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Hey, my girlfriend is having her birthday soon and since shes somehow a fan of elks, i was thinking about making her one out of paper.
It's just quite difficult to actually find an instruction for an elk, that is also written clearly.
Now i don't think im ready for complex versions like from Robert J, so im rather looking for something more simple. Its not that i never tried anything like it, i mean i can do cranes and everything by heart ^^

So if anyone got a link for me i would be very grateful
Thanks in advance!

Chris

Hi Chris,

for beginners I always have the advise to visit the Origami Club. There are tons of simple models with easy instructions. In the section "christmas" there are three different reindeers (two heads, one full) - they are really simple, but at least they have horns.
The second one I found is Bambi by Peterpaul Forcher, but if you know the film, you will remember him having no horns
So my last hint is your local library. Take a look at books about craft in christmastime. Those books are mostely in easy level. You should also take a look at the childrens section in the library.

bye Tine

there's a very sweet easy elk in Fumiaki Kawahatas book "Wild Animals of the World"

There is a nice deer/reindeer on pp. 114 - 115, in The World of Origami by Isao Honda, multiple publishing 1965 - 1993, ISBN: 0-87040-383-4. I found my copy recently as a used book.

The model uses two sheets of paper, two bird bases, and you have to cut the antlers and ears... but it has a nice look...

- Hank Simon

I found a nice deer that can be made out of a cut open tea bag. No jokes needed >.> well, heres the link: http://dev.origami.com/images_pdf/teadeer.pdf

Roman Diaz has a nice deer diagrammed in his blog. I think it may be complex, but it mat be worth giving it a try. http://dosisdiaria.blogspot.com/2006/10 ... a-web.html

I found a Diaz Deer diagrammed here:

http://ori500.free.fr/diagrams/level2/dm3-en.htm

- Hank Simon

The Diaz deer is one of the few deer models I've ever folded. One note on it, the hind legs and tail will be a different color than the rest of the body if you fold it from duo-color paper. It makes for a thick finished model, but its pretty straightforward as complex models go.