Nara Origami Originals

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Origami warrior sculpture

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How it folds

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Grid and Pre-creasing

After preprating the paper, We make Grid and Pre-Crease the fold.

150cm, White double tracing paper was used to fold this

Step 1 Deployment
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Collapse

Then we collapse high priority structure like scales

Scales or other high priority structures are made first

Step 2 Diagonal Crease
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Collapse Complete

After we follow every line in crease pattern, we start with pre-shaping

End of collapse ends whatever we can get from a Crease pattern, now shaping depends our own creativity

Step 3 Valley Allocation
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Pre-Shaping

Here we add small details before we start with shaping

no mc/glue/super glue is used in pre-shaping

Step 4 Collapse Base
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Shaping

Hardest and most time consuming part begins now

This is where transformation happens

Step 5 Sculpting
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Finished Fold

After the rigorous shaping, the model is completed

Shaping alone took more than 24 hours in this fold

Step 6 Final Form