Good-looking models in glassine

[Alexorigami]

I have some of this wonderful paper, glassine, and I want to fold something from it. The max size of squares I can cut is about 24 cm. I already folded Maekawa's devil, and I want some other high-intermediate models that will look nice in this paper. So, any suggestions?

[malachi]

My favorite things to fold with glassine are tessellations.

[Alexorigami]

Thanks, but I forgot to say no tessellations, only figurative models. I once folded a tessellation with this paper and I was not very impressed because when back-lighting, the creases show up really ugly.

[malachi]

Ah well, some people like the way the creases show up.

Most figurative models are difficult to do with glassine and the results are usually not that impressive. I have done some roses and they worked out okay.

[malachi]

Also, for what it's worth, there are tessellations where the creases are not readily apparent. There are also tessellations that use all the creases in the collapse... I believe there are also techniques that can hide the crease marks after the model is complete, but I don't recall all the details... heating and maybe applying wax?


No.4 Star Puff, unpuffed, backlit by malachus, on Flickr

I have done some of Fuse's spiral designs with glassine before, as well as Jarrod Needle's snowflake.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/5541778128/
http://origamiweekly.blogspot.com/2009/ ... abbit.html

[jacoboqc]

Don't know if I should call it representational, but Kamiya has designed some interesting geometric figures-for example this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturori/2499415609/
Folded by Artur Biernacki.
Check his site for more.

[Flame_Kurosei]

I don't know about high intermediate, but I've folded Peter Forcher's fox from glassine--it curves!:

Link: http://www.origamiseiten.de/forcher/fuchs96.pdf
Mine was about 9x9in, which is about 23x23cms I think?
Hope I helped
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