Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[David Mitchell]

"Gerardo @neorigami.com"  wrote:

>Thanks to David's message, I was able to find a wonderful article of his
authorship I had once read and enjoyed ver much! Design Styles
Overview: http://origamiheaven.com/designstylesoverview.htm

In the article David calls this style "pictorial origami" 

>I'm surprised he didn't mention that in his message.

Thank you for pointing this out. I wrote this page a long time ago ... and
had forgotten what I wrote then! Thank you for reminding me. I am not always
... or very frequently ... consistent, unfortunately.

Loved your tree design. I wonder if it could be simplified? (I always wonder
this about origami designs!) Or would that ruin it?

Dave

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[David Mitchell]

Hans  was kind enough to mention my book Origami
Alfresco in connection with this thread.

Although he is correct that

>Dave Mitchell calls it ... sketching without pen or ink

that idea came from the late Eric Kenneway who, I believe, called it
'drawing with paper' ... which is the term I would normally use.

It seems to me that there is quite a difference between this technique ...
creating recognisable (I hope!) pictures and the creation of bi-colour
patterns and I don't think they ought to be conflated.

I also don't think it matters whether the outline of a drawing with paper
design is rectangular or irregular. I think most of Eric's designs were the
latter. As Hans says many of mine are rectangular ... but that was because I
conceived of them as sketches drawn in an artists notebook. 

As always I think that the choice of a regular or irregular shape is one
that depends on simplicity and elegance. It would surely be foolish to ruin
a good design just to arrive at a rectangular outline?

For those who are interested I have a page on drawing with paper designs
here ... http://origamiheaven.com/drawingwithpaper.htm

Dave

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[Hans Dybkjær]

(Sorry if you see this twice - I tried to send first time seven hours ago, and 
don’t see it yet.)
On 17 Sep 2015, at 23:42, Gerardo @neorigami.com <http://neorigami.com/> 
<gera...@neorigami.com <mailto:gera...@neorigami.com>> wrote:
> 
> looking for origami flat rectangular models with color change
> are openly taught through the web.
Another example: http://papirfoldning.dk/diagrammer/diagrammer.html?page=iris01 
<http://papirfoldning.dk/diagrammer/diagrammer.html?page=iris01>
(model Simon Andersen, my description)
and the earless versions of: 
http://papirfoldning.dk/en/projekter/kreative-fjaes01.html 
<http://papirfoldning.dk/en/projekter/kreative-fjaes01.html>
(idea Simon Andersen, face builder by me)

Friedrich Fröbel made a series of square, geometric patterns for kindergarten 
use, calling it “folded forms of beauty”. The intention was for it to be a 
framework that lends itself easily to explore new patterns.
See e.g.  Kunihiko Kasahara “Extreme origami”, Sterling, 2002.
Taught on the internet by Leyla Torres here: 
http://www.origamispirit.com/2011/05/windmill-base-variations-video/ 
<http://www.origamispirit.com/2011/05/windmill-base-variations-video/>
in one of her many wonderful descriptions of origami models.

> What's important is that the final model ends
> up being rectangular, including a square. Flags have those characteristics
> but I wish to avoid that theme. I'd prefer a geometric model instead of a
> figurative one but you can tell me about them both.
> 
> Does that type of origami have a name? Is there a list of models of that
> type somewhere on the web?

Dave Mitchell calls it “Origami Alfresco: sketching without pen or ink”, at 
least that is the title of his book with many such ones (Watertrade, 2000, 44 
pages).
He describes it as “drawn without pen and ink, using the contrast between the 
white and coloured sides of standard origami paper.i”
Not all his models, many are irregular. The models are pretty simple and 
stylised, focusing on folding sequences that are well suited for performing the 
origami for others.

Kunihiko Kasahara calls it “cube art: painting pictures with origami”. “Cube 
art” was called so because they are made from a windmill-like base with pockets 
so that the flaps that are otherwise tucked away to form the square of the 
painting, may be tucked into pockets of four other square paintings to form a 
cube. Kasahara: “The Art and Wonder of Origami”, Apple, 2004.
Square examples on pp 101-121, 64-65, and more.
The motives are mainly figurative and includes the zodiacs. In the best 
Japanese classic origami tradition, some examples have an actually painted eye 
or such.
pp 70-71 displays geometrical triangular “kaleidoscope” patterns and hexagonal 
“snowflakes”.

Mitchell and Kasahara thus agree on calling the technique “drawing”, 
“sketching”, or “painting” with origami. But not necessarily restricted to a 
rectangular “canvas”.

If you use one-color paper, leaving out the colour change requirement, you get 
“reliefs” rather than “paintings”. Most tessellations would fall into this 
category. Tessellations from semitransparent paper is akin to another art form, 
“glass painting”, in that new patterns/motives may appear when backlighting 
them.

By the way, all of the above books are great reading and folding (the extreme 
origami even a must-own book).

Best regards,
Hans



Hans Dybkjær
Site: papirfoldning.dk <http://papirfoldning.dk/>
Society: foldning.dk <http://foldning.dk/>

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[Hans Dybkjær]

On 17 Sep 2015, at 23:42, Gerardo @neorigami.com <gera...@neorigami.com> wrote:
> 
> looking for origami flat rectangular models with color change
> are openly taught through the web.
Another example: http://papirfoldning.dk/diagrammer/diagrammer.html?page=iris01 
<http://papirfoldning.dk/diagrammer/diagrammer.html?page=iris01>
(model Simon Andersen, my description)
and the earless versions of: 
http://papirfoldning.dk/en/projekter/kreative-fjaes01.html 
<http://papirfoldning.dk/en/projekter/kreative-fjaes01.html>
(idea Simon Andersen, face builder by me)

Friedrich Fröbel made a series of square, geometric patterns for kindergarten 
use, calling it “folded forms of beauty”. The intention was for it to be a 
framework that lends itself easily to explore new patterns.
See e.g.  Kunihiko Kasahara “Extreme origami”, Sterling, 2002.
Taught on the internet by Leyla Torres here: 
http://www.origamispirit.com/2011/05/windmill-base-variations-video/ 
<http://www.origamispirit.com/2011/05/windmill-base-variations-video/>
in one of her many wonderful descriptions of origami models.

> What's important is that the final model ends
> up being rectangular, including a square. Flags have those characteristics
> but I wish to avoid that theme. I'd prefer a geometric model instead of a
> figurative one but you can tell me about them both.
> 
> Does that type of origami have a name? Is there a list of models of that
> type somewhere on the web?

Dave Mitchell calls it “Origami Alfresco: sketching without pen or ink”, at 
least that is the title of his book with many such ones (Watertrade, 2000, 44 
pages).
He describes it as “drawn without pen and ink, using the contrast between the 
white and coloured sides of standard origami paper.i”
Not all his models, many are irregular. The models are pretty simple and 
stylised, focusing on folding sequences that are well suited for performing the 
origami for others.

Kunihiko Kasahara calls it “cube art: painting pictures with origami”. “Cube 
art” was called so because they are made from a windmill-like base with pockets 
so that the flaps that are otherwise tucked away to form the square of the 
painting, may be tucked into pockets of four other square paintings to form a 
cube. Kasahara: “The Art and Wonder of Origami”, Apple, 2004.
Square examples on pp 101-121, 64-65, and more.
The motives are mainly figurative and includes the zodiacs. In the best 
Japanese classic origami tradition, some examples have an actually painted eye 
or such.
pp 70-71 displays geometrical triangular “kaleidoscope” patterns and hexagonal 
“snowflakes”.

Mitchell and Kasahara thus agree on calling the technique “drawing”, 
“sketching”, or “painting” with origami. But not necessarily restricted to a 
rectangular “canvas”.

If you use one-color paper, leaving out the colour change requirement, you get 
“reliefs” rather than “paintings”. Most tessellations would fall into this 
category. Tessellations from semitransparent paper is akin to another art form, 
“glass painting”, in that new patterns/motives may appear when backlighting 
them.

By the way, all of the above books are great reading and folding (the extreme 
origami even a must-own book).

Best regards,
Hans



Hans Dybkjær
Site: papirfoldning.dk <http://papirfoldning.dk/>
Society: foldning.dk <http://foldning.dk/>

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[JC Nolan]

Hi  Gerardo,

In "Creating Origami" there are several models that might fit-the-bill 
for you.  You can see images of all of my models on Gilad's website. 
http://www.giladorigami.com/BO_Creating_Origami_Nolan.html


Most of the "decorations" are color-change and square, all of the 
"Colored Lover's Knots" can easily be square by just moving a single 
flap behind each point (it's obvious that to do if you are holding the 
model) and many of the "Seven Simple Bracelets" are rectangular before 
you make them into a loop.


However, none are on the web as you mentioned, just in the book. E-mail 
me directly with more info about your project and I could possibly post 
them on the web for you.


-- JC

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[Jim Weir]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com <
gera...@neorigami.com> wrote:

> Does that type of origami have a name? Is there a list of models of that
> type somewhere on the web?
>

Don't know of a formal type name or list. I'll contribute to this
discussion that Sy Chen (who creates a lot of this type of origami)
designed a model I rather enjoyed of a recycle symbol.

Happy folding,
Jim

[Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[Gerardo @neorigami.com]

Hi, I'm looking for origami flat rectangular models with color change that
are openly taught through the web. I mean models like Escape Sign by
Morisue Kei and I know there's a crab model with those same
characteristics, but I don't know who created it or what is its name. Hadi
Tahir teaches how to fold a couple of models like that in Neorigami, but
I'm looking for other models. What's important is that the final model ends
up being rectangular, including a square. Flags have those characteristics
but I wish to avoid that theme. I'd prefer a geometric model instead of a
figurative one but you can tell me about them both.

Does that type of origami have a name? Is there a list of models of that
type somewhere on the web?

Thank you guys.

Re: [Origami] Flat rectangular models with color change?

[Ronald Koh]

On 9/18/2015 5:42 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote:

Hi, I'm looking for origami flat rectangular models with color change that
are openly taught through the web. (snip)
My Bird of Paradise seems to fit the bill. The video tutorial is at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXkLcPuSASI, and the diagrams at 
http://www.origami.cz/Pdf/birdofparadise.pdf.