Robert J. Lang: Barn Owl

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » August 14th, 2009, 7:17 pm

I successfully collapsed this crease pattern: http://langorigami.com/art/birds/barn_owl_2_cp.pdf
And, looking hard at its picture figured out how to shape the face and legs and wings, but i'm having trouble shaping the whole body to be round and not flat.
I will post a picture of my try, i made it from a 64x64cm baking paper,
I think i will have to use MC on it to make the claws and the whole things stay at their places, but i haven't used MC yet.
Anyone has made this owl before?

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » August 15th, 2009, 9:14 am

Maybe i could have posted this topic to the diagrams section....
Here's a bad quality photo i made with my phone, i couldnt find the camera..

Finward · Post by **Finward** » August 15th, 2009, 10:19 pm

I folded this guy a while ago. Great model but hard to detail. I made the body "round" (square

) by stretching the middle flaps from the sides, like if you were inflating a bread paper bag...

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » August 16th, 2009, 11:15 am

Yes, it will be "squared". If i glued some foil onto it, it would stay like an owl, but it will be a big work again, unfold the whole thing and the making rolls of foils and glue it...
Does the other parts on your model stay like it has to be, like the beak and the face?

Finward · Post by **Finward** » August 16th, 2009, 4:59 pm

I folded it with a big square of japanese foil (ive arrived to the conclussion that thats the correct name), so the only part that was really hesitant to stay in place were the layers behind the legs and under the wings.

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » August 16th, 2009, 8:08 pm

So, i unfolded the whole thing, then juggled: i wanted to glue foil on it, but it seemed the folds will disappear, so i took my hairdrier and dried the glue.
i recognized that the glued-dried part became stronger...
So after refolding the whole thing i adjusted almost each part with a "little bit glueing and drying" and i like the result i got. I put cottonball into the body, because it gives it the shape i wanted to have, so here is the result:

I will make better pictures, when my family comes home, they took the camera!

unpocodearte · Post by **unpocodearte** » August 27th, 2009, 9:51 pm

look this for the model..

http://blog.naver.com/veryezi

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » August 28th, 2009, 9:42 am

Really nice foldings!
And what kind of paper is that you used for the barn owl?
Most of the details i did right, but mine wont stay like yours without holding...

elanman · Post by **elanman** » August 31st, 2009, 11:52 pm

Can someone help me on this, please?

I'm trying to collapse the CP, but I am having problems and just can't see how indicated Valleys can be folded as valleys not Mountains. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » September 1st, 2009, 5:31 am

At which part of the cp, the top part?

elanman · Post by **elanman** » September 1st, 2009, 4:41 pm

Diopside wrote:At which part of the cp, the top part?

I'm having trouble with the bottom left right/left area, the talons. I haven't got to the top section yet.

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » September 1st, 2009, 6:19 pm

Here's a bad quality photo here but i hope it helps you:

But this isn't really the "worst" part of the cp!
Good luck!

PauliusOrigami · Post by **PauliusOrigami** » September 1st, 2009, 8:38 pm

Is it 46*46 grid?

elanman · Post by **elanman** » September 1st, 2009, 9:29 pm

Diopside wrote:Here's a bad quality photo here but i hope it helps you

Thanks man, I actually got so bored trying the CP, I completed John Montroll's crab in the meantime

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Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » September 2nd, 2009, 5:27 am

PauliusOrigami wrote:Is it 46*46 grid?

Yes it is