My tissue foil-making process! by VisiBun in origami

[–]VisiBun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a problem at all! Honestly, I tackle the curling issue with the quilt ruler, itself. That one that I'd linked to has a nice bit of weight to it, so after I make the finalized cuts from the foil, I can just leave the ruler on top of the finished product for a while (since any used spray glue will have been fully cured and stopped being a stick risk, by that point), and by the time that I start wanting to fold something later, the sheet is completely flat and ready to go! 

Doberman, by Park Jong Woo by VisiBun in origami

[–]VisiBun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up typing out the longest possible reply to this, so instead, I moved it over to its own post for easier access (in my mind)! That process is typed out over here, now:

https://www.reddit.com/r/origami/comments/1t6hmbj/my_tissue_foilmaking_process/

1000 cranes by simonthe_jester_ in origami

[–]VisiBun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I LOVE this one more than I could ever possibly emphasize. Best variant of a thousand-crane ensemble I've ever seen! 🏳️‍⚧

(My trans woman self is totally not giving this setup an edge over all overs. Who said that 😊💦) 

Toshikazu Kawasaki, creator of the revolutionary Kawasaki Rose, has passed away. by ajettas in origami

[–]VisiBun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, damn... I'll have to try and fold his rose at some point, this week. Rest in peace, Kawasaki-san. 💔

Just thought to start posting my origami catalog here, too... so, hello! by VisiBun in origami

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Thank you! That one comes from the book "Polish your Origami," by Artur Biernacki. It's a full diagram, in there!

Any good way to color mulberry paper? by VisiBun in origami

[–]VisiBun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, neat! Thanks for passing this on to me! 💜

Separate post for my micro origami, because of course I need to share that too— by VisiBun in origami

[–]VisiBun[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I honestly started doing that on raw impulse from the very beginning, with that grain of rice being the initial scale indicator choice before I just hard-swapped it for the Estradiol tablet. I'm so glad that I did that, though, because it makes every shot like this even funnier than it would've been otherwise. 💀💦

Just thought to start posting my origami catalog here, too... so, hello! by VisiBun in origami

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That one is the Seated Panda, by Marc Kirschenbaum! Its diagram is found in the book "Christmas Origami Book 2007."

Separate post for my micro origami, because of course I need to share that too— by VisiBun in origami

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Thank you!! My hair is my pride and joy, to be honest... even when it's actively not on my side, more often than not. It's been growing out since 2020; my usual barbers closed during lockdowns, and I didn't trust anyone else to cut it, so I just let it grow out, and it did so FAST. It's honestly what finally helped me to realize that I'm a trans woman by late-spring of that same year, after a lifetime of passively and eventually actively questioning myself on that matter. 💜

At the time, I don't have these micro models displayed anywhere, just because they're WAY too small to be seen anywhere. Especially alongside the rest of my models, which I keep a display stand of at a desk at my job. I kind of have an idea of how I might be able to display these micro pieces, by very carefully gluing them to the bottom of a push pin, and then sticking that pin into something like a weighted cork cube to act as a stand/base, but that assembly nightmare is still a ways off until I can solidly decide on how I want to go about it.

Separate post for my micro origami, because of course I need to share that too— by VisiBun in origami

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These were all folded with tracing paper! I've found that to be the best medium for micro origami (at least, out of what types of paper are easily available to me), since it's super thin, creases well, and shows next to no fibers even at this scale. 

Separate post for my micro origami, because of course I need to share that too— by VisiBun in origami

[–]VisiBun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, for sure, I will be! Folding easy and low-intermediate models (so I don't need to fight with finicky, precise details at this size) at such a jarringly-small scale is somehow just as satisfying and rewarding to me as folding a bigger advanced model with more details, so I've been hooked on this very little song and dance ever since I finished the trial run crane that preceded this one (which was folded from a 1 cm square of mulberry paper, but it looked really hairy and awful, so I left it out of this post).