Smidge204 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Bored again, so I decided to take another stab at creating some origami flowers. This time, I improved on the original rose quite a bit, by making each petal a separate piece of paper and impaling them on a tightly rolled paper stick (no glue allowed, of course) Click for full image The smaller one on the left is an upgraded version of the original, where the bud (slightly sun faded) is a single piece of pink paper. The one on the right is the latest attempt, with the blossom made of 7 pieces (Not counting central tube and sepal) The blossom is simply stuck into the top of the stem. I decided not to pleat the leaves this time, since it takes forever and a day to do that. Thorns are added by making small slits in the rolled stem and folding them out. Total build time: About 2 hours. (Including a half dozen failures) It's still rather small - about an inch wide - but I was experimenting with the method. The next version I hope to make full size! Edit: That picture was WAY bigger than I thought. Made clickable instead... =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serephim Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 .......Wow. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesker Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Good stuff, now make a Crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodee Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Impressive, Smidgey. Make me one of those sweet hopping frogs. ;] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckythemutant Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I have problems drawing a rose, you took it one dimension further. Now go make a chao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidge204 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I'll try a crab when I get home from work. I'll have to get back to you on that Chao though... =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryong Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Is that green thing...A tadpole? *Gets slapped* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Tadpoles have tails. Push on its back and release and he'll jump. Now make a gundam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidge204 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I have a PDF documents for papercraft Eva Unit 00 and 01 models, how about I just e-mail them to you? =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryong Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 It looks like a tail to me...A jumping tadpole. Whee~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuma Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Bored again, so I decided to take another stab at creating some origami flowers.This time, I improved on the original rose quite a bit, by making each petal a separate piece of paper and impaling them on a tightly rolled paper stick (no glue allowed, of course) [qimg]http://smidge204.homeftp.net:84/Origami/Rose2clipped.jpg[/qimg] Click for full image The smaller one on the left is an upgraded version of the original, where the bud (slightly sun faded) is a single piece of pink paper. The one on the right is the latest attempt, with the blossom made of 7 pieces (Not counting central tube and sepal) The blossom is simply stuck into the top of the stem. [qimg]http://smidge204.homeftp.net:84/Origami/Blossom.jpg[/qimg] I decided not to pleat the leaves this time, since it takes forever and a day to do that. Thorns are added by making small slits in the rolled stem and folding them out. Total build time: About 2 hours. (Including a half dozen failures) It's still rather small - about an inch wide - but I was experimenting with the method. The next version I hope to make full size! Edit: That picture was WAY bigger than I thought. Made clickable instead... =Smidge= Wow. That's a really long time! Nice origami there Smidge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smidge204 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 The crab didn't turn out so great. The paper I'm using is WAY too thick for this (almost construction paper thick) and the model ended up a thick as a book and impossible to fold properly. :/ Here's a picture anyway. Can't say I didn't try... =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodee Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 [qimg]http://smidge204.homeftp.net:84/Origami/hoppingfrog.jpg[/qimg]I'll try a crab when I get home from work. I'll have to get back to you on that Chao though... =Smidge= Success! My frog is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 The crab doesn't look bad at all. Try it again with thinner paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidge204 Posted July 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Well, it took a few days, and it's not exactly origami, but I finished my first attempt at a papercraft Chao. I loaned my good camera to someone for the weekend, so you guys get HAWT CHAO WEBCAM ACTION! (174KB) For the record, this project was AMAZINGLY difficult. Especially the hands. For that reason, I deliberately skipped the wings. Also, I left the "chin" unattached 'cause it looks awesome... like a Cthulhu Chao. I put about two grams of lead pellets in the feet (with glue to hold it in the toes) so it would stand up. Lastly, It's gray because it was printed on a laser printer and thus no color. I have named him Melancholy. Melancholy the Chao. =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zal Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 God knows how you did that good sir but I bow my head to you. I used to do origami but it made me so angry I usually tore up most of the things I made when my deformed frogs and assorted animals couldn't stand.. or sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupaChao Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 God knows how you did that good sir but I bow my head to you. I used to do origami but it made me so angry I usually tore up most of the things I made when my deformed frogs and assorted animals couldn't stand.. or sit. They have special origami, for people like us :3 Smidge, I dont know exactly why, but that chao made me shudder. =P Very nice stuff though, the crab is interesting to look at, many many folds. Looks tedius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Furthest I've gone with orgami is a paper boat. Or a sailor's hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zal Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 They have special origami, for people like us :3 Sorry to upset you captain, but I can make a box now, so step off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 He reminds me of zoidberg. Amazing work, I'm very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zal Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Hehe. Zoidberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidge204 Posted July 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 For the curious: http://www.sonicteam.com/chao/en/gift_papercraft.html Although I could, in theory, make one out of any low-poly 3D model. The cutout patten can be generated by "unwrapping" the surface of the model and adding glue tabs. =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesker Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Crab! You da MAN Smidge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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