On 03/12/13 19.20, dawn_...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm looking for a simple model (to teach to a general audience, not to folders) that can
folded by several different sequences. I'd something that folks can enjoy folding without
frustration, and when they are finished, think, "That's pretty cool." The idea
is that there can be more than one way to arrive at the same result. But I would like a
nice result besides.
What about the traditional lily (aka iris). It can be folded either by
doing the square base and squash, or by the waterbomb base and squash.
At this point the models look completely different, and yet after the
petal folds, they end up being the very same model.
Most well-known is the square base approach, such as
http://en.origami-club.com/flowers/iris/iris/ (arbitrary first result
from google).
One version of the waterbomb approach:
http://www.zenhome.it/zen-origami-iris.htm (another arbitrary first
result from google).
Of course, even folding the square base can be done in many different
ways, including:
- point to point, point to point, up and squash, turn, up and squash
(Harbin's method)
- waterbomb and invert (dual method)
- point to point, unfold, turn, side to side, unfold, side to side,
collapse (precrease method)
- side to side, closed corner down, turn, other corner down, open and
squash other way (Honda turnabout)
- point to point, guesstimate center, collapse corners, squash flat
(fast method)
Each method has its merit, pending purpose. Some are easy to teach, or
easy to diagram, or leaves the right creases for the subsequent folds,
or are fast, or just fascinating. None is a winner on all points.
Different folders have their own favorites.
Best regards and good luck,
Hans
Hans Dybkjær
society: foldning.dk
homepage: papirfoldning.dk
