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I've just wet-folded Giang Dinh's Cat out of Licence to Fold, using some kind of thick card or something. It worked really well!

Isn't it amazing how something far too thick to fold anything out of normally, folds beautifully just with a little water?

Anyway, now I'm hooked on his stuff. Anybody know of any diagrams of his other than his Cat?

According to origamidatabase.com (always should check there first), he only has two models diagrammed that are not in convention books, the one in License to fold, and his Santa Claus on passionorigami.com . In the various convention books there are 9 other models.

And he had a Bear photo-diagrammed on his website.

Some of Giang Dinh's stuff is relatively easy to reverse-engineer, and he's got lots of photos posted... Sit down with a sheet of scratch paper and see if you can work it out! I've done that with a couple his models, and I seem to remember cupcake did one too.

Thanks guys!

WhisperPuffin wrote:Isn't it amazing how something far too thick to fold anything out of normally, folds beautifully just with a little water?

...and metal plate folds beatifully just with a little hot?

How 'bout his dreaming dog?

legionzilla wrote:How 'bout his dreaming dog?

There's diagrams? Really? WHERE? Oh, wait, it's pretty much his dreaming cat, isn't it? I'll give it a go!

I dunno where are the diagrams... Think its is one of the the tanteiden/OUSA books. Sara was folding it at one phase, so you can ask her. Its in one of her threads.

Dreaming Dog is on p. 88 of Origami USA 2007. And, yes, except for the head, it is mostly the same as Dreaming Cat. His Red Fox is also the same basic model, if you use [red-] orange paper.

Pls post pix of your cat, and the Dog, after you fold it.

Thanx,
Hank Simon

And, just in case you haven't explore it:
http://giangdinh.com/home.html

OK, I'll try and post pics, but don't bet on it. I am notoriously lazy about taking photos...

Here is the diagram of dreaming dog at VOG website.

http://www.vietnamorigami.org/forum/vie ... 230#p35230

WOWOWOW thank you so much!!!!

EDIT: Actually, it is pretty much the Cat isn't it? Still good though.

Yes, the basic body is used in the Dog, Cat, and even the Fox, I believe.

My opinion is that if you can shape the body, then you you have the most difficult part of the impression. Changing proportion and changing the head gives you variety....

Show us what you come up with...

- Hank Simon

dunno if anyone noticed, but there are diagrams for a gorilla he has designed, too:

http://www.papertheworld.com/pdfs/gorilla_gd.pdf

there are other "simple" models on that papertheworld site. i have to say, i love the variations on the gorilla. there's so much character it's unbelievable. i especially love his warning to "folders older than 6" not to make the face symmetrical, lol.