Origami

CanwllCorfe · 10-29-2011, 12:07 AM

Anyone on here remotely interested in it? I used to be into conventional step by step stuff, but have lately gotten into tessellations. In tessellations you pretty much make a LOT of guide folds, then it all falls into place. Here's a few examples:

Here's a few links to some neat diagrams:

Bat pop up card

Dollar heart

Crazy CD case

VEGANGELICA · 10-29-2011, 01:03 AM

I LOVE ORIGAMI!!!!!!!

I've never made tesselations. I was into animals. I once made a dragon that took over 60 folds. It had cute little wings and a nice tail and everything. I found its instructions online.

My other origami masterpieces were a hermit crab (shell and all) and a regular crab with all its jointed legs.

Origami is the artwork of peace.

P.S. My hermit crab looked a little like this one (on the left):

CanwllCorfe · 10-29-2011, 12:41 PM

Woo hoo! Someone else likes it!

I've never really gotten into animals, which is kind of funny since they're one of the most common things to fold. I mean, almost all of the bases come from animals (bird, frog, fish, snail, etc.)

Paedantic Basterd · 10-29-2011, 01:56 PM

I can make a mean paper crane, and used to do throwing stars, but that's about the extent of my knowledge.

I've probably folded well over a thousand cranes as a volunteer for various charity exploits over the years though. A friend and I powered through 300 one afternoon and suffered severe tendonitis for days after.

****ing cranes.

CanwllCorfe · 11-01-2011, 10:31 PM

Ahh yes, cranes. It took me forever to figure out how to get to a bird base from the preliminary base. Everything I've learned was from diagrams and whatnot. I imagine watching someone do it would have been very beneficial, but I've only had that luxury (watching YouTube videos) for the past couple of years.

10-29-2011, 12:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Origami Anyone on here remotely interested in it? I used to be into conventional step by step stuff, but have lately gotten into tessellations. In tessellations you pretty much make a LOT of guide folds, then it all falls into place. Here's a few examples: Here's a few links to some neat diagrams: Bat pop up card Dollar heart Crazy CD case __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

10-29-2011, 12:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Woo hoo! Someone else likes it! I've never really gotten into animals, which is kind of funny since they're one of the most common things to fold. I mean, almost all of the bases come from animals (bird, frog, fish, snail, etc.) __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

11-01-2011, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Ahh yes, cranes. It took me forever to figure out how to get to a bird base from the preliminary base. Everything I've learned was from diagrams and whatnot. I imagine watching someone do it would have been very beneficial, but I've only had that luxury (watching YouTube videos) for the past couple of years. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

10-29-2011, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I can make a mean paper crane, and used to do throwing stars, but that's about the extent of my knowledge. I've probably folded well over a thousand cranes as a volunteer for various charity exploits over the years though. A friend and I powered through 300 one afternoon and suffered severe tendonitis for days after. ****ing cranes.