May Bug

May Bug revisited. I decided to refold this model despite the arduous sequence. My first attempt was not intended to be published on Flickr, but during the process I realized that it may be very long before I folded another one so I decided to upload the picture anyway. I have been bringing all of my models up to the same level in folding effort, and I had to bring my most complex design up with the rest.

 

There was a much more refined and methodical shaping phase for this model, unlike its predecessor. I made a new technique for forming the wings that I haven't seen in anyone's insect designs. With the designs that I fold to this standard, I've grown to enjoy spending many days on the shaping. The pre-creasing and collapsing took about four hours, but I've been shaping this may bug for about a week. Additions to this model include a new head, and an extra layer of paper to distinguish the wings from the body.

 

Folded from a 40 cm square of Origamido. The paper once again kept up with me in the journey towards this presentation, and I'm thankful for the masters who made this paper more and more each day.

 

Any comments are greatly appreciated!

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