The Origami Forum

Some of the models you make don't turn out well the first time you fold them, since small misstakes in the beginning grows big at the end.
Or some of them needs really fine tuning at the end to look anything like expected (my biggest disappointments are the lions of Brill or Albertino)
My favorite is the tiger of Seiji Nishikawa, the detailed face gets excellent even if the beginning of the folding is not totally exact.
Another favorite is the bull moose of Robert Lang. Even if I stop following the fine tuning in the diagrams just after the base is completed, I can still create a decent recognizable moose.
A third example is the fluffy from Kirschenbaum.
These 3 models have in common a distinct pattern, tiger face, moose horns, fluffy face, that can be recognized even if the folding contains mistakes.
I would like to have suggestions of more models like this with an distinct recognizable look?

I think this is a matter of style. For example, I believe that most of Lang's models, Kawahata's models, Montroll's models fit this criterion.

I think that most elephants do not require shaping, but don't hold me to that.

Mooser's Train, and many Box pleating models don't require shaping.

In contrast, models by Yoshizawa, Giang Dinh, Bernie Peyton, Saadya Sternberg, Eric Joisel and others require fine tuning to breathe warmth and life into their models.

And some models, like Quentin's Pig, are in the middle, turing out beautifully with just a small amount of fine tuning.

Not a specific answer, but an opinionated start.....

- Hank Simon

HankSimon wrote:many Box pleating models don't require shaping.

Exactly the opposite is the case. Boxpleated models are those models who require the most shaping!
For models that require no shaping in the end, I would recommend Roman Diaz book "Origami Essence".
Always good but a little hard to get the diagrams, are some of Komatsu's models like his horse or owl.

Some box-pleated models require lots of shaping (i.e. the work of some VOG members), and some require little (mostly the ones that you want a boxy look for-mechanical objects such as cars, trains, etc.). It all depends on the specific model and method of design. Lafosse's butterflies might be good ones to look into.

I also suggest Diaz' Origami Essence. Some of them do require a small bit of shaping to make them "poofy," as a friend of mine calls it, but otherwise, they are all very recognizable.

Thanks, I am waiting for my copy of Origami Essence
Looks very fun with a lot of "blow up" models