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- JKraut, on 10/12/2007, -3/+39I don't know, is that really Origami? A lot of it looks like hes just crumpled paper to form the shapes, not actually folded or anything, Origami is usually a lot more structured.
If you can provide proof that I'm wrong then go ahead, until then ill stick to the believe that this isn't Origami. Don't just bury this comment because you disagree. - Satanael, on 10/12/2007, -3/+39I dont think this is traditional origami that can easily be repeated... looks more like a form of sculpting... with paper.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14I agree... like I said in my post below... I didn't think paper-wading counted as oragami
- moley, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Yeah, looks more like squished up paper than origami.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Is it oragami when the paper is just waded?
I thought oragami = skillful folding of paper
This looks like papaer machet (sp?) - cvh™, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10I was just about to say that. Origami is folding paper, this is forming paper and it looks like he used glue and a scissor too... (not to sure)
- trylleklovn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Like giving yourself a blowjob?
- virtue, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Agreed. Certainly NOT ORIGAMI, by any traditional sense of the word.
"Origami (折紙 origami "paper folding") is the art of Japanese paper folding. In English, the term properly only refers to the art of paper folding in Japan. However, the Japanese language term literally means "paper folding" and refers to all kind of paper folding, even those of non-Japanese origin" sources = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origami; www8.plala.or.jp/y-naka/jiten-o.html
Though impressive, traditional origami generally consists of 'paper folding'. This appears to be more 'paper crumbling'.
Dugg anyway, as it is unique and "WOW! COOL!" - JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7"That's no origami..."
- glenfiddich, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5X-wing made out of a Paris subway ticket
http://www.cfsl.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22455
a must see! - slasherx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7It would be nice if he put a HOWTO on them.
- ElGuano, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7JKraut,
You've mentioned burying comments in every comment you've posted to this article--either opining about your own comments getting buried, or doing it to someone else. Why not just let your content speak for itself? We're big boys and girls here, we don't need you constantly telling us why you're acting, or how we should react to you. - displaynone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yea it is so coo!, and so COOL.
- DaceDiath, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Screw the X-wing, check out the millenium falcon on the same page.. sick..
http://www.cfsl.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23835 - JWallsID6999, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7Once you've made some origami and understand what folds make what shapes, it's fairly simple to change and create your own material.
This, however, would be extremely difficult. :) - ch33sehead, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Google image search Yoda origami or star wars origami
- maus56, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Jawa jedi?
- piratebill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1page for real origami xwing
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/jedishomepage/origami.html - nosti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It bothers me slightly that people keep calling these models as "crumpling of paper". I imagine it's because people see the crumpled texture of the paper or the pinching of the android's "appendages". My guess is this guy used backcoated tissue paper with methyl cellulose. This is a common technique in origami, and it's NOT against "oh, it's not origami, because he used glue!". This technique is applied before the model is folded such that the paper(in this case tissue paper) is stiff enough to be folded and keep its shape. Origami does not limit us to only use traditional origami paper and often the regular 15cm whatever paper sizes are not large enough for more complex models. If you look closely, all the base folds are there that actually gives the model its general form, and all the "crumpling" is the texture of the tissue paper or from the thinning of appendages(basically pinching). The fingers on the "jedi" hand, the light saber, the hood, etc... these are not simple folds even if you do use "crumpling". Also, this has nothing to do with wet-folding, which is just a "technique" in origami and has nothing to do with whether or not the model is traditional origami or not. Don't just pull stuff out of wiki and think you know what you're talking about.
But all in all, the beauty of the model IS in the eye of its beholder, so... yeh ^_^. For real crumpling, check out Jeremy Shafer's Monolithic Rubblestone :) - jobu01, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3For the jedi, this is a 1 square piece of paper that is not cut which many consider the purest form of origami and any glue used would be for holding the final model in a fixed position to avoid expansion from the many layers compressed. Here is the wizard and its crease pattern http://www.folders.jp/g/2002/wizard.html. I'm sure it doesn't take much imagination to figure out how he changed the staff into a light saber.
- jobu01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you look at the back picture of the droid you will see the layers folded together in the legs/arms/etc. The backpack crumpled look is because he took those layers, pulled them out and unfolded it. Any origami model with this many layers would suffer from the paper wanting to uncompress itself.
- OmegaNine, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Origami is something made with linking and folding of paper, not crumpling it up and covering it in rubber cement so it stays. That said, looks kinda cool.
- sishgupta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Wow this guys gallery is pretty crazy. I didnt like the jedi so much but the other stuff is interesting.
- Diplododia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The Yoda from the picture is diagramed on the Asociación Española de Papiroflexia's website here http://www.pajarita.org/aep/internacionales/intern2-1.pdf
- donsherio, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yeah, this aint Origami at all. Real origami involves folding of paper, not crumpling it up till it looks right, thats just sculpting with paper. I suggest they edit their titles cause its inaccurate. they look ok tho.
- iamthesponge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0For those of you who dispute the origami credentials of Phillip West's models, here are some Links to some more "Traditional" style star wars origami models...
the main page of the first website seems to be a bit flaky, so click on the gallery link to see the pictures
http://www.starwarigami.co.uk
http://www.starwarsorigami.com
http://www.happymagpie.com/origami.html - JKraut, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Yeah, now that you mention it it does look like hes used glue in certain parts. And if thats not wading I don't know what is!
- On a side note, thanks for adhering to some rationale thoughts on this alternative view of mine, instead of just instantly burying my comment. - Canthros, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2It's origami. You guys just haven't seen any that was complex before. Criminy.
- JKraut, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Yeah but the you have to admit the droid's don't look that convincing, I doubt they are true Origami. I could be wrong, but its just looks very dodge, if it was Origami I think it would actually look better then what it does. It looks like its all been loosely shoved togethor.
- Miami23, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I think the star wars origami is fantastic idea cant what for more.... yes it is a gerat idea.
- kokorhekkus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1@virtue
No it's not traditional origami, believe this is what's called wet-folding and according to Wikipedia wet-folding was pioneered by a guy called Akira Yoshizawa who apparently was some kind of origami master. Just do a google image search on his name.
For the lazy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-folding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa - cantankerous, on 10/12/2007, -11/+10ooops bury this.
- kmb1794, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0I am into origami and I can't see what the big deal is. I don't think there is a such thing as origami purism. I think there's just people who want to be more "Japanese" by adhering to strange, esoteric and fantastic mummeries and rites.
- benjellos, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Is it me or do I see the face of Jesus in the Jedi?
Lame, no digg. - jstem1994, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0The BattleDroid on the left was cool.
...oh wait, that's a real toy. - Deusiah, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I don't think it would not be too hard to reproduce, but very time consuming. It's just modelling using paper shapes, no traditional origami involved.
- eric1, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5Pretty nice; I've always wondered how people come up with original origami like that. I mean, following instructions is one thing. But coming up with completely original origami... I don't even see how you can do it.
Anyway, Dugg for coolness! - zapa, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0yep
- ownage, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0None of the photos are showing up or loading for me.
- jobu01, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0The jedis are modification of satoshi kamiya's wizard as he stated. those jedi are made of 1 square piece of paper and you can find the diagram from satoshi's latest book. you need extremely good folding skills do make these.
- cvh™, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1plz digg m e down.
- supaflystud, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1I have respect for anyone that can do something I can't do--DUGG
- JKraut, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Just used to seeing comments buried for no reason other then it offered a conflicting point of view, sorry.
- JKraut, on 10/12/2007, -12/+0Lame and unnecessary *buried*
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