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About the Author

Duy Nguyen is the author of Creepy Crawly Animal Origami; Dinosaur Origami; Fantasy Origami; Jungle Animal Origami; Origami USA; and Origami with Dollar Bills

Works by Duy Nguyen

Paper Airplanes With Dollar Bills (2005) 100 copies, 2 reviews
Origami Holidays (2002) 41 copies, 1 review
Under the Sea Origami (2004) 32 copies
Origami USA (2004) 31 copies
Cocktail Napkin Origami (2011) 30 copies
Tricks with Dollar Bills (2006) 29 copies
Fantasy Origami (2001) 26 copies
Jungle Animal Origami (2003) 25 copies
Junk Mail Origami (2008) 24 copies
Dinosaur Origami (2002) 23 copies

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I haven't had a chance to try the instructions: just looking at the book, though, they seem large and clear enough to be legible and fairly straightforward. There are instructions for models including Santa Claus, Kris Kringle (who seems to be a Saint Nicholas character), an angel, witch, Grim Reaper, Cat's Skull, Jack-o-'Lantern, etc, 14 in all. If you wanted to make a sleigh with eight tiny reindeer and the jolly gentleman himself, the patterns are all here and it would be a striking show more decoration. The author is not a purist and many or most of the models are enhanced by paper cutting, colouring, and the use of different colours of paper in different shapes and sizes. Santa and Witch, for example, both have conical hats made by rolling, gluing and trimming a cone out of paper. In projects using multiple sheets, it is not blatantly obvious, but on reading the pattern closely, the designer provides "Paper Usage" diagrams showing the relative sizes of paper sheets you need to complete the project. This is extremely helpful. show less
I'm still struggling through the intermediate critters in my "Teach Yourself Origami" book, and I found the Zombigami almost impossible at first. The diagrams are not at all intuitive. In some cases -- Suzie Gravemaker, for example -- the diagrams seem to skip a step. The hair on the drawing of the finished product doesn't look like the photo.

I consulted my beginner's manual, watched a couple of videos, and improvised, and now I can get some of the designs to resemble the pictures.

Zombigami show more is not for origami purists, however; the folds require cutting and recommend gluing.

Still, it's pretty fun.
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Basic origami with paper the size of a dollar bill, although kids love using real ones.

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