Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
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Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
Hello everyone!
I thought I'd bring a bit of one of my other hobbies to this month's challenge, so the theme for the August Challenge will be "Heraldry".
There's a whole world of possibilites for design there, such as:
- an animal or monster in an heraldic posture,
- a distinctive inanimate heraldic charge (like a fleur-de-lys or one of the many heraldic crosses),
- a tesselation representing an heraldic field division,
- a full shield with a coat of arms on it (fictional or real world),
- a helmet with an heraldic crest,
- an heraldic badge (for example, the Tudor Rose),
- a full heraldic achievement (shield, supporters, helmet, crest),
- a representation of a Japanese mon.
Some examples:
Joseph Wu's Heraldic Skull
WIP: Heraldic Skull. by Joseph Wu Origami, on Flickr
Manuel Sirgo Alvarez's Leon Heraldico
Leon heraldico II Sirgo by Manuel Sirgo Alvarez, on Flickr
Tong Liu's Eagle Displayed
https://flic.kr/p/ojYzwj
Some resources:
Heraldry for Non-Heralds
Basic Concepts of Heraldry
Also try a Google image search for 'heraldry' to get pages of inspiration...
Rules:
-Any regular convex polygon allowed (e.g. square, hexagon, octagon)
-No cutting, no pasting
-Multiple sheets allowed, as long as they're all the same shape
-MC shaping is allowed
-You can submit as many models as you want
Edg will be the judge for this challenge, and will choose the theme for September.
I thought I'd bring a bit of one of my other hobbies to this month's challenge, so the theme for the August Challenge will be "Heraldry".
There's a whole world of possibilites for design there, such as:
- an animal or monster in an heraldic posture,
- a distinctive inanimate heraldic charge (like a fleur-de-lys or one of the many heraldic crosses),
- a tesselation representing an heraldic field division,
- a full shield with a coat of arms on it (fictional or real world),
- a helmet with an heraldic crest,
- an heraldic badge (for example, the Tudor Rose),
- a full heraldic achievement (shield, supporters, helmet, crest),
- a representation of a Japanese mon.
Some examples:
Joseph Wu's Heraldic Skull
WIP: Heraldic Skull. by Joseph Wu Origami, on Flickr
Manuel Sirgo Alvarez's Leon Heraldico
Leon heraldico II Sirgo by Manuel Sirgo Alvarez, on Flickr
Tong Liu's Eagle Displayed
https://flic.kr/p/ojYzwj
Some resources:
Heraldry for Non-Heralds
Basic Concepts of Heraldry
Also try a Google image search for 'heraldry' to get pages of inspiration...
Rules:
-Any regular convex polygon allowed (e.g. square, hexagon, octagon)
-No cutting, no pasting
-Multiple sheets allowed, as long as they're all the same shape
-MC shaping is allowed
-You can submit as many models as you want
Edg will be the judge for this challenge, and will choose the theme for September.
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
Something like that would be perfectly on theme.
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
I don't even get what this"Heraldry" means. Even though I searched up from dictionary, there are so many meanings and even though I googled it, the pictures I found was all different in meanings. Can you please state the meaning simple as possible..?
And what is 'Heraldic posture'? There are no exact definition of that kind of posture..so are you saying that any posture is ok?
And what is 'Heraldic posture'? There are no exact definition of that kind of posture..so are you saying that any posture is ok?
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
@Greencube07: the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
If you need any meaning, just search in googlde, -Write word here- definition.
This is gonna be really hard for me but I'll try my best.
If you need any meaning, just search in googlde, -Write word here- definition.
This is gonna be really hard for me but I'll try my best.
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
Ahh, gutted I can't join this one! Hopefully there will be many great entries like last month.
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
@greencube07: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry
Or in one sentence: Heraldry is the art to create, read and own a coat of arms.
Or in one sentence: Heraldry is the art to create, read and own a coat of arms.
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
There are some standard heraldic postures that animals can be in that you don't really find in everyday life. In the examples I gave above, the heraldic lion is in the posture 'rampant' (rearing up balancing on 1 leg), and the eagle is in the posture 'displayed' (front view, wings spread, head turned to the side).
Other heraldic postures are 'passant' (for a quadruped, standing on 3 legs with one front leg raised, like the lions on Englands coat-of-arms), 'segreant' (kind of like rampant, but for winged monsters like gryphons and dragons), 'haurient' and 'naiant' (for fish and similar sea creatures).
Here are some bird postures.
Here are some quadruped postures.
Here are some sea creature postures.
Other options would include leaving the animals behind and doing something more geometric, or something inspired by your home country or a favourite country's coat of arms.
Other heraldic postures are 'passant' (for a quadruped, standing on 3 legs with one front leg raised, like the lions on Englands coat-of-arms), 'segreant' (kind of like rampant, but for winged monsters like gryphons and dragons), 'haurient' and 'naiant' (for fish and similar sea creatures).
Here are some bird postures.
Here are some quadruped postures.
Here are some sea creature postures.
Other options would include leaving the animals behind and doing something more geometric, or something inspired by your home country or a favourite country's coat of arms.
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
As an example (not for judging!) of using tesselation to create an heraldic design, here is the heraldry I use in the medieval recreation group I'm part of:
https://flic.kr/p/ozWsLB (Flickr is currently not giving me the option of getting the BBC code to share the image).
https://flic.kr/p/ozWsLB (Flickr is currently not giving me the option of getting the BBC code to share the image).
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
does trademark fit this topic
like this
or this
like this
or this
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
This some interesting stuff! Might even got the inspiration too join. If only I can find a way to make shield...
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
After last months failure to get into the top 3, I've been folding like crazy for this month. This is my best piece so far:
Heraldic Rising Avian and Swan Boat Ride
It's a Helderic Rising Avian based on yagowe's bird postures link. The second picture shows the model standing on its own.
But to stand a fighting chance this month, when you lie my model down it turns into a Swan Boat Ride which you get at theme parks, from this perspective I admit it doesn't fit the theme, however, you do get 2 models for the price of one!
Swan boat ride (front and back view):
Heraldic Rising Avian and Swan Boat Ride
It's a Helderic Rising Avian based on yagowe's bird postures link. The second picture shows the model standing on its own.
But to stand a fighting chance this month, when you lie my model down it turns into a Swan Boat Ride which you get at theme parks, from this perspective I admit it doesn't fit the theme, however, you do get 2 models for the price of one!
Swan boat ride (front and back view):
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
In general I'd say corporate logos don't fit the theme, unless they are heraldic in their own right (such as Cadillac, Porsche, The Hudsons Bay Company, various universities or colleges, etc.).
Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
Need more enteries! Don't want to win by default
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Re: Monthly Folding Challenge - August 2014
An ancient tale of woe.
Let’s get right to the heart of my problem. I broke my wrist, needing an operation to install a plate and pins, and will be in a cast for about six weeks. My folding will be quite limited now. See picture:
The challenge. I heard about a challenge to fold something from heraldry. My family (on my grandmothers side) can be traced back to the “Macquarie Clan” in Scottland and there is a Clan coat of arms. I made a very rough fold for the challenge before breaking my wrist. I did not use good paper and brutalized the fold to determine what dimensions I would need for the final version. It doesn’t look like I will be able to finish this fold until after the deadline.
So please excuse my rough draft attempt. I promos a much better version in about 2 months.
Let’s get right to the heart of my problem. I broke my wrist, needing an operation to install a plate and pins, and will be in a cast for about six weeks. My folding will be quite limited now. See picture:
The challenge. I heard about a challenge to fold something from heraldry. My family (on my grandmothers side) can be traced back to the “Macquarie Clan” in Scottland and there is a Clan coat of arms. I made a very rough fold for the challenge before breaking my wrist. I did not use good paper and brutalized the fold to determine what dimensions I would need for the final version. It doesn’t look like I will be able to finish this fold until after the deadline.
So please excuse my rough draft attempt. I promos a much better version in about 2 months.
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