John Montroll

Turn a simple dollar bill into over 40 different amazing origami creations with this step-by-step guide. Forget purchasing origami paper packs or going through the effort of cutting up paper, and instead reach into your wallet for one dollar! Dollar Origami is your accessible guide to mastering the Japanese art of origami with just one dollar bill. Featuring dozens of projects for both beginners and experts, this book will help you transform any commonplace dollar bill into an elegant masterpiece. Origami expert John Montroll, author of the bestselling Easy Origami, guides you through the process with simple step-by-step instructions. Choose from a variety of projects and folds, ranging in difficulty from simple to more complex, including: Animals, including a cat, a dog, and a frog. Beautiful designs, such as flowers and stars. Shapes, like boxes and pyramids. Objects, including a pirate hat and a ring. And much more! Perfect for rainy days or a break from the screen, Dollar Origami is filled with projects to entertain. Whether you’re an origami novice or expert, this captivating guide has something for you. Find even more folding fun with John Montroll in Origami for Everyone.

Step back into deep time and fold the giants of the ancient world. Bring 35 majestic prehistoric creatures to life, each folded from a single uncut sheet of paper. Designed by origami master John Montroll, this remarkable collection transforms flat sheets into towering sauropods, fierce predators, soaring pterosaurs, and spectacular horned and plated legends. The models range from simple to complex, with most designed at an engaging intermediate level. Travel across five epic chapters: Welcome to the Ancient World - Begin with simpler origami dinosaurs. The Long-Necked Titans - Fold sauropods with graceful necks and powerful tails. The Great Two-Legged Walkers - Fold theropods poised to stride and strike. Wings Over the Ancient World - Take flight with magnificent pterosaurs. Crests, Plates, and Horned Legends - Craft the most celebrated dinosaurs adorned with dramatic ornamentation. Fold the past. Meet the dinosaurs. Discover the magic hidden within a single square sheet of paper.

Visit a forest filled with origami gnomes, magical mushrooms, and playful woodland animals. This enchanting collection of 41 models, all designed by origami master John Montroll, lets you fold your way through a whimsical woodland world. From simple to intermediate designs, each gnome, mushroom, and creature is paired with a short, humorous story that brings the forest to life. Perfect for both beginners and experienced folders, these themes offer fun, adventure, and lots of magic. Five delightful chapters guide your journey: Greetings at the edge of the Forest-Friendly gnomes who welcome you and keep you safe. Friendly Forest Mushrooms-Add wonder with a variety of mushrooms that brighten the forest floor. Rambling Through the Forest-Gnomes that watch over the animals and share woodland wisdom. Small Forest Animals-Creatures that flutter, scamper, and hop through trees and streams. Deep in the Forest-Adventurous, noisy, and mischievous gnomes waiting to be discovered. Join the gnomes with their big hats, pointy feet, and all the magic the forest has to offer.

Visit a forest filled with origami gnomes, magical mushrooms, and playful woodland animals. This enchanting collection of 41 models, all designed by origami master John Montroll, lets you fold your way through a whimsical woodland world. From simple to intermediate designs, each gnome, mushroom, and creature is paired with a short, humorous story that brings the forest to life. Perfect for both beginners and experienced folders, these themes offer fun, adventure, and lots of magic. Five delightful chapters guide your journey: Greetings at the edge of the Forest-Friendly gnomes who welcome you and keep you safe. Friendly Forest Mushrooms-Add wonder with a variety of mushrooms that brighten the forest floor. Rambling Through the Forest-Gnomes that watch over the animals and share woodland wisdom. Small Forest Animals-Creatures that flutter, scamper, and hop through trees and streams. Deep in the Forest-Adventurous, noisy, and mischievous gnomes waiting to be discovered. Join the gnomes with their big hats, pointy feet, and all the magic the forest has to offer.

Welcome to the world premier of the Eleventh Origami Symphony Modeled after musical symphonies in four movements, this brings origami to another level. South American mammals, colorful jungle birds, a series of pyramids and celestial shapes, along with fun sea creatures adds to the variety and enjoyment of origami.Contained in this work are 36 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. Land models include a llama and armadillo along with a series of pyramids. Other models are a flamingo, hoopoe, sailfish, squid, and hermit crab.First Movement: Allegro: Footsteps of South American Mammals.Second Movement: Andante: Parade of Jungle Birds.Third Movement: Minuet of Triangular Pyramids with a Trio of Spherical Gems.Fourth Movement: Allegro: Melodies Deep in the Ocean.

Welcome to the world premier of the Tenth Origami Symphony Based on a four movement musical symphony, many themes and styles demonstrate the power of origami. Horses, elephants, butterflies, three-dimensional diamonds, and large animals are presented in stunning detail.Contained in this work are 36 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. Showing several levels of complexity, all models are diagrammed in under 40 steps. Horse variations include a unicorn, pegasus, and donkey. A variety of elephants from simple to complex, along with lucky butterflies, lucky diamonds, a panda, rhino, and hyena all capture the best of origami.List of movements: First Movement: Allegro: Theme & Variation on the Horse & Elephant. Second Movement: Andante: Animals that Bring Good Luck. Third Movement: Minuet of Lucky Diamonds with a Trio of Colorful Octahedra. Fourth Movement: Allegro: Sounds of Dangerous Animals.

Welcome to the world premier of the Ninth Origami Symphony Modeled after a musical symphony in four movements, many themes reveal the possibilities of origami. Australian mammals and birds along with colorful cubes and backyard bugs are explored in beautiful detail.Contained in this work are 35 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. Beautiful and diverse Australian birds and mammals fill the first two movements. Many of the birds have color-change patterns. Fancy duo-colored cubes are shown in the minuet of the third movement. The fourth movement captures detailed, delicate and complex bugs.First Movement: Allegro: Australian Mammals Hopping Around.Second Movement: Andante: Australian Birds Hopping Around.Third Movement: Minuet of Colorful Cubes with a Trio of Shapes Based on Cubes.Fourth Movement: Allegro: The Buzzing of Backyard Bugs.

Welcome to the world premier of the Eighth Origami Symphony Structured as a musical symphony in four movements, multiple themes combine to highlight the varieties of origami. Lively origami scenes can be created from the detailed cat breeds, sea creatures, tall prisms, challenging spherical shapes, and spectacular circus animals.Contained in this work are 38 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. An octet of cat breeds fills the first movement. Peaceful sea creatures swim through the second movement. A variety of tall prisms and spherical shapes form the minuet and trio of the third movement. For the fourth movement, a parade of circus animals brings the symphony to a grand conclusion.First Movement: Allegro: Theme and Variation on Cats.Second Movement: Andante: Sound Waves in the Sea.Third Movement: Minuet of Tall Prisms with a Trio of Spherical Shapes.Fourth Movement: March of the Circus Animals.

Welcome to the world premier of the Eighth Origami Symphony Structured as a musical symphony in four movements, multiple themes combine to highlight the varieties of origami. Lively origami scenes can be created from the detailed cat breeds, sea creatures, tall prisms, challenging spherical shapes, and spectacular circus animals.Contained in this work are 38 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. An octet of cat breeds fills the first movement. Peaceful sea creatures swim through the second movement. A variety of tall prisms and spherical shapes form the minuet and trio of the third movement. For the fourth movement, a parade of circus animals brings the symphony to a grand conclusion.First Movement: Allegro: Theme and Variation on Cats.Second Movement: Andante: Sound Waves in the Sea.Third Movement: Minuet of Tall Prisms with a Trio of Spherical Shapes.Fourth Movement: March of the Circus Animals.

Welcome to the world premier of the Seventh Origami Symphony Structured as a musical symphony in four movements, interesting themes highlight the possibilities of origami. Detailed and distinct reptiles, farm animals, antiprisms, stars, and monkeys combine to create an origami adventure.Contained in this work are 37 original models, each a masterpiece by origami master John Montroll. Each model can be folded from a single square using standard origami paper. The first movement begins slowly with a trio of turtles. After more reptiles, we take a walk through the farm in the second movement. Mind-boggling polyhedra fill the third movement. The fourth movement captures a variety of monkeys singing and hooting from tree to tree.First Movement: Adagio, Allegro: Reptiles Picking up Speed.Second Movement: Andante: Walking Through the Farm.Third Movement: Minuet of Antiprisms with a Trio of Stars.Fourth Movement: March of Boisterous and Frolicsome Monkeys.