How to Draw Origami Diagrams page 3

The next step is to check your drawing for accuracy.

Your original model was made out of a sheet of paper - Sheet No1.
Take another sheet of paper - Sheet No2.

When you have finished you should have 2 examples of your latest masterpiece. Sheet No1, which will probably look a bit battered and Sheet No2 in much better condition.

You will also have a rough, but accurate, draft of the folding sequence.

Now we will draw an accurate and high quality diagram of the model.

The first thing to do is to decide what size of paper you want to use for the diagram.

I use standard A4 paper as it is very easy to photocopy, reduce and enlarge and is a standard size used in most European and Asian publications. I will assume A4 is being used for the rest of this exercise.

If you live in North America you will probably choose the US lettersize and be out of step with the rest of the world! This is another subject entirely and I will not go into it here. Further information on paper sizing can be found here;

Take a look at how many individual diagram pictures you have and, working on a ratio of about 6 - 8 pictures per page, you will know how many pages you can expect to use.

With your pencil, lightly sketch where the individual steps will go.

Spacing the steps out at about 6 - 8 per page will keep the overall balance of the page nice. Many more than that and you are in danger of making the diagrams look overcrowded, cluttered and hard to read.