The greatest challenge in origami is reproducing a specific
person. Even for an origami master the features of the human face are nearly
impossible to match. Therefore, to make human figures, one needs to focus
on the person's distinctive features or clothing. It wasn't until I had succeeded
in re-creating a
jawa and
Jabba the Hutt that I felt I might be able to do justice to Yoda. It was
relatively easy to create his head and body by altering the jawa figure. A
couple more folds and twists and I had what makes this figure "Yoda", his
distinctive ears. I added feet just for fun. I think the figure is recognizable
as the famous Jedi master yet simple enough for a beginner to make.