That really depends, e.g. on who's folding it, and what kind of paper you're using. Also: if you fold inprecisely in the beginning, steps later on can get impossible to perform.
in part 4 out of 7, 6:32 / 9:46, tere is a part were your folding, then part of the model bounces up and we dont see what your doing for a few seconds. then when the model goes back down again, you've suddenly done somthing that i cant follow. could you please tell me what went on there?
I hope I figured out where you're confused. At 5:58 I show a precreasing you have to use. The precreasing is prepared at 4:44 to 5:20. Valley-fold along the precreasing, and extend it further down. To fully flatten, a small squash fold is needed in the bottom. The result of the squash-fold is shown at 6:30. Hope this helps.
are you ever going to make another complex peice of work if you do can you make one on the dragon with 3 heads by anibal voyer or could you just make a video soon.
I recently tried to make the scorpion and was unsuccessful. i was just wondering if you have ever considered remaking the scorpion video from a differant angle. it can be a little difficult to see what you are doing in the video because it was shot looking at you. it would be much easier to see what you are doing from a first person view. Could you please remake the scorpion video for us so we can see what you are doing? just make a scorpion and have somebody hold the camera above your head. i would really appreciate it and i am sure your other viewers will appreciate it to. thanks, disturbed in denver
I'd like to do many of my older videos, because many of them are hard, if not impossible to follow. Unfortunately I only have that much time for this project, and that restricts what i can do. I try to make one video a month, but much more is not really feasible. Yes, I've in particular thought about this video, but it's also a more complex model, so it takes extra time. I already have plans for this and next month's video, and vague plans for the month after that. Maybe after that I can redo the scorpion - but that means waiting at least 3 to 4 months...
The bird base you folded has two layers everywhere. Now you want to unwrap one of those layers. In the back you should be able to grasp some raw edges, and pull that extra layer out. Try doing this on a small sheet of paper first (like in the video), and then work on the real thing. I think like this it's easier to understand what to do if you are having problems with the step.
Hey Sara, I'm brazilian, I speak a little English and I love your videos, it takes a lot of patience and time. My bedroom is full of Great Origami, thanks!
i know that you like to pre crease because I used your video to help with the eastern dragon
i did not find the pre creasing necessary at all for the dragon once you had started the head
is it necessary for the scorpion
i dont get how to do part 6:57 on part 2 of 7....
can u take it from a different angle or something....
just make it easier to see wat u r doing please...
It seems like the part I need help with is a very easy part. I though, cannot get it. At 1:12 or so I can't really understand where the point you fold the corner is to. I just have no clue where you get the mark that it folds up to. Oh yeah, its in part 1
you have got to be kidding me i am 14 and i made the scorpion look just as good as sara and you people say you need help what ever and dont ask for pictures be caue we do not have a computer at home i am doing this at school and it is blocked to go to your email
I've actually been demonstrating relatively complex models in some of my more recent videos. However, they are much easier to follow than the video on the scorpion, mostly because of the quality of the videos. I did learn a bit since then. ;)
Hi, Sara. Well, i only have folded this scorpion once with a 8 in a half inch paper and was just wondering if i should go to a 15 inch paper since i folded this scorpion with a 20 inch paper??? But only folded it once.. Should i attepmt it???
I'm confused. You folded one with a 20 inch paper, which turned out to be 8.5 inches long? In any case, if you have folded a model once and feel fairly comfortable with the folding sequence, then you can move on to a smaller sheet for your next try. The smallest paper I've folded this scorpion from was a 6 inch square, so 15 inch paper does sound doable for your second try.
Other than pull more carefully, and check where the stress is the biggest? Maybe you're using the wrong paper, or maybe you fiddled around with it too much in the previous steps. It's really hard to tell what the reason is, but those might be some pointers.
You can also try and only fold that section and practice the unsink step to get a feeling for how and where to pull to make that paper pop up.
Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 25 December 2007 - 2:05pm Permalink
complicated step
What is the most complicated step for this model?
Submitted by Sara on 26 December 2007 - 12:26pm Permalink
Depends
That really depends, e.g. on who's folding it, and what kind of paper you're using. Also: if you fold inprecisely in the beginning, steps later on can get impossible to perform.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 23 January 2008 - 1:00am Permalink
omg i wanna fold that
omg i wanna fold that
Submitted by Henry (not verified) on 25 January 2008 - 11:20pm Permalink
i folded it and there is 159
i folded it and there is 159 steps. and i have the diagrams. and my age is 7
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 April 2008 - 3:26am Permalink
diagrams
Did you buy the book Origami Insects Vol. 2 to get the diagrams?If not,where did you get the diagrams?
Submitted by Sara on 7 April 2008 - 8:39am Permalink
They're in the book "Origami
They're in the book "Origami Insects and Their Kin" by Robert Lang, which I bought a while ago. "Origami Insects 2" by Robert Lang, the book you probably are referring to, also includes a scorpion, but it's different.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 April 2008 - 3:31am Permalink
skiping
your skipping steps because you made creases that weren't shown
Submitted by Sara on 7 April 2008 - 8:36am Permalink
Not that I'd know of
The only parts I might be skipping are those that are just repeated on the other side.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 22 July 2008 - 3:30pm Permalink
wow
wow u r pretty hot
Submitted by lobster (not verified) on 26 August 2008 - 12:08pm Permalink
it is realy good model! but
it is realy good model! but i can't make it
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 22 October 2008 - 1:29am Permalink
I don't understand the
I don't understand the precreasing. Can you explain it more or make a diagram for it.
Submitted by astromazzy (not verified) on 6 November 2008 - 8:16am Permalink
lol, as soon as i looked at
lol, as soon as i looked at the video i noticed you were speeding through the bits you precreased, slow down
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 21 December 2008 - 11:26pm Permalink
easy
this is so easy guys
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 27 December 2008 - 12:56pm Permalink
confused
in part 4 out of 7, 6:32 / 9:46, tere is a part were your folding, then part of the model bounces up and we dont see what your doing for a few seconds. then when the model goes back down again, you've suddenly done somthing that i cant follow. could you please tell me what went on there?
Submitted by Sara on 28 December 2008 - 10:00pm Permalink
Try this
I hope I figured out where you're confused. At 5:58 I show a precreasing you have to use. The precreasing is prepared at 4:44 to 5:20. Valley-fold along the precreasing, and extend it further down. To fully flatten, a small squash fold is needed in the bottom. The result of the squash-fold is shown at 6:30. Hope this helps.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 28 December 2008 - 4:03pm Permalink
i cant see how to make the
i cant see how to make the claws in 6 out of 7
Submitted by Sara on 28 December 2008 - 9:35pm Permalink
Crimps
Simple crimp folds will do.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 4 January 2009 - 5:40pm Permalink
when
are you ever going to make another complex peice of work if you do can you make one on the dragon with 3 heads by anibal voyer or could you just make a video soon.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 12 January 2009 - 1:54am Permalink
please
can you make an easyer video on the double star flexicube and the wedge flexicube.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 13 January 2009 - 2:03pm Permalink
don't understand
when you start the model ther's some lines already done. how to do them?
Submitted by justinadrian (not verified) on 26 January 2009 - 9:35am Permalink
i dont understand part3-part5
i dont under stand part 3,part4,and part5 and what the heck that guy with a white kite paper do?
Submitted by justinadrian (not verified) on 26 January 2009 - 9:37am Permalink
can you make this easier
can you make this easier plzzzzz!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 31 January 2009 - 1:43am Permalink
please
can you please tell me what size you used because i want to make the same sized one
Submitted by Sara on 31 January 2009 - 10:03am Permalink
I'm not sure
I really don't know what size paper I used back then. Looking at the paper at the beginning of the paper I'd guess it was about 50cm x 50cm.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 1 February 2009 - 12:13am Permalink
size again
in part seven you show a very small scorpion so i was just wondering what size you used
Submitted by Sara on 1 February 2009 - 12:57pm Permalink
The small scorpion
That was from a 15cm square. It's also photographed at http://www.happyfold...
-- Sara
Submitted by rujeff (not verified) on 24 March 2009 - 12:02pm Permalink
i don't
i don't understand part 1, it is not clear enough to understand, it is so confusing
Submitted by rujeff (not verified) on 24 March 2009 - 12:06pm Permalink
it is me again
it is so confusing because folded already the paper
Submitted by disturbed in denver (not verified) on 12 June 2009 - 4:11am Permalink
just a suggestion
I recently tried to make the scorpion and was unsuccessful. i was just wondering if you have ever considered remaking the scorpion video from a differant angle. it can be a little difficult to see what you are doing in the video because it was shot looking at you. it would be much easier to see what you are doing from a first person view. Could you please remake the scorpion video for us so we can see what you are doing? just make a scorpion and have somebody hold the camera above your head. i would really appreciate it and i am sure your other viewers will appreciate it to. thanks, disturbed in denver
Submitted by Sara on 12 June 2009 - 11:34am Permalink
Yes and no
I'd like to do many of my older videos, because many of them are hard, if not impossible to follow. Unfortunately I only have that much time for this project, and that restricts what i can do. I try to make one video a month, but much more is not really feasible. Yes, I've in particular thought about this video, but it's also a more complex model, so it takes extra time. I already have plans for this and next month's video, and vague plans for the month after that. Maybe after that I can redo the scorpion - but that means waiting at least 3 to 4 months...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 22 July 2009 - 9:55pm Permalink
Confused
I got really confused on how to perform the step at about 6:48 in part 2. I had trouble seeing what you did and applying it to the main model.
Submitted by Sara on 23 July 2009 - 7:39am Permalink
Unwrap a layer
The bird base you folded has two layers everywhere. Now you want to unwrap one of those layers. In the back you should be able to grasp some raw edges, and pull that extra layer out. Try doing this on a small sheet of paper first (like in the video), and then work on the real thing. I think like this it's easier to understand what to do if you are having problems with the step.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 August 2009 - 9:58pm Permalink
Thanks!
I figured it out. Thanks!
Submitted by Luiz Miranda (not verified) on 7 August 2009 - 9:11am Permalink
Hey Sara, I'm brazilian, I
Hey Sara, I'm brazilian, I speak a little English and I love your videos, it takes a lot of patience and time. My bedroom is full of Great Origami, thanks!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 10 December 2009 - 6:51am Permalink
pre creasing
i know that you like to pre crease because I used your video to help with the eastern dragon
i did not find the pre creasing necessary at all for the dragon once you had started the head
is it necessary for the scorpion
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 12 December 2009 - 12:11am Permalink
I love ur works & videos
Hello Sara..
Thank u for ur videos & instructions..
But i failed in that scorpion :( :'(
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 10 January 2010 - 8:52pm Permalink
help me!!!!!
i dont get how to do part 6:57 on part 2 of 7....
can u take it from a different angle or something....
just make it easier to see wat u r doing please...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 10 January 2010 - 9:53pm Permalink
help me on 0:36 part 3 of 7
help me on 0:36 part 3 of 7 plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
i need help sooooooo badly
Submitted by Valentine (not verified) on 13 March 2010 - 3:46pm Permalink
Sara i think the model type
Sara i think the model type has to go arthropods and not anthropods
Submitted by Sara on 13 March 2010 - 4:54pm Permalink
Thanks
Thanks for making me aware of it. I've corrected this now.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 7 April 2010 - 4:48am Permalink
ihatewritingsubjects
It seems like the part I need help with is a very easy part. I though, cannot get it. At 1:12 or so I can't really understand where the point you fold the corner is to. I just have no clue where you get the mark that it folds up to. Oh yeah, its in part 1
Submitted by Sara on 7 April 2010 - 8:04pm Permalink
Some help on alignment
Fold so that the corner lies on one diagonal, and the crease you just made lies on the other diagonal.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 9 April 2010 - 7:32pm Permalink
hi
you have got to be kidding me i am 14 and i made the scorpion look just as good as sara and you people say you need help what ever and dont ask for pictures be caue we do not have a computer at home i am doing this at school and it is blocked to go to your email
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 22 May 2010 - 9:08am Permalink
can you make a remake for the
can you make a remake for the part 1? i have no idea where to make the twist.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 June 2010 - 7:58am Permalink
Ever???
Sara? Do you ever think you will be doing "Complex" models anymore??? I really want to challenge myself, since i have alrady folded this... Thanks!!!
Submitted by Sara on 8 June 2010 - 8:13am Permalink
I've actually been
I've actually been demonstrating relatively complex models in some of my more recent videos. However, they are much easier to follow than the video on the scorpion, mostly because of the quality of the videos. I did learn a bit since then. ;)
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 8 June 2010 - 6:52pm Permalink
15 inch???
Hi, Sara. Well, i only have folded this scorpion once with a 8 in a half inch paper and was just wondering if i should go to a 15 inch paper since i folded this scorpion with a 20 inch paper??? But only folded it once.. Should i attepmt it???
Submitted by Sara on 9 June 2010 - 1:14pm Permalink
If you were ok with the first fold, yes
I'm confused. You folded one with a 20 inch paper, which turned out to be 8.5 inches long? In any case, if you have folded a model once and feel fairly comfortable with the folding sequence, then you can move on to a smaller sheet for your next try. The smallest paper I've folded this scorpion from was a 6 inch square, so 15 inch paper does sound doable for your second try.
-- Sara
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 June 2010 - 7:07am Permalink
I love YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 4 July 2010 - 3:56pm Permalink
the folds
around the end of the part 1 vidio it says 2 pull on the traingle but when i do it rips :S any sugestion? ty
Submitted by Sara on 5 July 2010 - 4:07pm Permalink
Not sure
Other than pull more carefully, and check where the stress is the biggest? Maybe you're using the wrong paper, or maybe you fiddled around with it too much in the previous steps. It's really hard to tell what the reason is, but those might be some pointers.
You can also try and only fold that section and practice the unsink step to get a feeling for how and where to pull to make that paper pop up.
-- Sara
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