Animals are a very common subject in origami. I create them with a high-level of realism, trying to breath life into them. Using folding techniques like box pleating, shaped animals like snails, hedgehogs, pangolins seem especially attractive. Most of them are crafted into three-dimensional forms. For this, the choice of the best paper is always very important. After the folding is completed, I paint the origami with an acrylic fixative that gives the pieces a more attractive surface and strengthens the form.