Still Folding...

It's been a week or two since I last posted. That doesn't mean I haven't been folding! I've spent quite a bit of time working on Quentin Trollip's "Grey Wolf". After one or two tries I was able to fold this model.. however trouble began when I tried to use just the right paper to fold it.

The first successful fold was completed using an 11"" square of Canson artists marker paper. Its highly sized and very smooth to the touch. Though it isn't the thinnest paper out there, it holds an excellent crease. I've found it to be an excellent paper for technical folding, but not so great for sculpted (wet folded) models.

Moving on to fold a final version of the model in artist quality paper, I ran into some trouble. Some of my papers are great for 100 steps or so, but start to soften and break down around 130 folds. This means some of the really nice details can be lost- like the toes of the Wolf.

So after trying several sizes and types of artist quality paper, I ended up with a Butterscotch colored Lokta, which had been resized using a cornstarch solution rather than Methyl Cellulose. I find I get a better crease from the cornstarch.

"Grey Wolf" by Quentin Trollip

Folded from a single 20" square of 

Butterscotch colored Lokta paper

Another recent fold is an old favorite- The Kawasaki Rose, which I have placed upon a simple longstem folded to my design from a second square of paper.

"Kawasaki Rose"

Folded from one 9" square of Merlot Red

and a second square of Grass Green Lokta paper