How to Make a 3D Origami Pokéball
Become familiar with the general design of the project., Make your collection of origami pieces., Make sure you have enough pieces for the model., Begin with 2 white pieces just made., Assemble them by putting the leg of one into the pocket of...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Become familiar with the general design of the project.
By looking at an example of how a proper model of an origami Pokéball should look, you will be able to gain a better sense of how to create your own. -
Step 2: Make your collection of origami pieces.
The first step in the entire process is to make all of the pieces beforehand for convenient use.
In order to do so, you can figure this out in How to make 3D origami pieces, or you can follow this explanation:
Take one of the squares of the paper and hold it in your hands with the longer side kept to the bottom.
Fold this in half, bringing the bottom of the paper to the top.
Fold again from right to left in a light-weight fold.
Unfold the last fold made and flip the paper sideways.
Fold the right side of the paper to the bottom line in the middle.
Repeat the same step with the left side.
Turn paper over and fold down the outer corners of it.
Fold the two visible top 2 flaps down.
The shape resulting is a triangle.
Fold this in half and one piece should be officially done. , You'll need: approximately 47 black pieces for the poke ball-lining layers. approximately 244 white pieces for the bottom of Pokéball structure. approximately 221 red pieces for the top of Pokéball. , Take notice that each piece has two extending sides and 2 pockets for which they will be able to build upon each other. , You must make sure to keep them alternating like bricks so that each new piece you put on is resting on two different pieces.
So to put it another way, grab one piece and take the right leg and insert it into the left pocket of another piece.
With the left leg of the first piece, place it inside the right pocket of a third piece. ,,,,, Start small from the bottom and gradually have the pieces shape themselves outward. , The ball should look like this from the side, becoming larger as it approaches the middle. , After the white-half of the ball, begin the middle-lining portion with both black and white pieces. ,, After completing one full layer of the black pieces, the ball should look like this. , Once the black middle-lining has been made, continue the process with the red pieces.
This should just be like creating the white-half of the ball, except now you will be making it backwards. , Do so by forming a circle instead of a layer like so: ,,,, Now, you are fully equipped to catch some 3D origami Pokémon! -
Step 3: Make sure you have enough pieces for the model.
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Step 4: Begin with 2 white pieces just made.
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Step 5: Assemble them by putting the leg of one into the pocket of another.
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Step 6: Spread out and fill in the remaining parts of the base
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Step 7: repeating the prior two steps.
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Step 8: When enough pieces have been made and put together
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Step 9: the base should look like this.
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Step 10: Repeat the steps with layers and gradually add on to the ball as a whole.
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Step 11: Go along layer-by-layer
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Step 12: using the same guideline as before to attach the pieces together.
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Step 13: Shape the ball along the process so that the pieces radiate outward and form a spherical shape.
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Step 14: Add layers
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Step 15: keeping the main shape in mind as the process continues.
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Step 16: Create the middle part of the Pokéball design.
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Step 17: Form the circular shape of the Pokéball button with the black pieces.
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Step 18: Finish the layer.
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Step 19: Start building the red layers.
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Step 20: Complete the shape of the button using the black pieces.
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Step 21: Resume the layering process for the remaining red layers.
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Step 22: Remember to form a rounded shape along the way to maintain the shape of a ball.
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Step 23: Finish the Pokéball by building the final layer.
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Step 24: Carefully squish the ball inward to form a more perfect circular shape.
Detailed Guide
By looking at an example of how a proper model of an origami Pokéball should look, you will be able to gain a better sense of how to create your own.
The first step in the entire process is to make all of the pieces beforehand for convenient use.
In order to do so, you can figure this out in How to make 3D origami pieces, or you can follow this explanation:
Take one of the squares of the paper and hold it in your hands with the longer side kept to the bottom.
Fold this in half, bringing the bottom of the paper to the top.
Fold again from right to left in a light-weight fold.
Unfold the last fold made and flip the paper sideways.
Fold the right side of the paper to the bottom line in the middle.
Repeat the same step with the left side.
Turn paper over and fold down the outer corners of it.
Fold the two visible top 2 flaps down.
The shape resulting is a triangle.
Fold this in half and one piece should be officially done. , You'll need: approximately 47 black pieces for the poke ball-lining layers. approximately 244 white pieces for the bottom of Pokéball structure. approximately 221 red pieces for the top of Pokéball. , Take notice that each piece has two extending sides and 2 pockets for which they will be able to build upon each other. , You must make sure to keep them alternating like bricks so that each new piece you put on is resting on two different pieces.
So to put it another way, grab one piece and take the right leg and insert it into the left pocket of another piece.
With the left leg of the first piece, place it inside the right pocket of a third piece. ,,,,, Start small from the bottom and gradually have the pieces shape themselves outward. , The ball should look like this from the side, becoming larger as it approaches the middle. , After the white-half of the ball, begin the middle-lining portion with both black and white pieces. ,, After completing one full layer of the black pieces, the ball should look like this. , Once the black middle-lining has been made, continue the process with the red pieces.
This should just be like creating the white-half of the ball, except now you will be making it backwards. , Do so by forming a circle instead of a layer like so: ,,,, Now, you are fully equipped to catch some 3D origami Pokémon!
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