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roodborst wrote:I like the pyramids most. Great job!

nornberg wrote:I like the pyramids a lot. It really has a sense of perspective created by the dunes and the superposition of the pyramids. The apex detail makes the world monument instantly recognizable, and not just three generic pyramids. Good job!

Thank you!

So here are my first draft diagrams for the obelisk and the stegosaurus and a super-rough draft of the pyramids (it lacks all arrows, symbols and text). This is probably as good as the diagrams are going to get this month but they should be sufficient to fold all three models.

A final model before the end of the month... hopefully I'll be able to take some quick photo-diagrams today or tomorrow. It's a traveler from the game Journey.

Isn't that a reverse fold for the hat's "ears"?

Lephantome92 wrote:Isn't that a reverse fold for the hat's "ears"?

I hadn't really considered it one. It's more of a dent along previously creased lines that is performed to shape the model at the end of the folding sequence. I'll try to show that in the diagram but, if it's a point of contention, I can diagram it as a reverse fold in a strictly pureland fashion or leave it out entirely.

Here's the photo-diagram of the Journey Traveler and some text instructions to aid in folding it. I've left out repeated steps to make it shorter.

http://s27.postimg.org/6931pf41v/photo_diagram.png

step 1 - mountain in half
step 2 - valley down 1/8
step 3 - valley up
step 4 - valley up to top
step 5 - valley right
step 6 - mountain to center
step 7 - repeat on right and unfold
step 8 - valley to raw edge
step 9 - mountain
step 10 - fold both flaps down
step 11 - valley in half
step 12 - valley to center
step 13 - unfold
step 14 - refold as shown
step 15 - valley up
step 16 - valley up
step 17 - valley left
step 18 - shaping mountain
step 19 - dent along creases (represents the simplest version of final model)
step 20 - (represents one possible alternate shaping of final model)

Pureland Death

Not sure shaping the model is allowed (pretty much just opening out the layers and pinching the hand) but the folding sequence is pureland. Just need to rush out a diagram before midnight!

The human figure is Jun Maekawa's from Genuine Origami.

Edit: Here's the diagram

Results for February 2016

Designing Pureland is always an interesting challenge, and the entries this month show many ways the folders here either overcame those challenges or used them to their advantage.

In third place is Nornberg's Dachshund. You definitely succeeded in what you set out to create.

Second place is Edg's Death. A beautiful model that shows how much can be expressed in a few folds (although to be strictly Pureland the reference points for each fold should be clear and obvious instead of relying on judgement).

The winner this month is Juston. All the models Juston submitted were excellent, but the clear show-stopper was the Giza Pyramid Complex.

Good job everyone! Juston will judge March and pick the topic for Apr.

Congratulations guys! I also enjoyed contemplating Gyza pyramid complex.

I wanted to share with you a bit about pureland written by the man who had the idea, John Smith:

You will see that in Pureland not only is there a requirement to only manipulate one fold at a time, but also there must be landmarks for all essential folds. In a way my choice of the name Pureland was quite useful as it does suggest the use of landmarks, although I did not think of that originally.I ought to make clear that minimal folding which seeks to convey the essence of an object in as few folds as possible, is rarely Pureland as well since landmarks are usually few and far between.

With that quote I just wanted to explain that in pureland EVERY fold must have a reference . The quote is from: http://www.nickrobinson.info/clients/sm ... reland.php

Congrats to Juston, I particularly like the Pyramids.

Looks like I should have read up on the subject a little more, sorry!

Thank you Yagowe, and congratulations to Juston and Edg. The Death model has a great effect, although it lacks references for all folds. It really deserved the place. Well done!

Thanks to Baltorigamist for setting the challenge and thanks to Yagowe for judging it. I had a lot of fun trying something new this month and look forward to judging the next challenge.

Juston, I've decided to participate in a local folding challenge with Gyza Pyramid Complex. I see you used another name for the model in the diagrams. What name do you want me to use for the art label? What name should I add for you as its creator?

Also, what's the ratio between the unfolded paper and the folded model?

Thanks in advance .

Gerardo wrote:Juston, I've decided to participate in a local folding challenge with Gyza Pyramid Complex. I see you used another name for the model in the diagrams. What name do you want me to use for the art label? What name should I add for you as its creator?

Also, what's the ratio between the unfolded paper and the folded model?

Thanks in advance .

Sorry for the lateness of the reply, I hope it doesn't come too late.

I think I'm going to go with Pureland Giza Pyramid Complex for the final title and you can credit me as Juston Hairgrove.

And the model is about 40% as tall as the square it comes from and 106% as wide.

Thanks Juston!