Satoshi Kamiya - Ancient Dragon

[4sigma]

hi im 15 and ive jus started origami. i know it sounds stupid but i want to try this dragon. i can make the crane and the hydralisk crane with great ease and i thought i might challenge myself, i will only do about 5-10 steps a day or until i get to confused. LOL . i want to know where the instructions for this dragon is and where to get 1mx1m paper what is the book called.i might need you all on hand ready to help me though. by the way how many steps are there.TO ALL, I THANK YOU!!!!!

McGG,

The ancient dragon is rather difficult. I agree with others who have suggested that you work your way up to folding it.

Complex models are not simply a matter of putting a larger number of folds in the paper. There is skill and technique necessary to make sharp points from center flaps, fold thick flaps without tearing the paper, make sinks or "unsinks" or wraps in difficult-to-manipulate locations, etc. The ancient dragon requires many of these skills and more.

You gain these skills by starting with the easier models and doing them well, then tackling something a bit more difficult until you can do that well, etc. Diving in on an ancient dragon without a bit more background is likely to be an extremely frustrating experience as well as a waste of paper.

I don't mean to discourage you from your goal of folding one. It's a good goal. But you should work your way up to it so you have some successes along the way that build up to being able to fold the dragon.

[Galif]

It depends on how fast he learns. I jumped from traditional models to Esseltine's Dragon in Flight, and then to Kamiya's ones, without being stuck in the process...

You can't say that he will not make it, see?

[Brimstone]

Complex models are not simply a matter of putting a larger number of folds in the paper. There is skill and technique necessary to make sharp points from center flaps, fold thick flaps without tearing the paper, make sinks or "unsinks" or wraps in difficult-to-manipulate locations, etc.

Best description ever for complex models

[JUANC]

well i cant say I´m a novice but I finish this dragon is such a complex mothel and it took me 1 hour...... from a sketch paper 75x75.
[img]http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9539/dsc00077tz4.jpg[/img]

[whisper]

What's the smallest you could feasibly make this from the first time? I've got the book, but I've been putting off trying any past the Chocobo. I made that fine, so I'm not as rusty as I thought I guess. ^^

Anyway, yes. What would be a reasonable size to make this from?

[origamimasterjared]

3 inch square?





(The first time I did it was from a 6 inch square, from the crease pattern.)

[eevee103]

I need help with 59-60 the part when you fold the center layers in.

[origamimasterjared]

Dude, search. There is already some help about those exact steps already available on the forum.

[eevee103]

for the ancient dragon? ive never found it.

[eevee103]

Can some1 tell me how to do step 66

[theorigamist]

for the ancient dragon? ive never found it.

There are picture of steps 59-60 on page 6 of this topic.

Can some1 tell me how to do step 66

There are pictures of this step on page 8 of this topic.

[klnothincomin]

Here is my Ancient Dragon, my second trial:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/227 ... 85.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/227 ... 85.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/227 ... 0b.jpg?v=0

[theorigamist]

I finally got a copy of the Works of Satoshi Kamiya, and I want to fold the Ancient Dragon. I have a quick question.

Does the small, wide flap formed in step 46 get trapped at step 51.

If I understood your question correctly, then yes.

Should this middle flap be released during steps 53-56, or does it stay trapped?

[JeossMayhem]

I'm pretty sure it's trapped. There's no pleat in step 52, so the fold goes through the whole group of layers.

[theorigamist]

Thanks, I finished the dragon, and it came out pretty well. I'll see about taking pictures soon.