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Recently i saw this model ( Warai ) by Joseph Wu, it caught my attention because this is the first time i see an origami model that can bring Happy feelings people. Mr Joseph Wu posted a 'Crease Pattern' (raw instructions in layman term) for it and this is my attempt at this model.

Attempt # 1

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Hi!I know its late, but its because i couldnt get a satisfactory result of a Red Bull for this Chinese New Year (it is the year of Ox this year)
This is it:
1st attempt


2nd attempt




Folded by:me
Creator :Stefan weber
Paper :60 x 60 cm square red paper
Diagrams :Tanteidan convention book no.11

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Im back .. this time with a video tutorial of omega star (that i made few months ago)!

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Last week (29th Sept), I held my 1 st origami exhibition inside Times Bookshop at Pavillion KL. It was a small exhibition + origami workshop where i teach some simple models to participants who are mostly kids.
Since there're lots of pic, i upload them separately to 2 galleries.
Click on the thumbnail pics below to go to the gallery:

Exhibition pictures



Post-Exhibition pictures of individual models


p/s; Thanks everyone for coming , and thanks for the support,especially my Brothers and Sister, my friends Wai kiet,Sok chien,Chyun fang,Chee fong,ah Sum,D.Y.,Melanie, Bee yee 姐 & Vyona 姐 , & David's friend Chooi Yin.
Thanks to Charmaine too for inviting & giving me opportunity to do this event.

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Designed by - Steven
Folded by - Steven
Note - 1 square paper, no cutting

The folding process:
1)Start with a square paper with different colour on both sides
2)Fold the diagonals 1/4 th to the centre as below

3)Fold bird base on both ends


4)Bird base done on both sides



5)Narrowing the flaps for the neck and tail of the crane

6)the finished Base of this model

7)Final step-Shaping the head of the cranes



this is an older version of this model (with no colour change)

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hi,its been long since the last post. I am preparing for my 1st exhibition of Origami , which will be on 29 th September, at the 'Times Bookshop' at Pavillion KL (opposite JW mariott hotel at bukit bintang) . It will start at 4 pm.

These are my papers

Bahamut in progress--(i know,it look like squid at this stage)

some works

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due to exam around the corner, i only managed to fold some simple origamis:

Note: 1 square Wantan skin , no cutting
Technique: i call it 'Dry/Fry folding' (in contrast to Wet folding)

(click photo to enlarge)

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there're lots of versions out there which are not fully closed.
I modified Montroll's version to give a 'closed bottom':

Folded with 1 square
---->Folding steps<---

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from 90 degrees cross pleating and diagonal sinks

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a flower i created while waiting for food to arrive at Sai Parivar Restaurant(it took 1 hour).Therefore i named it "Sai Flower"

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Alien version 1.0 (head only)
I decided to create an alien by myself when i saw Fernando Gilgado's after looking through some old origami diagrams. Below is the sketch of the alien head i wanted to create.

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