The Origami Thread

crynts

Hi. This thread is dedicated to origami. Discuss the stuff. All models below are folded from an uncut square unless otherwise noted.

Disclaimer: I did NOT make any of these. While I certainly can make some of them, I'm too lazy to upload any pictures.

Pictures:
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This is the Kawasaki Rose. Only the actual rose and the one leaf is folded from a square. The stem is just a wire wrapped with green paper. How to fold one can be found here. There is an easier model found at the website http://danoftoasters.org/?sample=no&page=3&catnum=2.

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This is Charles Esseltine's Dragon in Flight. The diagram is kind of hard to understand.

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The fearsome Ancient Dragon designed by Satoshi Kamiya. No online diagrams are avalible.

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A very cool Phoenix also designed by Satoshi Kamiya. There is a crease pattern avalible for those that want to fold it. I have attempted this model. I came pretty close. However, my first try had a better head but crumpled up wings compared to my second try. The paper gets quite thick.

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The Black Forest Cuckoo Clock. Designed by Robert J. Lang. There are no online diagrams. It is folded from an uncut rectangle.

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An origami Suicune. Hehe. This model exibits a color change for the tendrils not used in the original model.

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An origami Spenjurmunni. Explanations, laughs, and diagram can be found here. It's a relatively simple model and is recommended for beginners.

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Origami Wall-E. It is so precisely folded it looks more like a toy than origami. Designed by Brian Chan. His website also contains an origami Iron Man and a multitude of insects.

Well, thats all for now. Comment, discuss, and ask questions.
 
Haha this is an interesting thread, my girlfriend used to fold me up little boxes and things and I thought they were pretty cool but I cant even accurately fold a piece of paper in half so the likelihood of me doing anything cool like that is slim to none.
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I think this one is pretty cool!
 
I recently had an interest in origami, so I got myself a beginners set (with paper) and book. For most of them, I'm too careless and rush it, leading to disaster.

I'll carry on trying, if/when I become good, I'll try some of these (The Schwarzwald Cookoo clock looks brilliant, may try it someday and hang it up in my University room (if I get into it)) in the OP.
 
The clock looks interesting, I think it would be cool if you could make it out of like, brown paper bag so that it is a bit bigger though!
 
A brown bag would probably rip during the folding process. They made it out of a long rectangle, so it is just smaller than a life sized one.
 
I like origami that you can make without scissors. I can make a frog and a swan!
 
crynts said:
A brown bag would probably rip during the folding process. They made it out of a long rectangle, so it is just smaller than a life sized one.
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Ah interesting, I was assuming it was made with the really small squares, but I guess intricate folds like that would get super hard if the square was so small.
 
Psycho said:
Ah interesting, I was assuming it was made with the really small squares, but I guess intricate folds like that would get super hard if the square was so small.
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That's exactly what it looks like. However, it is made of one really long rectangle. One piece of paper made the clock along with the leaves. I suspect that the designer did something called grafting.

example of a strip graft:
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Corner graft example:
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The square in the top left corner can be used to create a mouth, horn, etc. The graft also "creates" more paper to form the wings.

As you can see, more details can be formed using the many squares within the square. The Black Forest Cuckoo Clock probably uses many corner and strip grafts.

The only other possible explanation is box-pleating. I will show you an example. The complexity of these are on a whole different level.

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Model along with the CP. (Crease pattern)
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This model is somewhat different in that an asymmetrical crease pattern will produce a symmetrical model.
 
Yea. . . I'm not going to attempt this for a while because the the size and quality of the paper needed is insane. The paper must be very thin but strong in order to prevent rips and make it easier to fold. Even regular origami paper will rip under the stresses of the folds. Something like seven ft. by seven ft. will make the job much easier. I only own paper that is 8 in. by 8 in. When my package arrives maybe I'll try it. . .
 
Here is a link for some money folds. Bill can be used to create animals with longer bodies or more details at the ends without wasting paper.

Interesting money fold:
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Sir Lu said:
this has inspired me to learn the more advanced stuff oustide of cranes and flowers.
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Sir Lu, glad to help! There is an origami forum, but too bad I'm not allowed to post it.

Hint: google.
 
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