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Kafar why not try brian chans stag beatle
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Trouble wrote:Kafar why not try brian chans stag beatle
I think the paper will be too thick on the legs, to fold it to look good
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oh but i would suggest an insect because of the texture
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1. 25 inches by 37 inches (I can cut it down)
2. silver/grey
3. normal
4. slight foil quality
5. anything from simple to high-intermediate/complex, nothing too crazy
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1. 35cm
2. gold/brown
3. thin
4. deluxe washi
5. any difficulty

Please note that i want something to design - Not fold from diagrams. :)
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A treasure chest filled with gold!

If that should be too easy you can make one with legs :P
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Mabey i'll try that... :D Thanks! Any animal suggestions? I have a couple of sheets. :)
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Grace wrote:1. 25 inches by 37 inches (I can cut it down)
2. silver/grey
3. normal
4. slight foil quality
5. anything from simple to high-intermediate/complex, nothing too crazy
if you glue it onto red sheet, you can make swiss army knife by jun maekawa
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1. 5cm
2. gray-yellow, and red-green
3. Normal
4. wrapping

and

1. 15cm and 10cm
2. white, yellow, orange and green
3. very thin
4. washi mingei
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Okay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56666868@N ... otostream/

thats what ive got, What should i fold?
any difficulty
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1) 40 cm^2
2)green on one side, foil on the other
3)tissue foil( made with PVA)
4)thin
5)complex to super complex
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origami cartoon frog by Nicholas terry maybe?
For me:
1. 20-18 inches
2. White with foil on the back
3. Thin
4. Tissue foil with some adhesive
5. Any difficulty
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1.) 35cm
2.) dandelionish
3.) relatively thick
4.) Tant
5.) COMPLEX! PLEASE! i just got my cast off from breaking my hand and i need to get these fingers working again! :D
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I have been lazy with origami lately, only designed(or tryed to) a nargacuga, and randomly made a peackock in class so i'd like to go with something new :)

1. 23cmx23cm
2. no color, just a common sheet printed on one side (I reuse old homeworks)
3. normal
4. copy paper
5.- as complex as it can get, or something not as complex but good looking

also

1. 60cm x 60cm
2.- plain white
3. normal
4. ummm kinda like a big copy paper like sheet :?
5.- Complex, but nor much, im out of practise :wink:
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@Iwvi
for your second set of specifications, try tadashimori's leviathan- he's a youtuber and you can find a video tutorial for this model on his channel- looks beautiful and is not too complex
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