Gekko and fly on a wall - Herman van Goubergen (again)
Just wanted to share my attempt at making this beautiful piece by my bro Herman. (sry i know we've seen it a lot lately on this sub)
While undoubtedly challenging, I genuinely think this is one of the most elegant and clever origami designs I’ve ever seen. It also looks amazing framed, especially with the tail breaking the 4th wall.
This was my fourth attempt. I started with the recommended 30×30 cm square, but it felt a bit too small and made some parts unnecessarily tricky, so I eventually switched to 40 cm. That also makes the pre-creasing much easier, since the units are 1/40th of the side...
If you decide to give it a try, be prepared to unfold everything far more than you’d like 🫠 And keep in mind that some steps in the diagram aren’t necessarily in the best order. For example, step 15-16 of Stage IV is probably better done much earlier in the process (around the end of stage 2), when unfolding everything repeatedly won’t destroy both your sanity and the paper.