Making scales or pattern with paper

risenfromdeath · Post by **risenfromdeath** » August 1st, 2006, 8:03 pm

Can anyone tell how to make the scales patterns etc with paper?

Post by **Daydreamer** » August 1st, 2006, 10:22 pm

The best advice I can give you is to get Origami Design Secrets by Robert J. Lang and read the chapter about pattern grafting.
Basically what you do to create scales is to make a series of criss-crossed pleats. An example of this would be David Deruda's Cobra, the technique being described on this diagram page.

4sigma · Post by **4sigma** » August 2nd, 2006, 4:18 am

Funny you should ask -- I just happen to be working on some.

First of all, I agree with Daydreamer. Get Robert Lang's book, Origami Design Secrets. The chapter on pattern grafting will tell you everything you need to know.

Basically you make a bunch of criss-cross pleats, and then you shape the intersections to look like scales. Here is a photo of Lang's Koi in progress -- you can see the crisscrossed pleats on the right and completed scales on the left.

Again, I highly recommend his book.

4sigma · Post by **4sigma** » August 3rd, 2006, 6:11 am

Finished the koi. Pictures in my gallery here:

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risenfromdeath · Post by **risenfromdeath** » August 4th, 2006, 9:51 am

nice koi
thanks for all the advice.as a beginner i need as much advice as possible