Origami Horses

qtrollip · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject: Origami Horses

I have designed origami horses, all with the same proportions, ie the basic base is the same. There are 14 variants, each one with different legs, wings or unicorn.
I will post them as I have folded them (which may take several weeks).
Each is from an uncut square.

The plain Horse:

Some detail added to the hooves:

Eight-legged Horse
The legs are split higher than Kamiya's, so a bigger variety of leg poses are possible:

Unicorn. The tail was borrowed from Kamiya, but it is from a totally different base.

More to follow as I have time to fold them.
Quentin

TheRealChris · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:51 am Post subject:

the unicorn looks wonderful, I like it very much Smile

klnothincomin · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject:

Beautiful artwork. Especially the unicorn. Surprised

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qtrollip · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

here is Unicorn version 2, with detailed hooves. It also shows the color-changes as it was folded from foil.
BTW, all the above horses' manes are color-changed.

More to follow.
Quentin
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eaglehorn · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:21 am Post subject:

Wow i like them! Especially the plain one, the head looks so real to me. Nice work! Are you going to publish it later? it would be an honor to fold it Smile

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JVega · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

Great horses!!. My favourite is the Unicorn with these nice colour changes =)

Hope to see it published someday!!
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qtrollip · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

Thank you guys!
I made diagrams for the "Plain Horse", but it needs some changes and finishing (ie arrows and stuff).
When I finish it I'll let you know.
It's got a nasty sink fold though,
Quentin
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HankSimon · Forum Sensei Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 771 Location: USA

I'm not volunteering personally, but some creative soul may be able to figure out how to modify the diagram flow to simplify the "nasty sink fold."

So, after you are satisfied with the diagrams and ready to allow us to play, could you also try to do a CP ?

I've seen lots of folks on this Forum who can reverse engineer from a photo, maybe they can apply that talent to make easier diagram steps ?

My two cents...

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qtrollip · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject:

Thank you Hank. This weekend I'm gonna try a different folding procedure. If that doesn't work, I'll have to find time to finish the diagrams and see if someone else can come up with a sequence that prevents the sink.
Thanks again
Quentin
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Rdude · Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 271

Very nice horses Quentin! I especially like the unicorns and the plain horse, you really captured the elegance of a horse.

I'm currently working on rehashing my red winged black bird, using a different circle packing for the base, in order to get longer toes, and to make it a bit more elegant. It's still pretty slow going, cause I'm a beginner at this, but I've been looking at some of Seth Friedman and Brian Chan's work, and getting a bit of inspiration Very Happy

. I'm hoping to have something to post soon, but university is keeping me busy.

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qtrollip · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

Thanx Andrew!
Yeah, Seth's new stuff is really awesome!
Either way, your Red-winged Blackbird has so much potential, and the hard work is already done. It just needs the fine tuning! It's also a good thing you're striving for excellence.
Let us all know the minute you get it the way you want it!
Regards
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qtrollip · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject:

Still on the horse theme:
Hippocampus, designed 27 Feb 2008 from a photo of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. Folded from an uncut square (50 cm) Canson paper (dry wet-folded).

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JeossMayhem · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:10 am Post subject:

Dang man, how long have you been working on all of these horses. Slow down!
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qtrollip · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject:

The tail fixed on the Hippocampus:

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Trekker_1983 · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

I just realised the Hippocampus has little wings.. Razz

Beautiful work on all of the horse models. The new unicorn is a definite fav!! Very Happy

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