Hideo Komatsu - Cat (CP)

[Crane89]

http://origami.gr.jp/~komatsu/gallery/cat.html



I would like to give it a try, but I've never folded from CPs before. Is it too much for a CP moron like me, or maybe not that difficult? I really like the model.

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: The text in Japanese translated by Babelfish is completely nonsense (it's even funny)

[Elboberto7]

it looks pretty easy i might even give it a try

[federicoh]

looks prety easy, have you allready thought of the reference points?

[Crane89]

Oh, I almost forgot about it...

I have no idea on how to get the reference points (specially because the cp is too small)

on the other hand, it is very wet-fold-friendly, and i'm more confident about wet-folding since i folded Anibal Voyer's winged tiger last week and used water to keep in shape (I never thought water would be so helpful!)

and btw, thanks for the information!

[ahudson]

This is not an easy CP. Hideo Komatsu's models generally use a lot of 3d techniques, and after folding the CP you still have a lot of work to do to finish the model-- none of which is easy. Hideo Komatsu's only easy models are his Santa and Frog.

Definitely look at Eileen Tan's CP article if you haven't done CPs before:
http://spinflipper.com/origami/cp/toc.html

For your first CP you should start with one that already has mountain/valley designations. Here are a few good examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22959605@N08/2205870673/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bkwebb/214419837/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13143857@N08/2869546021/

*EDIT* oops, I forgot... you should also read through the Crease Pattern FAQ

[ftangdude55]

I don't know about whether or not it is illegal, but I made a more defined copy of the CP for the Cat in Inkscape, so here is a PDF of that, if it helps you to find reference points. I hope that the CP is accurate enough.

[Crane89]

thanks ftangdude!!!