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I (along with probably most people in this forum) have been given stacks of 15cm paper from friends who thought of you while shopping. Don't get me wrong, its definitely the thought that counts. But for me, i enjoy folding complex origami like Kamiya's work, or if i see some nice CP's on flickr.
So what are some nice models that can be folded from a 15cm square or generic origami paper?

Here's what i think so far
Hideo Komatsu's Fox.
Kamiya's ray
some dragons from the bird base
and that's as far as my list goes (or as much as i can remember)


Could you please help me continue this list? I have about 450 pieces that i've accumulated and not yet folded.

Thanks

also, all of my pokemon models are from that size, as a theme

Actually Ansering you question from 15cm paper I usually test fold my designs. Or fold some simple Models on you tube

You can fold the Diaz vixen relatively well with six inch kami.

Kawasaki Roses.

If the papers is thin enough: By Kamiya: smilodon, chocobo, Tanuki. ( I like to fold small things)

Pig by Quentin T.

Some Butterflys by M. LaFoose.

I have folded Kawahata's pegasus from a small square of thin paper I think it was 12x12.

There is a super cute owl by Joseph Wu.

3D Skull by Takahashi

Shuki Kato designed a simple dragon.

Some models from Origami Insects and their Kin are very foldable from 15x15 paper.

A lot of Montroll's work is very suitable. His best are:
- blue shark, cichlid, goldfish, barracuda from Sea Life
- giraffe, lion, gazelle, hippo from African Animals
- a lot of Sculptures
- a lot of Prehistoric Origami

Tetsuya Gotani has a new pig diagram on his flickr that would work for 15cm.

ahh thanks very much for the suggestions, this gives me something to do
I almost forgot that i had all of those Montroll books (his books were once the easiest books to obtain where i live, then internet shopping came along. . . .)

You can make a small model of a complex model to test your skillz.

You could make some of Montroll's stuff.

btw, is my notation of 6 inches correct? i looked at it again, and it looked odd. I'm not used to the Imperial system.

joshuaorigami
PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject:
You could make some of Montroll's stuff.

One of the ways i accumulated some more 15cm paper was by being given one of his boxed collections of books, so that's probably a good place to start . . .

!tyza!! wrote:btw, is my notation of 6 inches correct? i looked at it again, and it looked odd. I'm not used to the Imperial system.

Yes. 6 inches = 6 * 2.54cm = 15.24cm (close enough)
or 15cm paper = 15 / 2.54 = 5.9in (or roughly 5 7/8 inch which is how such paper is usually sold in the US)

Technically, this is all a matter of opinion and skill. A bahamut or ancient dragon can be folded from 6" paper. If you had the right tools, were willing to put in the effort, had the skill to do so, and had paper that would not rip, anything would be possible to fold from 6" paper. However, anything that says 25 cm is the recommended size can likely be folded by experienced, sane origami folder from 6" paper.

Technically, this is all a matter of opinion and skill

Haha, yes. But I'm talking about the generic coloured-on-one-side-origami paper. It's pretty thick (and about 70gsm) so that's one of the reasons i posted this thread. No amount of 'right tools' would fix that, unless i remade the paper with some 'right tools' heh heh. I will try some complex models from it though. Thanks for the suggestion

paper:15 cm foil
final length: 6.2cm
designer: Satoshi Kamiya
time to fold: long time
this is only 6 cm long and folded without tools
ALL OF THE DETAIL IS THERE
I am so proud and think that it is the smallest folded so far

Try unit origami, such as Polyhedra and such things. If you have tons of paper, and want to use it up, this is a good option. try origami sourcebook, by Jay Ansill which has some fairly good ones.