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For the past five months or so, I have been learning the Brazilian art of capoeira. (If you don't know what this is, it's a sort of dance-fight combination. I suggest looking it up on google or Wikipedia for more information.) I've seen a reasonable amount of art on deviantArt representing capoeira--paintings, drawings, photography, etc. A large number of the depictions of capoeira show the same pose.

For the past week or so, I've had an idea forming. I would like to endeavor to make origami models of various capoeira poses. To do this, of course, I need a model of a human. I don't want a model showing anything in specific that would take away from the poses I want to do. I simply need a generic origami model of a human figure, with arms and legs that can easily be bent at the major joints.

Alas, I don't know of very many models of humans. And of those I do know, they all depict a specific person or form, which is what I'm trying to avoid. Does anyone know of a model that would fit my needs? I'd much prefer to use diagrams that can be found on the internet. After all, I'm a poor college student and cannot afford that many luxuries.

Thank you all very much!

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Thank you kindly! I appreciate it.

dont forget mine:


heres the CP:

I think Jeremy Shafer´s Dancers are exactly what you are searching for. Diagrams can be found in his fantastic book Origami to Astonish and Amuse.

Cupcake wrote:dont forget mine:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g120/ ... CF1168.jpg

heres the CP:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g120/ ... /ManCP.gif

Thanks! I'll see how that one works. If I use it, how do you want me to give you credit (what name should I use, etc.)?

origami_8 wrote:I think Jeremy Shafer´s Dancers are exactly what you are searching for. Diagrams can be found in his fantastic book Origami to Astonish and Amuse.

Jeremy Shafer is one of my favorite origamists. I have Origami to Astonish and Amuse right above my desk, in fact. I considered using his Dancers, but most of the moves I'm trying to depict are just performed with one person. That may be a good model to use for displaying some of the movements, though.

I folded one but I don't know how to make diagrams. I really want to make diagrams. So, I wish the picture is better! I'll post the picture diagram soon