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I like it, how hard was it?
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Hmm, there's not really a move in there that's hard, so I'd give it a high intermediate/ lower complex. The difficulty arises from the type of paper used. Thicker paper will probably tear the paper at some stage.

The version photographed was folded from a square acquired from an A4 sheet of paper - the same model folded from an A3 sheet of paper did not look as nice.

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I just finished a new model in preperation to make an EVA. I wanted to tackle a good human form. I have posted my new female figure on my site.
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Oh my God Jason, that looks stunning! (Erm, just like the rest of your models then ;) )

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To Saj: Nice, I just folded the same dragonfly(unless this is a variant) from the OUSA 2000 convention book, except I used that silver foil of mine. I'm suprised the paper you used didn't tear, good job :o . If it is the same one, I think it had a tricky move in forming the wings :? , but that was it. The only thing I don't like on this design are the small legs, but I expected that from the majority of insect designs out there.

To Jason: Also nice, are the legs seperate? looks fairly Hojyo Takashi like. Good luck on the EVA.
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Thanks Joe, the paper is called Gold Line paper; I think its used by graphic artists for drawing. Its around 80gsm and very thin and durable.

Maybe when you come to the UK I'll buy you some ... ;)

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To Joe: Yes, the legs are seperate, but the other photos didn't look as good. You think it is Hojyo-esque? Nope. The head comes from a corner, and the placement of the appendages is quite different. I should post the cp for you guys :). I'll try to get around to that soon.
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To Saj: That might not be too many years away...

To Jason: Just checking, I thought the hands and face were Hojyo-esque, but I didn't think it was from his base style, it does seem to have the "clean" look to it though. Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing the c-pat someday. I heard that Robert Lang will be visiting the Atlanta Regional Folders. I wish I could go, but I can't.
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Well, Joe, that day has come :)! I have just uploaded cps for the Harpy, Atlas Beetle and Woman.

I too look forward to Lang's arrival.
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Hi jason,

Just out of curiosity, how did you go about drawing the CP? And what do the red lines mean?

(You can tell I'm a CP newbie!).

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If you mean how I physically drew the cps, I use Freehand MX. When designing the model, I usually draw a cp out by hand even before I fold the model. I then fold and adjust the cp as necessary.

The red lines show a circle/river packing: basically, this shows where paper goes for the different points of the model. If you see an octagon in the cp, this means that this cp forms a base and on this base is a point emminating from the base with a length equal to that of the radius of the octagon (The octagon is actually a representation of a circle like those in ODS). If you see a "river," or a path formed by the red lines that is not a solid shape between to polygons that represent points, the river means that there is a length of paper that is between those two corrosponding points on the base.

Hope this helps in some way!
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Post by Frydrych »

I have folded Kawasaki's rose lately. How do you like it?

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Post by elf »

Stunning!

What kind of paper did you use?
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Thanks!

I used usual xero paper.

There are great difficulties with obtaining special origami paper here in Poland.
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Post by elf »

I also think your stem and leaves are the best I've seen. Are they your own design?
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