This model is best folded with pliable, thin paper because of the numerous layers and folding techniques involved. There are 114 steps in all, not counting the repeats – and this is where, I daresay, I got side-tracked and delayed the completion of it. This took me 4 hours over 2 Sundays to complete it – not folding it continuously. I have been putting it off for as long as I can remember because I know that I usually sit with complex models for a really long time to complete them. This is a design which has been on my Origami To-Do list for quite some time, now. It is a 2 part instructional video which you can find on his YouTube channel. He has painstakingly explained the intricate folds and is very clear in showing the steps. I have used it as a reference for some of the tricky folds for this model and found it to be very helpful. Mariano Zavala has created a fantastic instructional video for this model, too. The diagrams to this model can be found in Works of Satoshi KAMIYA. How to Fold Satoshi Kamiya’s Divine Boar:

I found this easy to follow and clear with instructions. Sara Adams of HappyFolding has created a detailed video on preparing double tissue paper. Instructions to prepare double tissue paper:

The size of the finished model is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. The size of the paper I used was a square sheet measuring 20 inches. The paper I used was Darice 100-Piece Premium Quality Tissue Gift Wrapping Paper and I used Lineco Methyl Cellulose Adhesive to paste two of these tissue papers together.

I liked the outcome of my first fold and enjoyed folding this design. I wanted to try preparing my own paper for complex models and folding Satoshi Kamiya’s Divine boar gave me the opportunity to test it with intricate folds. This is my first fold of this model and it took me about 2 weeks to complete it since I work on it only at nights for a few hours. Once you prepare the MC mixture, if you have any remaining after preparing your double tissue paper, you can store it for your next use. However, given the multiple layers involved in this design, especially for the limbs and the ‘pleats’ on the boar’s back, I would still recommend a thin paper. The paper is still thin and delicate, which made the initial pre-creasing a bit difficult for me. I used a 3 inch brush to apply the MC paste across the tissue paper and kept the papers to dry for a couple of days before I started folding this model. This was the first time I prepared paper using MC and I was quite happy with the outcome. I used 2 sheets of tissue paper, which I stuck together using methyl cellulose. For this model, taken from Satoshi Kamiya’s first book of origami diagrams – Works of Satoshi KAMIYA. I found this to be a challenging model to fold given the multiple delicate pre-creases. Inoshishigami – The Divine Boar (Design by Satoshi Kamiya)

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