Armored Assault Tank

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Chris Alexander69Square
Naboo Starfighter

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Chris Alexander75Square
Vulture Droid Starfighter

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Chris Alexander81Square
3 units
Jango Fett and Boba Fett

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Chris Alexander89Square
Slave I

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Chris Alexander95Square
Taun We

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Chris Alexander103Square
C-3PO

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Chris Alexander109Square
2 units
Republic Clone Trooper

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Chris Alexander117SquareOrigami Republic Clone Trooper by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
ETA-2 Jedi Starfighter

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Chris Alexander125Square
Droid Tri-Fighter

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Chris Alexander133Square
General Grievous

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Chris Alexander141Square
Naboo Star Skiff

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Chris Alexander149Square
Imperial Star Destryoer

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Chris Alexander157Square
Darth Vader

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Chris Alexander165SquareOrigami Darth Vader by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of Tant paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Tant paper by Gilad Aharoni
Princess Leia Organa

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Chris Alexander173SquareOrigami Princess Leia Organa by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Luke Skywalker

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Chris Alexander179Square
Han Solo

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Chris Alexander185Square
Chewbacca

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Chris Alexander189Square
2 units
Jawa

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Chris Alexander197Square
Sandcrawler

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Chris Alexander203Square
Landspeeder

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Chris Alexander209Square
Bantha

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Chris Alexander215SquareOrigami Bantha by Chris Alexander. Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
The Death Star

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Chris Alexander221Square
Millennium Falcon

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Chris Alexander227SquareOrigami Millennium Falcon by Chris Alexander on giladorigami.com
Folded by Margaret Tsui
TIE Fighter

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Chris Alexander233Square
3 units
X-wing Starfighter

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Chris Alexander239Square
Darth Vader's TIE Advanced Fighter X1

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Chris Alexander247Square
Imperial Shuttle

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Chris Alexander253Square