Joshuaorigami's old gallery

[joshuaorigami]

lucanus cervus by hojyo takashi

longhorn beetle by me

rose by marc kirschenbaum

housefly by marc kirschenbaum

black pine sawyer by marc kirschenbaum

reindeer by marc kirschenbaum

blue whale by joseph wu

horse by satoshi kamiya


these are old folds and pics so there not top quality.

[joshuaorigami]

wolf by hideo komatsu

fox by hideo komatsu

sailboat by marc kirschenbaum

helicopter by marc kirschenbaum

skeleton by marc kirschenbaum

pharoes ramses II by nicolas terry

bowtie bunny by marc kirschenbaum

earwig by me

clown mask by hideo komatsu

ant by robert lang

sailboat by marc kirschenbaum

[origami_8]

Where did you find the diagrams for Marc Kirschenbaum's housefly?

[joshuaorigami]

in his book 'origami bugs' by marc kirschenbaum.
its a graet book and can be bought at lulu.com or amazon.

[origami_8]

Thank you. I actually have this book but wasn't aware that the housefly is in there

[joshuaorigami]

yh, ive done that with loads of models! (especially the ones in tanteidan books and magazines!)

[joshuaorigami]

koi by sipho mabona

giraffe by stephen o hanlon

pureland bear by stephen o hanlon

pig by stephen o hanlon

giraffe by john montroll - with origamido

eagle by nguyen hung cuong

orangutan by quentin trollip


rose by brian chan

flying bug designed by me

toyota bb - from a tanteidan magazine -


lion by hideo komatsu

lion by me

another lion by me

zebra by me

grim reaper by miyajima noboru

dragonfly by marc kirschenbaum

[Razzmatazz]

...bowtie bunny by marc kirschenbaum...

xP Aren't you a little young to be folding that! Hah, just kidding. As long as you don't look at where it came from...... Getting better at doing cleaner folds though Joshua, great job.

[joshuaorigami]

yeah, thanks.

[Sara]

Hi Joshua,

it's good to see that in many more recent pictures the models are folded more cleanly than before. There is still room for much improvement, of course, but I think you are on the right track.
May I ask whether you fold models more than once? I'm astonished by the number of pictures you post, especially of models that would take me many hours to fold.
I am guessing you might only fold models once and move on to the next. I cannot criticize this too much, because many of the pictures I post are first folds, too, and often it takes some time for me to get back to them. At the same time, I do refold models when I feel I haven't really done them justice in my first fold. A perfect example is the ring-tailed lemur you also folded.
My first fold:


My second fold:


Your first (?) fold:


Now I challenge you to refold the model. Take into account the experience you made with the first model. Do you need to adjust the paper type or size? Are there steps which you found difficult, but now understand better?

I find it very satisfying to refold a model and see how I have succeeded in making a nicer, cleaner fold, a fold that captures the designer's intent more. In that I show respect and recognition of the model and the work the designer put into it. Maybe you will also find something satisfactory in refolding a model, rather than exploring the next, different model. (Of course, that too, is exciting and satisfactory, but for me on a very different level.)

I hope this does not sound patronizing, but rather encouraging. Maybe refolding and perfecting your folds is a beautiful side to origami that you have not yet discovered and will enjoy thoroughly, too.

In any case, kudos to your enthusiasm and having acquired enough skill already to fold such complex models. If you learn to master them, I see very much potential in you as a future origami artist. I see you've given designing a go already.

-- Sara

[joshuaorigami]

thanks!
i do fold models more than once.
for example:
lemur by roman diaz - 3 times (the one you said was my third attempt)
hideo komatsu giraffe - 7 times
eagle by nguyen hung cuong - 13 attempts - 2 folds - 1 good fold!
orangutan by quentin trollip - 5 folds
also i love your website and folds!
and yes i like designing models very much, especially mammals and insects as i find them easy to capture!
here are my favorite mammals ive designed:







ill take a look through arkive.com and mabey i will get some inspiration on my next model...

[joshuaorigami]

giraffe by hideo komatsu


mountain goat by me


giraffe by me


mini elephant by john montroll




rose by brian chan


spotted giraffe by john montroll


flying ladybird by robert j lang


flying cicada by robert j lang

polar bear by bernie peyton



brian chan's crow

horse by quentin trollip


maine lobster by robert lang


longhorn beetle by robert lang


longimanus beetle by lang


mantis by lang


redpath pteranodon by lang



pringles logo by me

scorpion and spider on a leaf


rat by me


longhorn beetle's by me


running tiger by me


turtle by me


camel by me


hermit crab by me


shell logo by me


stripey creature


panda by me


giraffe by me


dog by me


spiderman logo by me


penguin by me


polar bear by me


bald eagle by me


feedback would be much appreciated!

[Fanatic]

Joshua, even though you have improved a bit, some of your foldings look crumpled and inaccurate. This bothers me and, I'm sure, many others. Try not to fold everything so quickly, but to take much, much more time on each fold and crease. When making tissue-foil, take care when making it so it isn't crinkly, as that will detract from the quality of your work. Don't just smush things together, but fold them.

Don't let this discourage you, but rather let it encourage you to fold nicer looking pieces. Observe the difference:











Perhaps you should try easier models, and try to fold them neatly, precisely, and beautifully, before you try to more complex ones.

[joshuaorigami]

I'l try to improve

[joshuaorigami]

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