Thoth

Origami, Original Designs

This is one I came up with awhile ago, my favourite Egyptian god, Thoth! I thought I had already posted him, but apparently not, oops.

WKO_029_THOTH (102) WKO_029_THOTH (110) WKO_029_THOTH (108)

WKO_029_THOTH (105) WKO_029_THOTH (103)

The ibis-headed Thoth is the god of wisdom and a moon god. I kind of project personalities into myths, and I think of Thoth and Anubis as more down to earth than a lot of the others. Osiris, Set, Isis, Nephthys, and Horus plot and counterplot, and I feel like Thoth is exasperated when they bring him in to sort out their hijinks (whereas Anubis is more amused).

WKO_029_THOTH (111) WKO_029_THOTH (113)

About my Thoth: he’s a lot clearer when painted after. I changed his outfit a lot, mainly giving him baggy, comfortable-looking pants. The other big change is that I made his body the same colour as his head. With the feet, I could have feeted them up a bit more, but I thought the sort of feathery look was neat and consistent.

WKO_029_THOTH (115) WKO_029_THOTH (117) WKO_029_THOTH (116)

WKO_029_THOTH (120)

 

Crease Pattern Challenge 071

Crease Pattern Challenge, Origami

OTMCP_071 - TIGER BEETLE - KANAZAWA (101)

Takashi Kanazawa’s Tiger Beetle is Challenge 71 from Issue 127. This is a fantastic beetle. Mine’s not as good as Kanazawa’s (of course), but I think it looks good. I hope you can see the cute face.

OTMCP_071 - TIGER BEETLE - KANAZAWA (102)

It has bug eyes, thorny mandibles, and antennas!

OTMCP_071 - TIGER BEETLE - KANAZAWA (106) OTMCP_071 - TIGER BEETLE - KANAZAWA (104)

I also used a special paint that shifts shades in light. It’s really subtle. I took a video, but it looks like I can’t post it here. It didn’t really show it that well anyway.

OTMCP_071 - TIGER BEETLE - KANAZAWA (103)

Crease Pattern Challenge 070

Crease Pattern Challenge, Origami

Crease Pattern Challenge #70 in OTM Issue 126 is a Spinosaurus by Fumiaki Kawahata.

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (103) OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (106)

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (101) OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (102)

Kawahata ranges from simple, cute models to very complex ones. This one is kind of both. It has toes, eyes, and the spine, but the most complicated thing in the crease pattern is the front toes.

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (109) OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (110)

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (108)

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (107) OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (112)

The spine in particular has large unfolded sections, which end up making it look really good. The complexity is more in finding the lines on the spine.

OTMCP_070 - SPINOSAURUS - KAWAHATA (104)