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The challenge for May is “Primates.” Primates include great apes (chimps, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans), monkeys, and prosimians (such as lemurs and tarsiers). Humans are primates, but I’m going to exclude them from this challenge.

I think this is an area with a great deal of diversity (esp with the monkeys and prosimians) and an opportunity for some really cool new designs. For some ideas, here is the wikipedia page on primates, which includes links to different types of primates and also includes many photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate

Rules:
One sheet of paper, preferably square but rectangles allowed
No glue or cutting
Original, new design,
The judge will be Andrey Ermakov

Have fun and happy folding!

Beth

flying chimpanzee
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 001.JPG
20*20*cm tissue foil

ringtailed lemur
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 010.JPG
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 021.JPG
20*20*cm tissue foil

laughing chimpanzee
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 016.JPG
20*20*cm tissue foil

maquac
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 020.JPG
C:\Users\mala\Pictures\2010-05-01 monkeys\monkeys 019.JPG
15*15*cm tant

i couldnt make these into direct links but you can just go to the address shown! also the photo quality isnt great but they look good in real life!

josh

Sorry Joshua, but we aren't able to watch pictures that are located on your local computer, you have to upload them somewhere (e.g. http://imageshack.us or http://flickr.com). Make sure your pictures aren't larger than a 640 pixel square (on imageshack you can resize them while uploading on flickr use the medium size).

ok, ill try to make a flickr account soon.

Nice topic!
A quick fold of a Bushbaby..or the character Mort from the Madagascar movies
one square, 20 cm



Edit: It is a mouse lemur...sorry!
With slightly different shaping...

oswalakhil
great fold!

ringtail lemur
http://img101.imageshack.us/i/monkeys010.jpg/
20*20*cm tissue foil
design and fold by me

laughing chimpanzee
http://img100.imageshack.us/i/monkeys016.jpg/
20x20cm tissue foil
design and fold by me

http://img571.imageshack.us/i/monkeys017.jpg/
chimpanzee
21x21cm tissue foil
the photo for this is pretty bad but in real life it looks really good, especially the head!
design and fold by me

Joshua, if you look at your pictures you will notice that the background is all sharp while the models are blurry. This happens when your camera is too near to the models and can't focus on them. Take a neutral background like a sheet of paper and go further away with your camera, that should improve your picture quality.

http://img265.imageshack.us/i/monkeys018.jpg/
upgraded chimp
28x28cm tissue foil
i will try to design alot better models for this challenge soon

anna:
i will take your advice with my next models!
thnx

i just completed antother monkey.
http://img200.imageshack.us/i/monkey002.jpg/
http://img204.imageshack.us/i/monkey003.jpg/
http://img179.imageshack.us/i/monkey005.jpg/

the model look better off camera but because its with tissue foil it comes out crumply in the picture. This also has 4 fingers on each hand.

tissue foil 19x19cm
design and fold by me
monkey

Joshua, this thread could be of help for you: viewtopic.php?t=721

would a romper from silent hill be accepted?

Nick, I would say that doesn't really fit with the intent of the challenge. Sorry!

Beth

in the picture in the first post, what is the brown monkey like thing with a pink face? i might try to design one.

If any of you have seen the movie Avatar, there are the blue lemurs, Am I allowed to post one in the challenge?

joshuaorigami wrote:in the picture in the first post, what is the brown monkey like thing with a pink face?

I think it's a Bald Uakari.
Handsome, isn't it?

ok, thanks!


my designs of a bald uakari and a cartoon gorilla!

http://img263.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=m2006.jpg