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How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

See also: https://geekydadcrafts.com/2019/01/10/the-blade-runner-unico...

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sts153 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
comonoid [3 hidden]5 mins ago
"Diagrammed by Kenneth Thompson". The name sounds familiar...
Wistar [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Thanks. These are waaay better instructions.
saalweachter [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I used to fold an origami unicorn design by Marc Kirschenbaum. I can't find any instructions on the Modern Internet, but I used to fold it out of gum-wrappers while sitting in class.

The unicorn from the film itself wasn't "true" origami, being a prop consisting of several pieces glued together, but it really popularized the idea of an origami unicorn and a number of the current designs were prompted by it.

shevy-java [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Are we losing old websites like that?

I actually was unaware that this warranted a website. When I was young, I had one origami book. I completed it to about 40%; wasn't too bad but was far away from being really good. Origami is quite an art. These days I tend to watch youtube videos more than look at oldschool books but I loved that old handbook. Never folded a unicorn though.

puttycat [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I recently picked up an origami book and started practicing in dull moments. I highly recommend it for anyone struggling with phone addiction.
MrPapz [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Can you share any tips on good origami books for beginners?
puttycat [3 hidden]5 mins ago
The nice one I found randomly in a store is by Adeline Klam. (originally in French, but I see there's an English version)
chao- [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I used to do origami obsessively in my youth, and recently picked it up again while spending time with my nephew. I'll have to give this one a go!
21asdffdsa12 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Its not foldable from one paper sheet?
jcl [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Correct… they “cheated” a little to make the props for the movie. There are other designs for single-sheet unicorn, winged unicorn, and Pegasus — particularly the ones from John Montroll — but they look a bit different from the movie props, and are harder to fold.

https://johnmontroll.com/books/dragons-and-other-fantastic-c...

the_af [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wow, those look fantastic!

I love Blade Runner (I'm obsessed with it), but the unicorn origami never clicked with me. These ones look much better.

PetitPrince [3 hidden]5 mins ago
And then you have the works of Satoshi Kamyia which is on an even higher level https://origami.ilyazadornov.com/origami/2021/unicorn-satosh...
the_af [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wow, impressive! Though I don't dig that "crumpled" style as much, maybe a bit of it but not this much.
bisby [3 hidden]5 mins ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20071017100610fw_/http://cgi.lin...

On the final page it has a link to the "How to fold from a single sheet"

skrebbel [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Okay?
IAmBroom [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Origami by definition is folded from a single, square sheet.
skrebbel [3 hidden]5 mins ago
When people write a statement and then tack on a question mark they force people to guess what they mean. Is it a typo? Is it an observation and the question mark is supposed to somehow signal disapproval? Or is it an actual question, with a little grammar error that's not uncommon for non-native English speakers?

Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means ", and that's stupid for obvious reasons that I can't be bothered to spell out and therefore I disapprove".

Admittedly my reply was even worse so yeah, pot, kettle.

pavel_lishin [3 hidden]5 mins ago
So what did you mean?
ge96 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Interesting it starts off the same as a crane
etrvic [3 hidden]5 mins ago
As many origami folds do, I believe
the_af [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Am I the only one who starts folding an origami design, gets distracted, and somehow ends up with either a crane or a frog?
IAmBroom [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I got a rock.
munificent [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I always end up with a Frank Gehry building.
ge96 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wow those are trippy like a building going through a dimensional rift or something

Some you could call a Dr. Seuss house the ones more boxy in appearance than curved

mbfg [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Now we need the 1 cut and fold algorithm.
kittikitti [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy origami and look forward to learning this fold.
lovegrenoble [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Nice
notorandit [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Where is Bladerunner mentioned?
Aardwolf [3 hidden]5 mins ago
It does reference it in links on the 'COMPLETE' page