Reddit mentions of Origami from Angelfish to Zen (Dover Origami Papercraft)

The plastic (mylar?), or holographic reflective paper does not work too well, it doesn't hold creases good, but it can still be worked with for figures of simple to moderate complexity if it has paper on one side. If it is the kind that is all plastic, it will not be able to hold creases sufficiently well for most origami- anything you try to fold will unfold itself partway.

Real foil gift wrap with one side paper and one side foil works as well as origami foil paper you find in packs.

I often assume the side edges of the foil are a straight line to make things simpler, but you can cut a full square without making this assumption, it just takes a little additional measuring.

Tools to use are a ruler, pencil, and an "L square right angle rule" - Google it if you are not familiar with it; it is an architects/construction worker's tool, looks like a big metal L-shaped ruler; they can be had cheap at a Home Depot or Lowes, or a protractor would work too, but would not be as convenient.

I carefully measure off a square up to the size I want (I've made ones as big as a yard square in the past) and then cut it out using a metal ruler and X-acto type hobby knife. Then fold it on the diagonals and make sure the edges line up.

If they don't quite line up, you can place the ruler on the edge where all the raw edges are, with the ruler at a 90 degree angle to the adjacent edge, and cut through all the edges at once to make something very close to a perfect square.

It actually takes a decent amount of time and attention to detail to produce a good square of paper this way, but it allows you to use any kind of paper (butcher block rolls, for example, or handmade paper, textured paper, etc) and so I think it is worth it. I read the basics of the technique in one of the more popular origami books, "Origami from Angelfish to Zen" by Peter Engels, page 7, "Materials".

http://www.amazon.com/Origami-Angelfish-Zen-Peter-Engel/dp/0486281388

I hope this helps!

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Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa

Each model comes with a "theme", often mathematical in nature. Design theory (like Design Secrets but more digestible) and history is interspersed.

Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel

Probably the most intellectually wide-ranging book on origami of all time. The first half of this book is collection of essays about origami history, math, design, and the craft as an art form.

Advanced Origami by Michael Lafosse

This book mostly covers the paper side of origami, such as how to make duo paper, wet-folding, etc

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