mythology

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 065

Crease Pattern Challenge, Origami

Crease Pattern Challenge #65 in Origami Tanteidan Magazine Issue 121 is Naoki Takeda’s Tengu. This is probably my favourite Crease Pattern Challenge, at least so far. It’s sort of complex, but I’ve made it a few times.

OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (105) OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (101)

Tengu are Japanese monster-demon-things that range from goblins to bird men (frequently crows). Probably the most common version is a man with a long nose (or even beak) with wings, like this one. But this model has a whole kimono, as well as fans, tengu geta, bushy eyebrows, and a beard.

OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (108) OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (104)

OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (106) OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (107)

There are a few things different in mine than the final model shown in Tanteidan. The head looks a bit different and the fans are squished and spread a bit earlier to give the impression of hands. These I don’t know if I could get to look that good with the size of paper I used. The end model has pleating in the wings. I guess I just like how the wings look without the pleats. Another thing I’m not sure about why are the flaps at the sides of the kimono. I’m not sure if I’m messing something up or like it that way when I make them.

OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (109) OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (111)

Anyway, it’s an absolutely amazing model.

OTMCP_065 - TENGU - TAKEDA (103)

Crease Pattern Challenge 060

Crease Pattern Challenge, Origami

I hope my pictures are good enough, because this one’s really spectacular. Crease Pattern Challenge #60 is KAPPA the Water Imp by Chuya Miyamoto.

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (108) OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (111)OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (110)

He has a lanky, nearly simian body, webbed fingers, the head dish, scraggly hair, the beak, cute eyes, and an amazing shell. I’m afraid it’s gonna be hard to see in the bright green I used.

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (107) OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (112)

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (106) OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (105)

The shell is pretty cool. Below, I have the unfinished shell first. This version is how it’s given in the crease pattern. It could be a mess to show the finished version in the pattern, but it’s clear from the cover and other images. You sink each point in and out a few times to make concentric scutes (the shell sections; yes, I had to look that up).

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (104) OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (103)

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (102) OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (113)

Also notable: He is very head and shell heavy. If you make him, his legs almost certainly won’t hold him up, so, if you don’t want him sitting, either his legs should be reinforced or he should have some other structure to hold him up.

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (101)

OTMCP_060 - KAPPA - MIYAMOTO (109)

Crease Pattern Challenge 041

Crease Pattern Challenge, Origami

I’ve been so busy, I haven’t gotten one up here in awhile. I wanted to set them up for automatic a bit. Maybe I can get that working sometime.

Anyway, this is a good one for Halloween. Crease Pattern Challenge 41 is Satoshi Kamiya’s Cerebus. I actually have this model in one of the posts about Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2. I’m not sure how different the crease pattern one is (it’s probably just the minor details).

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (101) OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (108)

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (111) OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (112)

I actually had some problems getting him into focus, so there are a few similar shots with different focuses. The unpainted white tracing paper probably didn’t help.

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (106) OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (107)

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (109) OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (110)

Left: head focus; Right: leg focus

Yous already know how much I like Satoshi Kamiya’s stuff. His crease patterns are usually really fun, because you put in your own details and interpretations.

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (105)

OTMCP_041 - CERBERUS - KAMIYA (103)