What have you folded lately?

Post by **origami_8** » October 15th, 2007, 5:07 pm

Well, it's the third so far an it's really really tiny. For a first try I'd recommend to go with the recommended size from the book, 16x160cm. Have you folded it Brimstone?

I would really like to see the BOS-photo, but unfortunately I do not get the magazine...

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » October 16th, 2007, 1:20 am

Sort of for the challenge-I decided to fold a crane tessellation and this is what I came up with:

Cranes Around a Fire

I only folded four tiles-I am afraid to try any more; it was hard enough to get the four as it is...

origamimasterjared · October 16th, 2007, 3:37 am

Did you use a paper towel as the backdrop?

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » October 16th, 2007, 5:20 am

Finally folded my Black Panther!

Quentin

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » October 16th, 2007, 5:21 am

Oh, and the Springbok folded with more suitable paper!

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » October 16th, 2007, 6:29 pm

origamimasterjared wrote:Did you use a paper towel as the backdrop?

A napkin-just so my hand wouldn't get in the way

That picture was hard to make look that good (and it still looks like crap

)-webcams are not good for origami pics :/

Post by **Daydreamer** » October 16th, 2007, 8:13 pm

Sheep by Hideo Komatsu (diagrams in latest Tanteidan issue)

And once again Hideo Komatsu amazes me, with his ability to find folding sequences that just happen by themselves. This model is a my first attempt and even though I've only used a 15cm square of standard Kami and didn't really care that much about exact folding, the result still turned out very nicely

Fishgoth · Post by **Fishgoth** » October 16th, 2007, 9:26 pm

Hmm. The Springbok is quite nice. But a Red Rose, especially on a white background is far better

JVega · Post by **JVega** » October 16th, 2007, 10:57 pm

Quentin is a growing origami promise

... Keep on Folding, dude!!

origamimasterjared · October 17th, 2007, 1:08 am

Quentin, your panther looks almost the same as mine. (though I called mine a cougar). I'm guessing identical crease patterns. Yours has whiskers though, a nice touch, and better teeth. If you curve the back in a little, it will make it look more prowling-like. Looks great!

Here's the one I made back in 2003. It was crushed a few times before this picture was taken, but I actually kind of like the wrinkles, except on the tail and hind leg.

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » October 17th, 2007, 1:08 am

hey Fishgoth. I met you once at a BOS convention. Don't know about that rose though. I guess we'll have to wait until Saturday!!
Good luck
Talk to you later
Quentin

qtrollip · Post by **qtrollip** » October 17th, 2007, 1:13 am

Thanx origamimasterjared. yours look very good. I think mine looks a bit forced. it might be the same base as as yours. My base is pleated to add the 5 toes and then the whiskers. I designed one without the pleats, and that one and yours is quite similar. Mark leonard has a very nice one on his website.
I want to change mine a bit so that the whiskers don't come from the top of the muzzle, but I dont want to refold it!! Maybe one day.

FoldCrease · Post by **FoldCrease** » October 17th, 2007, 7:52 pm

I'm currently folding some 100 cranes for something at school next term. I need to make them from a range of 0.5inch paper up to 10inch paper to show size difference.

sunmaid · Post by **sunmaid** » October 18th, 2007, 2:47 am

I folded Fred Rohm's Star of David.

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origamimasterjared · October 20th, 2007, 5:42 am

Narwhal

Designed and folded October, 2007. Wet-folded from an 8.5 inch square of thick paper. I believe it's 10-11 inches long.

I wasn't able to fold this in time for the horns challenge last month.

It's the first time I've done wet-folding since I can remember. I'm not a fan of wet-folding. But the paper was too thick/stiff to make a straight crease dry. Good thing I was back home at my parents' house instead of my apartment, and actually had the materials.

It is closed-back, and uses entirely clean folds. The shaping of the body was done with a closed-sink and a couple mountain folds.

It really looks a lot better in person than this pretty bad (yet best I got) photo.