Paper - Preferred folding material
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The paper I use is highly dependent on the specific model. I generally prefer tracing paper for a "wild-card" to make anything, but I'll use small squares of foil for simpler things. For test-folds, as many people have already mentioned, I use standard copy paper or kami. I'll use Tant or unryu for other models, as well, if I think they'd look good.
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Everyone of my friends and family knows I'm an origami obsessive, so they all buy me paper all the time. I must have thousands of sheets of pre-cut kami around the house (mostly 15cm but a couple of packs of 24cm) which I use for practice folds and testing out ideas.
I've tried a lot of different papers from bricks-and-mortar shops and on-line and probably my favourite (so far) is the "deluxe washi" that origami-shop.com sells, but at around £2 a sheet, I save that for my favourite models that I know I won't mess up!
I'm going to try making my own tissue-foil and MC'd tissue and double-tissue. I'll have to go hunting around for some tissue to try with! I also had an idea; I have some 15cm sheets of washi and some thin foil squares that are roughly the same size (actually they're the wrappers from Tunnock's tea-cakes) so I might see what happens when I glue the two together. I just need to buy some PVA.
I've tried a lot of different papers from bricks-and-mortar shops and on-line and probably my favourite (so far) is the "deluxe washi" that origami-shop.com sells, but at around £2 a sheet, I save that for my favourite models that I know I won't mess up!
I'm going to try making my own tissue-foil and MC'd tissue and double-tissue. I'll have to go hunting around for some tissue to try with! I also had an idea; I have some 15cm sheets of washi and some thin foil squares that are roughly the same size (actually they're the wrappers from Tunnock's tea-cakes) so I might see what happens when I glue the two together. I just need to buy some PVA.
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This sounds fun! How do you make your own tissue foil?
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I have made a post about it before, it explains how i do it
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Kamiyya's ancient dragon help topics?
Sorry, i have been test folding bits of the ad recently, andhave been reading through it. I don't remember if you said how to make it though.
Sorry, i have been test folding bits of the ad recently, andhave been reading through it. I don't remember if you said how to make it though.
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i think this is what you are looking for, if we are thinking the same
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I didn't know that existed! Most recent page of kamiya's ancient dragon help topics, somewhere, is where you offered to tell everyone how you did your tissue foil. I think it was you, and i think it was there, because i remember me being a bit sarky.
I find it very odd discussing on a forum how to find something on a forum. It is very strange.
I find it very odd discussing on a forum how to find something on a forum. It is very strange.
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haha, that is a bit strange. and i think it was me... i remember someone asking for me to make a tutorial about that in an email or something.
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I'm using that tutorial to help make paper for (yes it's iron man again).
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yay
someone appreciates my hard work!
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I make at least one sheet today, if not two. I've cut the paper for a blue/gold sheet of tissue foil, this'll be my test, then i'll make the iron man paper.
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i do tissue foil with spray glue but i'm saving up for some methylcellulose.
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Re: Paper - Preferred folding material
you can get mc based glue (elmers craft glue) for about $5 on amazon or most craft shops
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elmer's craft glue is an adhesive, if you just schlap it on before adding water, you will have one screwed up origami model.
add some of the glue to a lot of water. just enough glue so it turns the water white. then you can use it as a ghetto MC.
add some of the glue to a lot of water. just enough glue so it turns the water white. then you can use it as a ghetto MC.