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I was about to post this in a different section, but it seems like it may belong here.

A. The computational Lobster

So yesterday I got on the computer I'm typing this on, pull up treemaker, and have a spin at it. I created a lobster.

Normally, I just screw around with treemaker, but today I felt like DOING something with it, so I opened reference finder..... and found all the important points, and folded and marked them on a 12" sheet of horribly colored foil. Naturally, I didn't notice it would have to be foily side up because... you can't write on foil. Result:

Thats a lot of creases on the left side huh?
So I connected them with M/V and drew them(I would never see them otherwise).
Note: I think theres a problem with the M/V assignment on treemaker on the left side(distorted bird base, part is assymetrical to the other side. 3 Vs in a row)


This took a surprisingly long time.
Then, I started to collapse....



Sorry for the glare, I was focusing on folding.

After much untangling and sinking, I got the points thinned down.
And after a bit of shaping, shifting, sinking, spread sinking, swiveling, and crimping:


It needs to be shaped. I can't put ridges on the tail, the paper is ripping.

B. Hercules Beetle, designed by Lang.

Origamido is a dream paper.

C. Deer head
Simple, designed by me. I have the CP drawn out somewhere, laying around.


Thats all.

Today I was in an experimental mood, so I folded for maybe 2 hours and ended up with a phoenixish thing:


It has some serious issues, however. Most notably, there is basically no detail in the head, and the toes & legs are way to big. So is the river between the legs and the wings. Its also very thick.
I do like it for the way it was created however. If I can explain this: It is 2 60-120-120-60 rhombuses overlapping at one corner creating a 90 degree angle, imposed on the square. I then attempted to fold a straight skeleton from the resulting polygon, and with a lot of difficult maneuvers, created toes and larger wings along with a head flap.
I might end up drawing diagrams for this, who knows. It needs to be restructured, but its original structure was so smooth I don't know if I'll do that.

Intersting lobster! I feel like if you used some better paper, it would look great

Good folds! I I think refolding that phoenix with larger thinner paper (along with some wet finishing) would allow much more detail. You have good designs.

Thanks. I drew the CP by hand(Except the head. I seriously have no freaking clue how the head folds out CP-wise. Hint: Note the rabbit ear on each side near the toes, that forces some implied folds and eventually you get a strip grafted preliminary base.)
However, the sinks in the middle are NOT to scale. They are representational. It should be divided into 8 parts for 16 sections.

Sorry if its unclear. The toe reference points are right angles, and a diagonal to the half mark.

Meanwhile, I added a nice fat graft to the design, which will improve the head. I do need to get the toes sorted out, however.

Edit: 25k'th post in gallery forum.

Oh hi, other Phillip
Welcome to the forum. You got some great stuff in here, keep up the good work buddy.

that lobster CP looks insanely cool! is it ok if i download it? I might actually fold it!