Robert J. Lang - Bull Moose

[leung_wwy]

Hi - I am having quite a bit of difficulties with 33/34/35.

On step 33, it says flatten top 3 squares.....does it mean completely flatten top 3 squares so the top forms a (6x 8 or so) rectangle?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[bethnor]

Hi - I am having quite a bit of difficulties with 33/34/35.

i myself feel the diagrams are very unclear at this point. IIRC, steps 33-35 involves essentially stretching the model out along the creases you made in step 15. hope that helps.

[leung_wwy]

Thanks I've done it.....

The only problem is that the paper got so thick at the end......and the moose wouldn't stand up

Perhaps I should tell people it's the "bull moose skin rug" since the model is pretty much sitting flat with the legs splayed on 4 sides and the head sticking up

[karan62]

hi im karan i just folded the bull moose out of a single piece of tissue paper! but ive got o admit this is one of my favourite models ever. it gets so thick towards the end that the finished model can stand on its own! ill probably post pictures later on today. by the way i feel those steps are just like a 3d elias stretch. it took me a couple of trys to perfect.

[Growlanator]

trial and error took me a few goes to get the thing right. I found the best way for 33-35 was to try and follow the diagrams and make it look like hte finished step. It is a bit fiddly but worth the effort since it is a very good model

[karan62]

Here they are!

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[joshuaorigami]

brilliant!!

[Jonnycakes]

Hey karan, your moose looks pretty good, but we can't really see it very well because of the photography. On most of your photos (the third one was okay), the camera was focused on the background, not the moose. To solve this, you could back your camera off a little farther away or use a macro function if your camera has one. The moose is also very dark-it is lit from behind and looks almost like a silhouette. Try to get some lighting on side of the moose that you photograph-if the light is all from behind it will look like a shadow.

Sorry for my photography rant, but your moose really does look good! It is a shame that it doesn't look as good as it could in the photographs!

[HankSimon]

Moose Pix Tweak. If you like them, copy them soon.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~hanksimon/moose.jpg

http://home.roadrunner.com/~hanksimon/moose1.jpg

- Hank Simon

[karan62]

thanks ! thats really good HankSimon I,ll have another go taking in Jon's advice ill also back it with some paper so it looks better. thanks for the comments.

[HankSimon]

Let me add to Jon's photo suggestions:

See if you can get hold of a white umbrella and place it between the bright light source and the model, either behind you or above the model. You'll have to experiment with your set up for the best diffusion, contrast, and visibility.

If you don't have an umbrella, try a white bed sheet. You may have to fold it a few times ... Setting these things up may require a third or fourth hand...

Take a lot of pictures with different settings, distances, lighting, and backgrounds, then throw 80% of the pictures away, keeping the best 5 - 10.

When you do another, Can I take credit for folding this one

- Hank Simon

[origamimasterjared]

If you have access to a window, daylight and white posterboard, try putting them together like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oriholic/4604549891/

That's what I do, and it works pretty well.

[origami_8]

Jared this picture is private, so we can not see it.

[Origamist388]

I strongly recommend using tissue foil

Wouldn't that get too thick to fold?

[origamimasterjared]

Sorry about that, Anna. All better now