Origami can be a lot of fun if you really get into it, and something as seemingly complex as a TIE Fighter from Star Wars isn’t quite as difficult once you watch this video. Origami is really more about patience and being exact with your folds in order to get it right. This can take a little bit of time and focus but once you get it right it comes out to make something pretty impressive. How the people that came up with these designs did this is still kind of a mystery to those of us that don’t really get Origami, but the result is usually very cool. The amount of folding to Origami is perhaps the single most time-consuming portion and the reason why some folks wouldn’t be able to get into it since being this exact is just not in the nature of some people.
By the time the cockpit of the TIE Fighter is formed the whole thing looks like a giant black taffy, but as the person doing the folding shows the sides are then opened up to make the ‘wings’ of the fighter. All that’s left is to round out the cockpit with your fingernails and you have your Origami Star Wars Tie Fighter. It’s kind of rough-looking of course but this is Origami, not sculpting, so obviously it’s going to be a rough estimation of the space craft. What seems really complex is the fact that people have found ways to make the classic X-Wing, and even the Millennium Falcon, much in the same manner. The number of folds for those two seem like they’d be absolute insurmountable and at a different level than this video, which seems like it would be basic compared to those.
Origami is definitely something you need to be into in order to enjoy it, though it is fascinating to see how an ordinary sheet of paper can be made into so many different shapes. For some the practice is very cathartic, meaning that it can calm them down and bring them a bit of relief when they’re having a bad day or are dealing with a lot of stress. The precision and focus that Origami requires can bring everything down to a level where only the next fold is important and the eventual payoff is the finished product and the small amount of pride that comes with it. Then of course there are those that practice Origami simply because it keeps their hands busy and gives them something to do.
One thing I have noticed however is that there are those who practice Origami for one reason or another and then become addicted to it in a way, or rather, addicted to the challenge that is brought on by attempting more difficult forms as they progress in their skill. Personally I couldn’t even do a swan with a book on how to do it in front of me but then again my focus is elsewhere. I’m still very much impressed by Origami, which is an art form unto itself.
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