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Making scales or pattern with paper
Posted: August 1st, 2006, 8:03 pm
by risenfromdeath
Can anyone tell how to make the scales patterns etc with paper?
Posted: August 1st, 2006, 10:22 pm
by Daydreamer
The best advice I can give you is to get Origami Design Secrets by Robert J. Lang and read the chapter about pattern grafting.
Basically what you do to create scales is to make a series of criss-crossed pleats. An example of this would be
David Deruda's Cobra, the technique being described on
this diagram page.
Posted: August 2nd, 2006, 4:18 am
by 4sigma
Funny you should ask -- I just happen to be working on some.
First of all, I agree with Daydreamer. Get Robert Lang's book, Origami Design Secrets. The chapter on pattern grafting will tell you everything you need to know.
Basically you make a bunch of criss-cross pleats, and then you shape the intersections to look like scales. Here is a photo of Lang's Koi in progress -- you can see the crisscrossed pleats on the right and completed scales on the left.
Again, I highly recommend his book.
Posted: August 3rd, 2006, 6:11 am
by 4sigma
Finished the koi. Pictures in my gallery here:
viewtopic.php?t=1577
Posted: August 4th, 2006, 9:51 am
by risenfromdeath
nice koi
thanks for all the advice.as a beginner i need as much advice as possible
