Newbie saying Hi

meltedmuffin · Post by **meltedmuffin** » June 22nd, 2009, 11:59 pm

Evening, I've been folding flapping swans for a while (I have tendency to make them whilst slightly tipsy for some reason) and decided to try and start making more complicated designs.

I stumbled on this forum whilst looking for the sea turtle diagram by collin weber (I'm stuck at step 19, it's not possible, I swear) so any help there would be appreciated.

Any tips on what to start folding next or origami in general would be fantastic, I look forward to contributing in the future to what appears to be a very nice forum.

(Sorry if there's an intro section this was supposed to be in but I couldn't find one, if there isn't woo go me, if there is then don't hesitate to move it mr/ms mod)

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » June 23rd, 2009, 12:32 am

For those of you who don't know, here are the diagrams: http://dev.origami.com/images_pdf/sea_turtle.pdf

Step 19 is difficult to explain. Basically you are making a petal fold up at the top, at 45 degree angles, and have the extra flap, which is not part of the petal fold, to the right.

If the written instruction was difficult to understand, I can take some pictures if you want (or a video).

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Enjoy your time here!

meltedmuffin · Post by **meltedmuffin** » June 23rd, 2009, 12:51 am

pictures/video would be perfect, I think I might try something a little easier for my next project after this

Ragnorax · Post by **Ragnorax** » June 23rd, 2009, 1:01 am

Welcome to the forum. Well the best way to get better is practice. The more models you fold, the more you learn. As you begin to become familiar with folds, sinks, shaping, and are able to do them neatly, you can progress to more complicated and complex models.

Ive learned (personally) the most from folding models by Robert Lang, (i have 2 of his books: "origami in action" and "origami design secrets") and various artist's models in the Tanteiden magazines. Whether they were simple or complex.

For help concerning the sea turtle by collin weber, theres a thread about it here: viewtopic.php?t=5568

Ariel_A · Post by **Ariel_A** » June 23rd, 2009, 1:14 am

Welcome to the forum.
I find that John Montroll's books are a really good starting point. Each book starts with easy models and then they progress in difficulty so that you can easily find your current level and then stretch your limits. The books are also well diagrammed and very affordable.
Happy folding,
Ariel

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » June 23rd, 2009, 1:23 am

Here is a video on how to do step 19, MeltedMuffin:

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legionzilla · Post by **legionzilla** » June 23rd, 2009, 4:47 am

Hey, Welcome to the forum! This is my attempt on it, there is a thread on it on the forum. Its on the first page of diagrams, so it should be easy to find it.

meltedmuffin · Post by **meltedmuffin** » June 23rd, 2009, 10:20 am

thanks for the video, it helped a lot, I'll have to keep an eye open for the books and magazines as well, are they difficult to come by normally?