Thirds

Need help with folding a model? Ask here.
Post Reply
fi-ori
Senior Member
Posts: 266
Joined: May 6th, 2008, 5:52 pm
Location: Firenze, Italy

Thirds

Post by fi-ori »

Hi folks,

I want to teach to my students the division in thirds and the 30 and 60 degree folds. I know the methods, I'm looking for some model, simple and nice, to do after this prefolding.
Someone has a suggestion?

Thanks in advance


fra
(sorry for my english)
User avatar
Brimstone
Buddha
Posts: 1729
Joined: November 23rd, 2004, 3:59 am
Location: Colombia, South America
Contact:

Post by Brimstone »

About the division in thirds, maybe you could teach them the Kissy fish but you would have to accomodate the diagrams. Ask them to do the division in thirds and then go to step 10 of these diagrams http://www.itsjustabitofpaper.com/diagramsindex001.html It is a nice action model that kids love.

About the 30 and 60 degree folds, all I can think are tessellations but they are not exactly what kids want to fold.
lipan
Newbie
Posts: 8
Joined: March 25th, 2008, 11:43 am
Contact:

Post by lipan »

Brimstone wrote:About the division in thirds, maybe you could teach them the Kissy fish but you would have to accomodate the diagrams. Ask them to do the division in thirds and then go to step 10 of these diagrams http://www.itsjustabitofpaper.com/diagramsindex001.html It is a nice action model that kids love.

About the 30 and 60 degree folds, all I can think are tessellations but they are not exactly what kids want to fold.
thanks for sharing.
User avatar
origami street racer
Super Member
Posts: 188
Joined: June 8th, 2008, 5:08 pm
Location: some where

Post by origami street racer »

ryuzin 3.5 has a 96x96 grid but when you divide it intil the grid is a prime number it is a 3x3 grid.
R.I.P Paul Grey 1972-2010
Slipkont
fi-ori
Senior Member
Posts: 266
Joined: May 6th, 2008, 5:52 pm
Location: Firenze, Italy

Post by fi-ori »

The kissy fish is a very nice model.
I've also found a puzzle square and a box

Ciao
User avatar
Brimstone
Buddha
Posts: 1729
Joined: November 23rd, 2004, 3:59 am
Location: Colombia, South America
Contact:

Post by Brimstone »

Peterpaul Forcher's Esel (donkey) also requires thirds although not along the side but along the diagonals so I am not sure if it serves you. The diagram used to be online but I couldn't find it.
User avatar
merman
Senior Member
Posts: 312
Joined: February 23rd, 2008, 3:02 pm
Location: Amsterdam
Contact:

Post by merman »

A lot of stuff in Origami Inside-Out is based on division of angles in thirds, like the Canada Goose and Penguin...
User avatar
d_music_master
Junior Member
Posts: 51
Joined: May 4th, 2008, 5:10 pm
Location: Earth
Contact:

Post by d_music_master »

here is a couple of links on how to divide a paper into thirds, very useful:

http://www.papercrane.org/downloads/thirds.pdf

here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07uKsmizwBY

a good model that uses thirds is eric joisels dwarf.

stay lifted,
peace.
Post Reply