[O] Bahamut

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10-18-2006, 12:12 AM
Dr Unne

[O] Bahamut

[O] stands for origami now. Click for big versions. Please forgive the crappy photography.

The model is by Satoshi KAMIYA, folded by me. Made from a single uncut 45 cm. square of aluminum foil double-backed with tissue paper.

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1983-2/img_1438.jpg http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1977-2/img_1436.jpg http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1974-2/img_1435.jpg http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1968-2/img_1439.jpg http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1971-2/img_1433.jpg http://briancarper.net/gallery2/1965-2/img_1443.jpg
10-18-2006, 12:16 AM
Zeromus_X

Oh...wow! :cat:
10-18-2006, 12:17 AM
Rye

I'm a fan of your origami, it's fantastic. :) The tail is particularly amazing looking to me.
10-18-2006, 12:20 AM
Miriel

Holy moly Dr Unne!

I can't believe you can do that with paper. That's pretty amazing.
10-18-2006, 12:55 AM
Moon Rabbits

Oh wow. I've seen people do dragons with multiple pieces, but wow, one? Even the wings too? That's skills.
10-18-2006, 01:20 AM
Rostum

Holy cows, that's awesome. How long did it take, and how fustrated did you get?
10-18-2006, 02:09 AM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

It needs some blue tissue paper molded into balls to represent Mega Flare.
10-18-2006, 04:56 AM
Dr Unne

Thank you for the replies.

It took me 5 hours not counting the time it took to make the paper. It wasn't frustrating, it's very relaxing. This is the second one I made though, maybe that's why. The first one is always harder.

A ball? That's against my principles.
10-18-2006, 05:09 AM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

But they'd be fireballs. There's still craftsmanship to be injected there.
10-18-2006, 05:14 AM
Christmas

Awesome. :bigsmile:
10-18-2006, 07:17 AM
abrojtm

WTF?!
That's one sheet of paper? You are crazy skilled.
10-18-2006, 10:17 AM
Shauna

That is awesome. =o
10-18-2006, 10:22 AM
vorpal blade

That's nothing! I can make an origami tumbleweed!
10-18-2006, 10:23 AM
Twilight Edge

Whoa, uber awesomeness.=O
10-18-2006, 10:39 AM
Khaotic

Awesome as always.
10-18-2006, 11:34 AM
Markus. D

brilliance clearly.
10-18-2006, 03:44 PM
Chibi Angel

That's awesome
10-18-2006, 04:25 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

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Originally Posted by Omecle

Holy cows, that's awesome.

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Originally Posted by Christmas

Awesome. :bigsmile:

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Originally Posted by Shauna

That is awesome. =o

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Originally Posted by Twilight Edge

Whoa, uber awesomeness.=O

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Originally Posted by Khaotic

Awesome as always.

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Originally Posted by Chibi Angel

That's awesome

Hey, guys, is it awesome?
10-18-2006, 05:34 PM
ShunNakamura

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Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi

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Originally Posted by Omecle

Holy cows, that's awesome.

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Originally Posted by Christmas

Awesome. :bigsmile:

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Originally Posted by Shauna

That is awesome. =o

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Originally Posted by Twilight Edge

Whoa, uber awesomeness.=O

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Originally Posted by Khaotic

Awesome as always.

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Originally Posted by Chibi Angel

That's awesome

Hey, guys, is it awesome?

Nah, It is only cool and sweet~!

I don't really know much about origami, but whilst it looks cool somethings feel odd(and the sad part is I don't know what). Namely in the chest-arm areas. Of course that may be just cause of the limits of doing it with ONE sheet of paper[which is wicked cool].
10-18-2006, 07:09 PM
starseeker

I think it's incredible
10-18-2006, 09:55 PM
Dr Unne

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShunNakamura

I don't really know much about origami, but whilst it looks cool somethings feel odd(and the sad part is I don't know what). Namely in the chest-arm areas.

His enormous pectorals maybe.
10-19-2006, 01:38 AM
black orb

>>> Awesome...
10-22-2006, 11:22 PM
Dr Unne

I will just keep posting more to this thread rather than making new threads all the time. (All of these are from an uncut square)

Tiny chocobo, standing on a quarter (by Satoshi KAMIYA):

http://www.chwombat.net/gallery2/1996-2/img_1464.jpg

http://www.chwombat.net/gallery2/1993-2/img_1463.jpg

Rose by Robert Lang:

http://www.chwombat.net/gallery2/2002-2/img_1471.jpg

Pony by Hideo Komatsu:

http://www.chwombat.net/gallery2/1999-2/img_1469.jpg
10-22-2006, 11:33 PM
Rocket Edge

Those are all great. I love the chocobo..
10-22-2006, 11:45 PM
Ashley Schovitz

Wow all those peices are amazing I heard that you said that you had to make the paper too, how can you make paper?
10-23-2006, 01:25 AM
Dr Unne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashley Schovitz'

Wow all those peices are amazing I heard that you said that you had to make the paper too, how can you make paper?

You can use spray adhesive to attach tissue paper to the front and back of aluminum foil. Then it behaves like reallty strong, thin, flexible, shapeable paper.
10-23-2006, 02:38 AM
NINJA_Ryu

O come on, its just a model :P

had to be done
10-23-2006, 03:38 PM
black orb

>>> Any original Brian Carper model?..
10-23-2006, 10:30 PM
Dr Unne

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Originally Posted by black orb

>>> Any original Brian Carper model?..

Working on it.
10-23-2006, 10:39 PM
Skyblade

Amazing. Any chance you could supply the patterns or where you got them for those of us who would like to duplicate your work? I have a nice collection of origami I've created myself, and I would love to add Bahamut and a Chocobo to that collection.
10-23-2006, 10:48 PM
Dr Unne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyblade

Amazing. Any chance you could supply the patterns or where you got them for those of us who would like to duplicate your work? I have a nice collection of origami I've created myself, and I would love to add Bahamut and a Chocobo to that collection.

This is the book that contains those models: http://www.giladorigami.com/BO_Kamiya.html

The crease pattern for the chocobo is here: http://www.folders.jp/g/2001/chibi_chocobo.html I did succeed in making a chocobo from the crease pattern alone before I got the book, but it's much easier with the diagrams in the book obviously.
10-24-2006, 01:41 AM
Cruise Control

Jesus christ. That's what I call talent!
10-24-2006, 02:24 AM
Skyblade

I might get that book. Any chance there's an English version though?
10-24-2006, 04:58 PM
Dr Unne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyblade

I might get that book. Any chance there's an English version though?

It's in Japanese and English both.
10-24-2006, 11:38 PM
Leeza

Your photography skills are improving immensely. :)
10-25-2006, 12:06 AM
Sylvie

Thats.... inhuman. o_o
10-25-2006, 12:43 AM
Fire_Emblem776

Dr Unne got skills ^_^
10-28-2006, 05:09 AM
Dr Unne

OK, here's approximately the second original model I've ever come up with. As you can see, the quality is a bit lacking compared to the stuff that's published in books, but this is hopefully recognizable, at least. I am proud of it regardless. Folded from a 4 inch square of tissue-foil.

(You have no idea how hard it is to get this thing to stand at that angle.)

http://www.briancarper.net/gallery2/2015-2/img_1498.jpg
10-28-2006, 08:32 AM
41-Inches-Wide

^
The link is broken?
10-28-2006, 08:33 AM
nik0tine

That cactuar is the greatest smurfing thing I've ever seen.
10-28-2006, 03:34 PM
Leeza

That is awesome and cute. Good job. :)
10-28-2006, 03:39 PM
Rocket Edge

lol, that cactuar is great.
10-29-2006, 12:49 AM
Dr Unne

This is the beginning of origami I'm making to send people for Christmas. Praying mantis by Robert lang from an 8 inch square of tissue-foil:

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2017-2/img_1508.jpg
10-29-2006, 06:51 PM
Rengori

Jesus Christ, this is freakin' amazing.

You ought to show people how to make these.
10-29-2006, 07:23 PM
Dr Unne

Thanks. There are books with detailed instructions how to make these. The praying mantis is from the book Origami Insects 2 by Robert Lang. There are also origami clubs in many major cities all over the world. I do teach at the local origami club sometimes.

This is a goblin with a sword, by Nicolas Terry. Folded from an 18 inch square of tissue foil. He doesn't have much in the way of eyes. Just a big brow, which you can't see because of the angle I took the pictures from. And I messed up the top of his head a bit. He does have 4 fingers on each hand which is neat. And those are supposed to be two big fangs sticking out of his mouth.

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2021-2/img_1515.jpg

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2024-2/img_1520.jpg
11-02-2006, 07:47 PM
Jess

Gosh, you're so talented. I wish I could fold paper like that! I'd get very frustrated.

I escpecially like the rose, because it's beautiful and the cactuar because it's soooo cute! :jess:
11-15-2006, 04:10 AM
Dr Unne

I don't imagine anyone here is a fan of really spiky bugs, but this was hard to make and I want to show someone:

Some photos of what a real one looks like...
11-15-2006, 05:23 AM
nik0tine

You enjoy doing this, and you have somehow managed to convey that feeling in these.. structures I guess you could call them. It's like you've taken a little bit of joy and grounded it permanently in the physical.
11-15-2006, 11:31 AM
Rye

nik0tine's description is right. :)

The praying mantis one was really great! They all are, but I love praying mantises so that's probably my favorite so far, along with Bahamut and Tiny Chocobo.
11-15-2006, 02:11 PM
Fatal Impurity

Tis a thing of beauty and skill that you have made!!! out of paper.....which isnt really a thing of beauty....but oh well you still have skill! :)
11-17-2006, 01:36 AM
Dr Unne

I do have a lot of fun making this stuff. Everyone should try. I creeped out people at work with this one:

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2044-2/img_1582_2.jpg

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2041-2/img_1589.jpg
11-17-2006, 02:00 AM
fire_of_avalon

Yeah, that's pretty creepy. :( Great craftsmanship, but creepy and I want it to be squished.
11-17-2006, 02:04 AM
Dr Unne

It's a beetle. It wouldn't squish so much as crunch.
11-22-2006, 02:58 AM
Dr Unne

*double-post* A tiger by Hideo Komatsu, from a 20 inch square black on one side and orange on the other:

http://briancarper.net/gallery2/2047-2/img_1597.jpg

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