Eric Joisel - Dwarf (CP)

Ysou · Post by **Ysou** » December 16th, 2008, 5:29 pm

Hi, I have a diagram (drawn by Eric Joisel) which explain how to fold the base, but it's in french...
Can I post it ?

Post by **Daydreamer** » December 16th, 2008, 5:54 pm

Only if you have the explicit permission by Eric Joisel to do so...

Ysou · Post by **Ysou** » December 16th, 2008, 6:54 pm

He posted it on the French forum for his birthday

I give you the link, it's more simple:
=> Here <=
I don't know if you need to register or not...you need to try

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » December 16th, 2008, 7:10 pm

Eric indicates where the face details are in the CP:
http://www.ericjoisel.com/creating.html

And, Ysou's link gives better details. Unfortunately, the text is part of the picture, so we non-Francophones can't run it through Google to translate.

I was going to suggest/request that someone take a picture of a collapsed base and simply indicate which flaps can be folded for specific face parts... However, Joisel's pictures seem to do that already.

For those who remember BITNET, sorry for the "me, too" post

- Hank Simon

Adam · Post by **Adam** » December 16th, 2008, 7:58 pm

I made a translation of the French text. It's not 100% literally translated, but I tried to translate it as accurately as I could. Sorry if there are any mistakes regarding grammar, but I was kind of in a hurry.

1) In Box pleating, people often try to use grids that can be divided by 8, because it’s easy to create them. The grid I used before was 24x24 ( first: 3, then:8 ). However, the arms were a bit short and the corners that created the facial details ( A-B-C-D ) – only three of them – were not sufficient. In order to solve these problems, this model uses a 28x28 grid. It is easier to create this grid by measuring than by folding…

2) After having folded EVERY crease as indicated in step 1, the collapsing process begins: Fold along the creases in the gray-shaded part.

3) The collapsing process continues: Collapse along the rest of the creases in order to get to the shape as shown in step 4. Using clamps might make things easier…

4) When you are this far, partially unfold the model in order to free the small rhombus ( **diamond shaped part ** ) as shown in step 5.

5) Once these diamond shaped parts have been freed, one can fully flatten the model, in order to get the result as shown in step 6.

6) Fold the arms and the facial details as far away as possible. Crimp ( or inside reverse fold ) to fold the feet ( as shown on the right leg ), after having folded the white triangle inside ( as indicated on the left leg ).

7) Hat: Inside reverse folds. Garment: Pleat the large corner. Hands: First, pre crease along AB. Then, create 3 inside reverse folds to form each finger.

8 ) The result:

9) Wrists: Use crimp folds ( or double inside reverse folds ). The garment: Do the same.

10) Here’s the result. Unfold the flaps at ABC and DEF, so that you can close the back. Feet: Swivel fold.

11) Closing the back: The flaps DEF have been put into the pocket formed by flaps ABC.

12) The finished model. The corners A-B-C-D can be used to form the eyes, nose, mouth and beard. Alternatively, you could make a nose, mustache, and beard if you pull at corners C and D.

Ysou · Post by **Ysou** » December 16th, 2008, 8:49 pm

I can help you, but I'm not sure

I've just added details.

10) Here’s the result. Unfold the flaps at ABC and DEF, so that you can close the back. Take advantage to do a lapel. (correct ?)
Ankle: Swivel fold.

12) The final modeling. The corners A-B-C-D can be used to form the eyes, nose, mouth and beard. Alternatively, you could make a nose, mustache, and beard if you pull at corners C and D.

13) An example.

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » December 17th, 2008, 7:34 pm

Adam, Ysou: that's wonderful ! Thanks for the time and effort.

Jojotoar: Please post a picture of your version of the face on the dwarf, when you are happy with it...

Thanks,

- Hank Simon

unknownfolder · Post by **unknownfolder** » December 18th, 2008, 5:06 pm

Here is my attempt at the Dwarf.

JVega · Post by **JVega** » December 18th, 2008, 5:59 pm

You almost got it!

Just need shaping feet and play around with the face a bit more.

Diopside · Post by **Diopside** » December 18th, 2008, 8:22 pm

My dwarf has little longer legs, and i like its face

insaneorigami · Post by **insaneorigami** » December 20th, 2008, 9:52 pm

Like someone earlier on this thread said, try collapsing the lower portion first. Models that are well shaped like origamimasterjared's of course look really good, but I find that, when working with a smaller sheet of paper, to use the two lower flaps of the face that were given in the base, and strech them apart, using these two for the beard. I then use the top one for the eyes and nose.

origami-brasil · Post by **origami-brasil** » January 20th, 2009, 10:54 pm

I've done a little tutorial for Dwarf's CP collapsing. Here: http://origami-brasil.blogspot.com/2009 ... passo.html

In portuguese, but the pictures talk by themselves. Or use the translation tool.

It's about the oldier version, based on Joisel's site CP...

foldymole · Post by **foldymole** » January 21st, 2009, 12:43 pm

Recent one done on 15cm foil paper.

Though I am going to go MUCH bigger tonite, and do some proper detail. Hopefully.

Eric said NON! to video btw.

foldymole · Post by **foldymole** » March 7th, 2009, 5:42 am

Bigger and a bit better.

Wizmatt · Post by **Wizmatt** » March 7th, 2009, 10:27 am

Here's my one, I left the legs longer so it looks taller.