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Pixel Art

Designed by Max Hulme
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This unit is folded from a rectangle of ratio between 2:3 and 3:4, silver or 'A' ratio rectangles (1:√2) also work well. The pixel unit was developed following a competition to create an interconnecting 'pixel' for a giant mural of an eye, folded during the BOS 40th Anniversary convention in 2007.

This low intermediate origami design is folded from 1 rectangle and is categorized as "Modulars".

Difficulty

Low Intermediate

Folded From

1 Rectangle

Category

Modulars

Folds of this Design
1

I was inspired to fold this pixel art, after seeing this same design folded by Margaret Tsui. It comprises of 576 individual pixel units, folded from 3:4 rectangles, each measuring 3.75cm (1.5") x 5cm (2"). The overall design measures approximately 30cm (12") square. The following number of each colour were used: - 194 x Sky Blue - 137 x Green - 119 x Brown - 44 x Red - 39 x Beige - 34 x Blue - 7 x Black - 2 x Yellow I used Toyo branded kami for this design, as it comes in a huge array of colours, though it's worth noting that darker colours sometimes transfer to lighter pixels during assembly. To avoid this, I found that inserting a plaster collar stiffener, helped to provide protection to the surface of the piece being connected to, whilst locking the units together. Pixel units hold together extremely well, and the final piece is very robust. The pixels around the edge are slightly modified, to give a clean edge.
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I was inspired to fold this pixel art, after seeing this same design folded by Margaret Tsui. It comprises of 576 individual pixel units, folded from 3:4 rectangles, each measuring 3.75cm (1.5") x 5cm (2"). The overall design measures approximately 30cm (12") square. The following number of each colour were used:
  • 194 x Sky Blue
  • 137 x Green
  • 119 x Brown
  • 44 x Red
  • 39 x Beige
  • 34 x Blue
  • 7 x Black
  • 2 x Yellow
I used Toyo branded kami for this design, as it comes in a huge array of colours, though it's worth noting that darker colours sometimes transfer to lighter pixels during assembly. To avoid this, I found that inserting a plaster collar stiffener, helped to provide protection to the surface of the piece being connected to, whilst locking the units together. Pixel units hold together extremely well, and the final piece is very robust. The pixels around the edge are slightly modified, to give a clean edge.
Pixel Art (Max Hulme)
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