Anything-Goes Arts and Crafts: Origami: Lines

    "The Lines section of Anything-Goes Origami is based on melting cubes. This isn't taking cubes and heating them so they merge, but in a more abstract sense. Let's make a cube that is virtual, in that it can pass through other objects. Taking two such cubes, partially overlap them, and then cause them to become solid. Repeating this process in a geometric fashion results in the lines division of Anything-Goes Origami"
-Eric "Koi" Tung
Founder of Anything-Goes Arts and Crafts
6th Power 6th Power

Materials:
9 "ASquares"

Time:
1 min - 2 1/2 min

About:
This is the basic unit for the Lines section of A-G Origami. It illustrates what Eric means with the "merging cubes"

Instructions:
1. Start with step 4 of the "Cube" design. Step 4 of Cube
2. Fold down the ASquare like so: Step 2
3. Insert a ASquares and repeat twice more: Step 3
4. Add another "ASquare" like this...: Step 4
5. And repeat twice more: Step 5
6. Tuck in all remaining flaps Finished!
Ring Ring

Materials:
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Time:
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About:
The next step in the Linear progression shows how to form a ring. It's simple to form a "C" shaped object by repeatedly combining 6th Powers, but the trick is completing the loop, turning a "C" into an "O". Because of the nature of cubes, this isn't really a ring, it's a pentagon, but it's easier to call it a ring. For this example, notice that a star is formed in the middle.

Instructions:
Not yet.
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