Anyone have any tips or tricks for solving crease patterns? I know the ability opens up a huge number of possibilities, but I just dont get it
You have to figure out the first reference folds to get started.
On the tardigrade example you posted, it's simply a 3x3 grid divided up further.
>>530543
So I fold the general grid/base beforehand and the guess mountain or valley with the rest of the lines?
>>530556
Yeah, the collapse is not that difficult in this one.
If you've folded Joisel's dwarf, you should have no problem.
>>530558
I havent done a crease pattern before, am I supposed to draw it on the sqyare?
>>530563
You are supposed to make every fold that is shown on the crease pattern, and then collapse it down to a base. Then the base is further refined with shaping.
yeah, I don't know why they can't mark those better, use a different line for "valley" and "mountain" folds. every crease pattern I've seen here just traces every crease.
had a paperairplane book as a kid that used solid and dash for in and out, another used red and blue lines(they had special paper to use for each one to give them decorations...kinda like this linked)
![how-to-make-ryujin-3.5-pattern[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ooXPMjx.jpg "how-to-make-ryujin-3.5-pattern[1].jpg")
>>530581
>yeah, I don't know why they can't mark those better, use a different line for "valley" and "mountain" folds
Some CPs do, but they're supposed to be a challenge, you have to figure out the Ms and Vs.
That being said, the one in OP's image is ridiculously easy to figure out, because it's box pleating. The outermost fold will be a mountain 99% of the time and then it alternates M-V-M-V and so on.
>>530639
I don't think they're /supposed to be/ a challenge. they're supposed to be blueprints rather than step by step instructions because its much easier to unfold and scan something than go back through to make a tutorial. Crease patterns are just another way these things are shared, like guitar tabs vs sheet music. Just because one might be easier to read for some doesn't mean the other is intentionally cryptic
>>530639
I strongly believe in this true: Ms- Vs=+-2 so mountains are the 50% .
>>530700
The poster you reply to was speaking of the *outermost* fold, not some random fold.
(And that formula is valid for flat-foldable models only).
>>530639
>Op's image is ridiculously easy
I can't go it
>>530691
>I don't think they're /supposed to be/ a challenge.
They really are. Some designers are just lazy, but when you fold enough origami, diagrams get boring. Solving crease patterns adds a whole dimension to this hobby, with some being ridiculously easy and others being deceptively challenging.
It forces you to think about where each layer is supposed to go, and how to sculpt plain flaps into something that resembles an actual being. OP's diagram is actually pretty tough, because box pleats tend to be awful at distributing weight and tension.
Try this one.
>>530732
I said to figure out, not to fold. Like this guy >>530746 said, boxpleating uses paper inefficiently, so you can't just fold this with that square from a regular A4 sheet. You need stronger, thinner and larger paper and some skill to shape the square ass flaps you're gonna get into a convincing tardigrade.
>>530748
Aw man, anyone know anywhere to get some practice crease patterns so I can git gud?
>>530977
Just find any you like.
>>530979
>>530977
You could probably just google. A lot of people post OC on flickr. Also, Skhans is a big origami forum, they're sure to have a few threads there.
