Three Variations on the Crane

Kotobuki Tsuru (Celebration Crane)

Houou (Pheonix)

Tsuru (Crane)

This project was a study on curved folding. No scoring (laser or hand) was used. Instead, curves were formed by creasing, then smoothing out bumps with a stylus (the tip of my mechanical pencil).

The Tsuru is not traditional. In order to create enough layers to shape, I made a 30 degree version of the traditional crane and added a diagonal graft. Crease pattern here: https://tinyurl.com/yypssxu9.

Houou and Kotobuki Tsuru are more or less folded from traditional bases.

All three birds are folded from tissue foil.

Which bird do you like the best?