Hey folks .... I am new to your forum and I have a problem. I have a picture of a Origami Cat that I do not have instructions for. Can anyone help me out with this please?
Need Help With Cat
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I could be be wrong, and maybe it's because of the small picture, but it doesn't quite look like origami. Where does the picture come from?
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- FlareglooM
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The pose reminds me a bit of Eric Joisel's Cat.
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this was also my first thought: not origami, but something like tangram. it would be interesting to know where the picture is from.LeafPiece wrote:I could be be wrong, and maybe it's because of the small picture, but it doesn't quite look like origami. Where does the picture come from?
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franz
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Thanks for reminding me! I was trying to remember where I had seen that style before.franz wrote:not origami, but something like tangram.
@FlareglooM: It links back to the OP's own photobucket so we still don't know the original source, but you're right, Joisel's cat looks very similar.
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Hey guys .... sorry for the delay in answering the questions.
The cat came from a book for the game called Battletech. It was left behind by a group of high tech assassins called the Nekekami as a calling card to show they had been there.
Just from my researching what you have said it does kinda look like it is a Tangram, but I have not idea how to make it. If there some kind of guide to show how to fold Tangrams that I might be able to use to figure out how to actually fold this?
The cat came from a book for the game called Battletech. It was left behind by a group of high tech assassins called the Nekekami as a calling card to show they had been there.
Just from my researching what you have said it does kinda look like it is a Tangram, but I have not idea how to make it. If there some kind of guide to show how to fold Tangrams that I might be able to use to figure out how to actually fold this?
Re: Need Help With Cat
Like franz mentioned, tangram is not origami so it's not something you fold. Tangram is a puzzle, and you have pieces that you rearrange to form various shapes.
With that being said, both origami and tangram follow certain rules, and although it doesn't look like origami, it's not traditional tangram either (tangram only has 7 pieces) - it just has that look.
It's likely the author of the book wasn't concerned with details and simply made something up. Otherwise it could be paper craft in which case anything goes!
With that being said, both origami and tangram follow certain rules, and although it doesn't look like origami, it's not traditional tangram either (tangram only has 7 pieces) - it just has that look.
It's likely the author of the book wasn't concerned with details and simply made something up. Otherwise it could be paper craft in which case anything goes!
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flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41587111@N08/
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- Creasepatternmaker
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I guarantee this is not pure origami. Looks like some craft project, or as the above users have mentioned, maybe a tanagram.