Origami Owl

[Radiant_Howl2628]

does anyone know a good owl diagram or cp?

[jeko]

depends on your definition of "good"...
Beth Johnson's owls are very cute and she has CPs and diagrams for 3 different ones online
http://bethorigami.wordpress.com/

and there is a photo guide for the "hex owl" here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50612995@N ... 691123735/

or if you like a challenge, Robert Lang's Night Hunter (CP on his homepage)

[jacoboqc]

For me the best is Katsuta Kyohei's, I have the crease pattern posted on my blog a few posts ago with a some photos of the collapsing procces, check them if you want-by the way this is kinda more complex than Lang's night hunter, it needs more shaping.

[phillipcurl]

The diagram for Katusta Kyohei's is found in tanteidan 17.
it has a rather simple folding sequence to get the base, but the shaping kills me every time.

I made it once, but I was going fast on the shaping, and his head kinda ended up on his back...
i've been to lazy to make it again, but eventually, I will.

[jacoboqc]

The diagram for Katusta Kyohei's is found in tanteidan 17.
it has a rather simple folding sequence to get the base, but the shaping kills me every time.

I made it once, but I was going fast on the shaping, and his head kinda ended up on his back...
i've been to lazy to make it again, but eventually, I will.

Yeah you're truly right-I was not thinking at the simpler version, definitely better working with a diagram than a CP, but notice they are different models! Structure is similar but different from the other two (the one whose Cp is on a Tanteidan, and the one that was shown in OUSA's convention 2008, I think)

[phillipcurl]

The tanteidan one i believe is updated.
Artur folded the old one from the cp, and it looks completely different form the tanteidan one. the tanteidan one is cleaner, i guess you could say.

[bethnor]

it's worth noting that kyohei has at least two owls. the second is the blaskisten's fish owl, which has a more complex head grafted onto the other's body.

[jeko]

Joseph Wu also published a CP of an owl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephwuor ... 036171686/

[steingar]

I published a flying owl (sort of, about the Owl, not the flying) in one of the OUSA convention programs.

[Radiant_Howl2628]

For me the best is Katsuta Kyohei's, I have the crease pattern posted on my blog a few posts ago with a some photos of the collapsing procces, check them if you want-by the way this is kinda more complex than Lang's night hunter, it needs more shaping.

Well thank you all i think i'll try to start folding Katsuta's owls if i ever get a copy of the new tanteidan :)and maybe i'll attempt Robert Lang's owls sometime in the near future.

[OrigamiGeek]

in origami zoo there is an owl

[GWB origami]

another good but simple owl is Michael lafosse's owl from storygami.

[Trakthor]

Owl by Davor Vinko

Owl by Román Diaz (this one is my favorite - it has personality )

[GWB origami]

there is also roman diaz's simpler owl also in origami essence.

[gordigami]

Bernie Peyton's Owlet , from the book, Eco Origami .
Beautiful owl with loads of personality .
Not for the timid.
Sharpen up your skills before launching into this one ...
Selection, colour,& texture of paper will be important , mostly after your first trial fold results in an unholy mutilation...
Probably applies to all complex or near-complex folds.
ie: Don't use origamido paper for first fledgling attempt .