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Koi (Michael LaFosse)

1 November 2008 - 3:11am — Sara
Designer: 
LaFosse, Michael
Folder: 
Adams, Sara
Model type: 
Sea Life
Paper ratio: 
Square
Difficulty Level: 
Low intermediate
Diagrams included in the book: 
"Advanced Origami: An Artist’s Guide to Performances in Paper" by Michael LaFosse
Koi (Michael LaFosse)

Paper: 15cm square of Kraft paper
Finished model: 9cm length, 2.5cm height, 3cm width

Comments

2 October 2009 - 8:06am — Anonymous

Model is meant to be viewed

Model is meant to be viewed from above.

2 October 2009 - 8:13am — Anonymous

Koi

The side view does not do the model justice. In his book , Michael Lafosse says he designed the model to be viewed from above ,just as though you were gazing at them into the pond from a stepping stone.

30 April 2009 - 6:42am — Chandra Wijaya (not verified)

It does not looks like a koi

It does not looks like a koi fish to me. Its looks like a plane.. :D
But its nice...

2 March 2009 - 1:23pm — Paul@Hobby Lion (not verified)

Yes it looks like a Koi, or

Yes it looks like a Koi, or a stealth fighter jet.

29 November 2008 - 1:37am — regnar89 (not verified)

Wetfolding?

have you tried wet folding? i have that same book and it has a section about wet folding and i must say it is worth it when you wetfold

3 November 2008 - 3:33pm — Furnace Filters (not verified)

Very creative, but does it

Very creative, but does it really look like the koi fish??

4 November 2008 - 9:36pm — Child of Ra (not verified)

Maybe a seal...

...but it's still better than anything I could come up with...Sara, take a look a this:

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/support-files/dollarkoifish.pdf

Tell me what you think, is it hard? Can you fold it? Can I?