Panther Mask by michael LaFosse

slwbe · Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Location: Pennsylvania

in LaFosse's book advanced origami his instrustions are a bit different from the picture of the completed model... or at least that's how it appears to me. I'm having trouble with the panther mask.

so my question is how to get the eyes folded as shown in the picture.

thanks in advance!
Derek

patrick@watro.us · Junior Member Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 65

I don't have the book with me right now so I can't check right now, but a big factor in Lafosse models is the folder has a lot of potential for shaping at the "end" of the model. I would play around with it and see if I could make it look similar to the photo

slwbe · Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Location: Pennsylvania

Thanks I appreciate it. Yeah Micheal's works all have a huge artistic factor that aren't diagrammed but the eyes are really throwing me off. there's some extra folding and a flap of paper that appears to be missing in his picture that connects from the top of the eye. if i have time i'll put up a picture but I should stop procrastinating and get back to studying. Smile

slwbe · Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Location: Pennsylvania

OK here's pics.

What it should look like:

What it looks like now:

I highlighted the flap that appears to be missing in lafosse's. OK thanks

link to lafosse's website that the image is from: http://www.origamido.com/e-gallery/advanced-origami/slides/15_George_L_Mountainlion.html

FrumiousBandersnatch · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:00 am Post subject:

err, I know this doesn't help much, but that flap you highlighted red extends under the squash fold at the bottom of the eye. that entire area becomes the large part of the eye. The pupil is formed from the area where you have the two little triangles of the squash fold...essentially, lafosse just rounded out and curved that flap, rather than squashing. I think...I could show you, but dont have access to my copy or my webcam where I am... Sad

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patrick@watro.us · Junior Member Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 65

You probably already know this but if you lift up that squash fold, it gives you that part of the eye, which you can round off.

slwbe · Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Location: Pennsylvania

hey thanks for the info guys!

@ FrumiousBandersnatch. when you say that the red flap extends under the squash fold she you mean that it's covered by the completed eye? cuz if that's the case i don't understand how that's possible because the free edge of that flap connects to the top middle folded corner. So I've been able to fold the eye like in his picture only that flap is still there. I'm gonna conclude it's just the angle the picture is taken from.

thanks again