Satoshi Kamiya - Ancient Dragon

Majnert · Post by **Majnert** » July 7th, 2009, 9:34 pm

kraft paper, 1m x 1m

Ben385 · Post by **Ben385** » July 8th, 2009, 6:36 am

With just a little more shaping, this could be the best ancient dragon I have ever seen.

DaMaster · Post by **DaMaster** » July 8th, 2009, 7:23 am

WOW it looks awesome for your first try...congratz mate i wish mine was that good looking...then again you had better paper than me...my paper was a 61 cm square and pretty thick almost as a copy paper so my model became very thick.

I'm trying to find tissue paper but i don't really know what paper is that??!! I live in romania and i don't think i can find good paper. Maybe you can give me a hint on what tissue paper means or some characteristics

Didée · Post by **Didée** » July 8th, 2009, 7:34 am

A very nice first try indeed. Well done, Majnert!

Though, (@ted385), "best" is a strong word. Didn't you ever browse through Kamiya's AC thread?
I like particularly this masterpiece (said to be folded by Eric Joisel), and this one.

Majnert · Post by **Majnert** » July 8th, 2009, 8:24 am

In Poland, we have allegro.pl (something like ebay) and you can buy almost everything there (exept professional origami paper, cause origami is not very popular in Poland)

http://allegro.pl/item675992782_bibula_tissu.html this is a tissue paper

http://allegro.pl/item677796007_papier_ ... atron.html this is kraft paper that I'm using for origami

@Didée I've seen better to, my favourite is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sipmab/228 ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sipmab/228 ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sipmab/228 ... otostream/

I hope my next fold will be better than first

Didée · Post by **Didée** » July 8th, 2009, 2:53 pm

Hmh yes, Mabona's folding of the Ancient Dragon ... it's a bit of a strange case to me. Without question, it's a top-notch folding, with high amount of detail and everything. The only thing is that, despite the brilliance of the technical execution, I'm not exceptionally thrilled by the overall result. Somehow I am missing the "spirit" in the model.

(Not that I could do any better, or even same good - my Origami usually is in the league of "high aims, mediocre results" ...

)

federicoh · Post by **federicoh** » July 8th, 2009, 6:53 pm

that's great men! i wont post anymore my pictures, you make them look super horrible (though they are horrible

) nice folding
do you use something to shape the details? i cant get craft paper to look like yours

Majnert · Post by **Majnert** » July 8th, 2009, 8:08 pm

all I needed to fold the Ancient Dragon was my (very big

)hands, paper and diagram. I spend a lot of time trying do all the steps perfectly. I had little problem with shaping the wings, so the final result is not exactly as I wished.

sorry about my english, I've got some problems with grammar. I hope you understand me.

ismetdai · Post by **ismetdai** » July 9th, 2009, 12:56 am

Majnert,just wow,man.I folded 2 ancient dragons up to now and none of them was even close to yours .Considering you have such little folding experience,all i can say is you are gifted

federicoh · Post by **federicoh** » July 10th, 2009, 8:21 pm

trying to do step 136 i wondered if i was doing the right thing! does the open and squash go there or it goes on other layer? because then i cant get step 137

Froy · Post by **Froy** » July 10th, 2009, 8:39 pm

You are rigth that part is somehow complicated but after the saquash you have to pull out the point traped after the saqush. Nothing complicated at all but confusing.

Just make the squash in the part you are showing.

federicoh · Post by **federicoh** » July 10th, 2009, 8:46 pm

thanks froy! ill try and post results!

EDIT: finished, doesn't look as i wanted, ill have to practise more on folding and try to do more clear folds and buy better paper! think ill try the bahamut

a picture

jklm · Post by **jklm** » July 17th, 2009, 1:57 am

My first try was from 50cm x 50cm tissue (about 20gsm). The result was recognizable but not beautifull...

Now I just finnished the second try, made from 1,5m x 1,5m / 40gsm craft paper. The final shaping is quite difficult, because, if the paper is too thin, the legs become too unstable, but with thicker paper the head and horns become too thick.

Anyway I was able to finnished it o/

I made a photoseries of the folding:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40619864@N ... 476132317/

More pictures coming, when I get my "home studio" (white canvas hanging from the side of the bed) assembled.

darkeagle · Post by **darkeagle** » July 17th, 2009, 2:15 am

wow very thanks!!!!!!!!

federicoh · Post by **federicoh** » July 17th, 2009, 6:59 am

nice folding... wish i could make it like that!