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I do not know how to fold from a CP. I've tried, but I can't seem to get it. Please help a poor pathetic folder!

There are three steps to learning how to fold CPs

1. Practice
2. Practice
3. Practice

Either that, or fold from diagrams forever.

There are also several tutorials out there on how to learn to fold from CPs, just do an internet search.

By the way, I'm actually not very good at folding CPs
Oh well, I just have to keep on practicing.

EDIT: *slaps forehead after seeing ahudson's post* OF COURSE!
I completely forgot about the crease pattern sticky.

A few suggestions:

1) Read the crease-pattern sticky. It's right here: viewtopic.php?t=2131. really you should have done this first, as it was the first topic listed, and a sticky at that. Pay attention to stickies, they're actually quite useful.

2) Use the search function. It's up there in the menu bar, and used far less than it should be. You'd be surprised how many models have been asked about before, I've solved many of my problems without having to start a new thread.

3) Fold along the lines. That's why it's called a "crease pattern"; they're creases. Often times the direction is given; when it's not, you'll just have to figure it out on your own, and there aren't really very many ways to do that reliably. Trial-and-error works very well.

4) Every model's folding sequence is quite different. Tell us what model you're wanting to fold, and maybe we can give you some more specific advice.

well, i'm trying to fold guspath go's nine tailed fox's CP

The only way to get better at cp is to do them. If you can't do the whole cp try cutting into parts and folding the parts. Just keep practicing.

There are few photo guides here on folding CPs..
Some of them made by anermak.
Try them out to get some ideas.

Kinda worked for me

lets say you have one color sided paper (color lets say red and white at the back) your looking at the red
if you ever see this ------------- it means fold that so the white shows
if you see that exact pattern but with shorter lines it means fold it back



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