Post by @irgndsondepp@gts.da-miez.de
I folded another Origami figure. It's the Grim Reaper, but in his leisure outfit β the purple cloak. π
I don't have black paper. It would look great in black. Or white as a more generic ghost.
I think the final figure looks pretty awesome. It has a nice 3D look to it and it wasn't all that hard to fold. Not easy enough that I could do it again without instructions, but there were no hiccups while I was folding along with the video. π
Edit: I hope I didn't mislead anybody, but this is not an original design. The author is AnΓbal Voyer and I only followed folding instructions from a YouTube video. π¬
Sorry for not crediting the original artist right away. I just wanted to show off a cute Origami figure I folded and did not expect this post to blow up as it did. π
I promise I'll give credit where credit is due the next time I share something.
π²π½@joel@fosstodon.org
@distractedmosfet @irgndsondepp I think of purple as a royal color, or ecclesiastical.
Either way, I like this purple reaper!
@irgndsondepp @distractedmosfet reminds me of this whimsical book!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/death-wins-a-goldfish-brian-rea/1128869496
@_maleficentgirl π€£
It does look a bit like Gandalf, but the weakened "grey" incarnation of him maybe.
Fun fact: this reminded me that once back at university, I folded an Origami Balrog from a pattern I found online. It was three sheets of paper, with over 30 steps each. Easily the most complex thing I've ever folded and put together, complete with sword and whip and shit. It looked like a 20cm action figure. π
I gave it away as a gift. Probably the one gift I spent the most time on making myself. π
@irgndsondepp this is actually a "Ghost" designed by Anibal Voyer, a Spanish origamist! Make sure to check out his Horse and Pegasus designs, they are among my absolute favourites! If you fold them ping me
From where did you learn it?
Fun fact, it was one of the first ever diagrams I saw online!
The original diagram:
https://www.origami.cz/Pdf/ghost.pdf
@joel Thank you for pointing it out. I followed a YouTube video for the folds. The video did say that the original design was by AnΓbal Voyer, I just didn't think of mentioning it.
I'll try better next time.
But I'm impressed that you recognized it right away, including the authors name. It is a really great looking design.
And thanks for sending me those links. I've got them saved away for later. They look great. π€©
@numodular Thank you. π
I hope I made it clear enough that this is not an original design. I just followed along with a video on YouTube. It's definitely not the first thing I've folded and I did notice that I've become better at certain patterns, but I'm still a beginner. I didn't notice anything particularly hard, as opposed to some other figured I've tried. π
I recently folded a maple leaf where I had to watch and rewatch the same fold at least ten times and still didn't quite get it. Things did fall into place, but for the leaf I didn't feel confident that I was going the right way. π¬
@irgndsondepp Black paper might make it harder to get a good photo of, and thus harder for us to appreciate all the folds.
@Nazani Thank you. π
It may look better on a photo than in real life. Some of the later 3D folds are a bit squashed into place and don't follow an exact fold. Maybe they don't have to, but with what little I know about folding Origami, my brain is still stuck thinking that everything needs to be precise. π¬
@doofur Thanks for pointing it out. Somebody else recognized the design immediately and pointed it out as well.
I did not mean to mislead anybody and I think I made it clear that I just followed along with a folding video, but I agree that I should have mentioned the author. I'll do better next time. π
@irgndsondepp In today's world it is even more important to acknowledge human creativity. Well done. As a side note, some challenging origami stuff by the author below. (Apologies for the state of the pig, I followed the instructions more than 20 years ago and it's been on a shelf. The foil has corroded ;) Take care and continue folding.
@_thegeoff I just read some of the Diskworld books recently for the first time and Mort was among my favorites. π
I love Death in Diskworld whenever and wherever he appears.
@irgndsondepp I also recognize this design! I think I had a book with this little guy in it πΉ (it also had Pegasus and trolls too πΉ) they are pretty advanced Origami designs! Kudos!π©·
@em_and_future_cats Thank you. π
I'll definitely check out his other designs as well. I really like this Grim Reaper.
I am so happy that the little Grim Reaper (originally by AnΓbal Voyer) I folded is making so many people happy. π
If you want to fold one for yourself, here are the instructions as a PDF (thanks for the link @joel).
https://www.origami.cz/Pdf/ghost.pdf
And here's the video that I followed along.
@spnw I agree. I was skeptical at first, but when I saw the finished thing, I was very happy with the color I chose. π
@irgndsondepp@gts.da-miez.de I like the purple paper - makes me think of a necromancer style wizard for some reason.
@irgndsondepp zwei Menschen gezeigt...Beide: Ist das KI?
Ich bin entsetzt.
@dr_hossa23 Ich seh's positiv. Immerhin haben sie die Bilder hinterfragt. π
Aber schade, dass wir da jetzt gelandet sind. π©
@irgndsondepp I never assumed this was an original design, since you mention following along with a video. But I appreciate your naming the original artist and promising to give credit in the future. I wish everyone was as responsible about giving credit as you are. Good job! (And a very nice reaper, indeed!)
