Diagrams for the Origamist: Turtle

Snapping Turtle(diagram)-A completed turtle with shell and everything! I would suggest tissue-foil or wet-folding, because the feet look a little weird dry-folded.

Good Luck Traditional Turtle(diagram)- A really nice simple turtle. I've seen a lot that are made smaller and turned into a necklace. On step 7, look at step 8 for placement. And on step 10, you can blow into the bottom to get a rounder shell.

Origamist for the Day: Satoshi Kamiya

Kamiya is one of the most advanced folders in the world! He started folding at age 2, and started making complex models at age 14. His complex Ryujin 3.5, the dragon, took an entire month to complete correctly.

Diagrams for the Origamist: Crane

Three-Headed Crane(diagram)- A modification of the traditional crane. The heads and the tail can be switch to make a phoenix. Any paper can be used.

  Crane(diagram)- The tradition of all traditions! Using the most common base in all origami as well! The link takes you to an animated movie, where it goes step by step. Any paper can be used.

Origamist for the Day: Akira Yoshizawa

Yoshizawa is correctly called the master of origami. Before him, origami was just a party trick, something small, nothing special. He consider nature and origami as one, and based his models after that. Yoshizawa was the first one to dampen a sheet of paper to get rounder folds and shapes. This started the technique of wet folding, which even the masters of origami must use to really get their origami spot on.

Diagrams for the Origamist: Mantis

Mantis(diagram)- A little complex. From the master Robert J. Lang. I suggest that you start with thin paper.

Mantis(diagram)- A much easier mantis. Any paper can be used.

Origamist for the Day: Robert J. Lang

One of the mathematical masters of Origami, Lang has used his talents of origami for NASA! With extreme detail for crease patterns, and applying math into the smallest of folds, he can and will produce even the greatest masterpieces of origami. Lang's Website