The Origami Forum

Could someone please explain this to me with an image? Text isn't enough for me o understand:

Wikipedia wrote:It is also possible to twist a single conical point indefinitely, collapsing the sides in a waterbomb-base-like fashion as one goes.

Ok this is a big way in which I design so here goes:

They mean that if you have a cone and pinch it on 4 sides sort of like the cardinal directions on a compass, you can collapse that cone into a pseudo waterbomb at the point. A lot of my flowers use this technique in many ways, with a hidden one in the Twisty flower and more obvious ones in the models I just posted.

If you twist the point, you get a great flow effect from the top of the point branching to the bottom of the cone.

Take my models here as two basic examples:


Schneider's Flower by Bassjason1, on Flickr


Fleur d'étoile by Bassjason1, on Flickr


I've tried to apply this to scales and other parts of animals, I hope others can develop that area more since it would have a fantastic effect on box pleated bugs and scaly reptilians.

Bass wrote:Take my models here as two basic examples:

Perfect Bass, I had seen that kind of fold before but I didn't know Wikipedia was referring to that. I've been trying to learn about the different types of folds .

Very nice flowers. I personally prefer the latest animal models you've created.

I once couldn't find an elegant way to close a box, so what I did was take the 4 points and swirl them and I liked the result:

Brimstone wrote:I once couldn't find an elegant way to close a box, so what I did was take the 4 points and swirl them and I liked the result

That's the locking mechanism? Quite original .