From Flower to Tower by Chris Palmer

[benisdabomb10]

@origamimaster4716 FTW means for the win

[origamimaster4716]

Should I use Stardream with this type of FT?

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 Sure, stardream FTW!

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee what does FTW mean?

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 He he, being an American kid I thought you would know. It is some silly way to say "for the win" meaning that is the best. About the method to do a FT from a square, you're right, just make the 22.5° creases and fold in the corners so that you get an octagon.

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee I am Chinese and American:) Thanks for telling me. I'll try that tommorow.

[origamimaster4716]

Do you have the CD Flowers Collection 1?

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 Yes I have it why do you ask?

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee Just wondering where you learned it

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 I figured it our from the CP and after folding many of them I refined my folding method.

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee There is no way other than folding it with a CP right? Was this folded from a CP?

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 The model can be folded without CP. This one with this many layers was folded using a large sheet of paper and a decreeping method (not printed CP) that can be figured out after you've folded the CP many times and experimented with it.

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee Ok, that is what I'll try. Did you see Tom Hull's method on spundreams? I will send you the link.

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716 I read them years ago

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee I just figured it out with a 20 inch sheet of paper without a CP

[origamimaster4716]

is this the decreeping method or the regular? I notice that this one is diffrent than the other stardream purple one you made. i understand that this is an 8 fold and the other is a 12 fold. can you please explain the difference to me? i played a game and have 2 cps for 2 different 2 fold towers. I did decreeping method and got your purple one. how do you do this one? please reply- nicely folded :D

[ordaudee]

@origamimaster4716

1. This was done using the decreeping method, I don't think you can make it any other way except for foldinh over a printed CP.

2. This one has 8 sides and should be folded from an octagon, it can also be folded from a square with partially blintzed corners.

3. I can't show you how to do it. Maybe you can support the artist and buy his CD's search for shadowfolds and Chris Palmer.

[origamimaster4716]

@ordaudee I do know that you have to buy his CD's to learn the model. I just figured out how to do the other purple one, but not this one. Can you tell me how to do this? Is the process similar to the other one? Where can you find the CP? Also, about the game I played- I have a CP for the other 12 Fold that I didn't figure out. Is this CP the same as the one shown here? Please Reply :D I will PM you the links of the 2 CP's for the model. Tell me which is which and how you collapse the 1 that IDK

[98codex]

and ya these are featured in between the fold the awesome documentry

[98codex]

are the diagrams in any book?

[origamimaster4716]

Decreeping :D

[kandtjian]

how do you make it?

[ordaudee]

@kandtjian It is a complex model. You have to buy the CD it is explained at. If you are interested Google Shadowfolds and you'll find a link to the Cd sale page.

[Nitrofishify]

a very nice tower...

[sebi20202]

From which kind of paper did you fold it?

[ordaudee]

@sebi20202 This is some paper made in Colombia, it is kind of stiff and somewhat resistant but I don't know its name. The size was 70 x 70 cm (27 in)

[yatching999]

HOW TO ?

[Sylphadora]

Cool!! =D

[amuntvalenciane]

do you know where can I find a diagram or some kind of guide to try to fold this awesome model?

thanks

[ordaudee]

@amuntvalenciane The CDs where the instructions are can be bought from a web page youtube does not allow links of the author Chris Palmer, look for shadowfolds

[holycowsicle]

anybody know how to make this? i cant find it anywhere.

[drifting101lol]

@yoyoguylol what Manhattan are you talking about? new york or los angeles county?

[ordaudee]

The class was on october 4 2009 9 am to 12 am so it doesn't matter much now.

He meant Manhattan, NY in case you need to know.

[yoyoguylol]

i know how to fold it like the one your video now

[ordaudee]

Cool, make one and post a video

[yoyoguylol]

my photobooth on my mac i cant find it do you know how to get the photobooth back

[yoyoguylol]

im uploading it right now

[yoyoguylol]

i did the video and i folded five layers like the one in your video except it is craft paper and the one in my video is three stages

[yoyoguylol]

is it on one of his cd

[yoyoguylol]

if anyone here lives in manhatten they are going to teach this model at towns square origami usa member

[ordaudee]

Just curious, when and by whom?

[yoyoguylol]

i dont know if it is really on times square but i know the date. october 4 2009 9 am to 12 am

[ordaudee]

???

[acemaster3000]

please can you make a tutorial on how to make this

[ordaudee]

Sorry but the model is copyrighted and I could not make such tutorial without breaking the author's will

[enacrt]

The squashing in the end was very dramatic!

[ordaudee]

He he, that was the effect I wanted to create

[yoyoguylol]

how do you fold it

[ordaudee]

The Crease pattern appeared in a Tanteidan convention book #8, but you have to figure out the folding process and it is not easy.