Origami "Ground Beetle" by John Montroll (Part 1 of 3)

[firebeast1025]

confusing

3:22

[TheHalomaster360]

Nevermind ich es herausgefunden

[TheHalomaster360]

Was ist die Falte am 02.44. Ich bin mit, wie das ghet verwirrt

[paperfoldingboy]

@AdamsSara what size paper did you use

[AdamsSara]

@paperfoldingboy My guess is that it was a square with a side length of 30cm (12in).

[1jharmainyack]

heres a story of a funny ground beetle encounter (true) - I went to school, and while I was outside, I found a beetle with small jaws. I put it in my pocket, and it crawled out a minute later. I found it, and put in my pocket again, to realize I later LOST it again. However, 2 hours later, right before recess, I felt a pain on my back. Then, during recess I felt the same pain. I checked my back, and found the same beetle! Then, I put it in my backpack, took it home, and kept it as a pet!

[zerohdog]

can i use Washi paper?

[AdamsSara]

@zerohdog You can try, although I always think that Washi paper is most suited for minimalistic folds, because the paper is the star - not the model. It'll probably be hard to fold this model from washi, too, because it's usually quite soft

[reniveizi]

cool!



[origamimaster123456]

is this harder then rat? i can do the rat!

[AdamsSara]

@origamimaster123456 I think this model is easier to fold than Eric Joisel's rat. However, it may be that this video is not as clear as the other one.

[keshusuper]

@AdamsSara no. it is harder than the joisel rat.i am still stuck on 3:02. please help me how to put the bird base inside :(

[kurangukuselan]

hey its sarah

[Spliffonaut]

omg

[AdamsSara]

You mean folding the point inside? See my reply to BOSSSNIK11's question. It seems YouTube doesn't allow me to repost the comment. It starts with "You need to reverse the middle flap/point"

If that doesn't help, please comment again.

[yongshenni]

jennyzucatlover78

can't do 2:42

[AdamsSara]

See the white area in the top. First precrease the angle bisectors (fold edge to edge) on the left and the right. Then precrease a vertical fold that starts in the top middle left point (see 2:20). Once you've done that. make all of these creases mountain folds on the front, and on the back. You've got two layers, so it's easy to do that. Then you're ready for 2:42 - simply push down on the creases I just explained and you're done. Hope this helps.

[BOSSSNIK11]

k sarah.please.explain on 3.00 cuz' i can't understand a thing.thx

[AdamsSara]

You need to reverse the middle flap/point of the bird base. See 3:21 - once you reversed the point, the valley fold (by my index finger) that previously formed the middle flap lies flat. Hope this helps.

[BlackOut55555666666]

i am only ten and i have been coming up with my own origami models. the cuttlefish, treefrog,slug,running man (WITH FINGERS!!!!! just like Brian Chan),

sea onemone, herculese beetle, jellyfish,cockroach,24 legged centipede,slug on a leaf and a butterfly.

[Iwanttehmegamix]

LOLOLOLOLLL

slug, hehehe

[DINOrawrGRRR]

Fuck i give up!

[BlackOut55555666666]

can you please make a video on the black devil angler by lang. i cant understand it : (

[negao111]

help at 3:00

[AdamsSara]

You can see the small tip of the birdbase you just folded. It needs to be folded inside the model. So the valley fold at 3:07 will lie flat afterward - see 3:22. Hope this helps.

[negao111]

i cant at 3:00

[kymberlieo]

you have man hands sara adams try using contractions and slang words in your videos!

[connoli100]

that's so fucking rude

[philritter21]

Wow! Im amazed how people come up with these models in the first place!

[abishan]

what size paper do you reccommend using?

BTW thanks for the nice tutorial.

[AdamsSara]

For your first try something between a 20cm square and a 30cm square. Once you know the model, you can easily use smaller paper. 15cm squares make a relative nicely sized bug.

[abishan]

Thanks I've ordered some origami paper so I will try with regular paper first and then go on to origami.

[kymberlieo]

no one mesures in cms anymore except for norks! im sure you don't know what that means since you are one!

[AdamsSara]

You mean ... European?

[th34terISmYlif3]

pfft. what are you talking about? almost the whole world uses the metric system, especially in science. and people who use the internet solely to insult people are obnoxious and should try to find something better to do with their lives. maybe instead of insulting the video, you should try to fold the model. that would give you something better to do. good luck with that.

[th34terISmYlif3]

ah. sorry. that comment was directed to kymberlieo.

[electricity0000]

i got it

[electricity0000]

plz tell the precrease on 2:28

[jjerger1]

um i like this video but at 2:21 seconds u didn't show us how to fold the pre creases for the rabbit ear it was fine wit me but next time will u show us how to fold it please

thanks

[vdchfgbgb]

how do you make the 3 mountain folds for the bird base

[AdamsSara]

When asking for clarification, please post at which time you are having trouble. Then I'll look into it. Thanks!

[vdchfgbgb]

to adamsSara i made the maple leaf and im trying to make the atlantic purple sea urchin but part 3 is to hard and it rips i am 10 years old and live in Rotorua new Zealand.

[vdchfgbgb]

where do you get the paper and where do you live

[AdamsSara]

You can buy origami paper in some arts and crafts shops. You can also simply cut other paper to a square, and then work with that. As to where I live - currently in Oxford, UK.

[ppiksderf1]

go uk

[AdamsSara]

Try happyfolding(dot)com

[loversgonz2003]

i wish you would make a website of origami photos and instroctions

[beehog24]

easy and iv ben dowing it for a year in a half

[cksranha1]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sarah can u teach 

us how to fold praying mantis

[cksranha1]

how to make six squares?

[AdamsSara]

Try watch?v=07uKsmizwBY for a video on how to fold thirds.

[origamimaniac]

i can't collaps the model

[origamimaniac]

now i go to try the wedge flexicube

[origamimaniac]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i want to understand the minut 2:20 but i can't

[Ricamros]

I have no idea what you're doing in the folding part at 03:00 and I'm losing my nerves

[AdamsSara]

Ah, well, imagine a bird base. You will always have a small triangle (kind of like a small waterbomb base) in the middle that is pointing down. See 3:07 for a good visual of the area that is about to be folded inside. By pushing in the paper (esp. the point), this area will be hidden and then pointing up, rather than down. Hope this helps.

[origamimaniac]

i don't understand the minut 2:20

[AdamsSara]

You will have to precrease the three crease lines. The lower two are simply angle bisectors, as is the upper one if you imagine the implied triangle. Hope this helps.

[JennyJoyce77]

oh please yes ! :o)

[JennyJoyce77]

I have been doing origami for a week now , and oh my god , I can follow you because you make it pretty clear !!!! thank you !

x

[AdamsSara]

Wow, now I'm impressed! Just a week and you did the scorpion? Crazy. :)

[JennyJoyce77]

my daughter who is six gets worried about me though , she asked me " mom you look obsessed " HAHA I'm ok though , I just realy like this ! what I wanted to ask you : how do you fold of a diagram , I can follow your movies but I have no idear what to do when I see a diagram of some designs , how do you know where to start ?

[AdamsSara]

I learned origami from diagrams, and that was quite challenging in the beginning.

You might want to try folding simple models first to understand the language of diagrams. With harder models, it might help if you know how to fold a model already. then you can find out what the diagrammer meant to express with the pictures. I myself have just worked with trial and error, though. The more diagrams you read, the better you get at it.

[AdamsSara]

You'll also find that some diagrams are easier to read than others. I find that Robert Lang makes very clear diagrams, especially in his more recent books. You should probably be careful with hand-drawn diagrams in the beginning. They are often harder to read, although there are exceptions. David Brill's books usually have hand-drawn diagrams, but they are clear nonetheless.

...I could go on writing about this - but this comment is too long already. Maybe a video sometime.

[foodlova90]

what type of paper do u use?

[AdamsSara]

For this model, you shouldn't use all too thick paper. Standard origami paper is actually pretty suitable. As to size, I find 15cm squares give a nicely sized finished model, but I'd recommend starting with a 20cm to 30cm square for your first timer.

[foodlova90]

oh i see..thx

don't worry bout that..

i've been doing origami for 4 years now..

[potestady]

Awesome...amazing...I Will try do that in few days.