Exhibit One - African Animal Scene

This is an African Animal scene that I folded. It can be broken into three main sections that describe the different environments found in this scene. On the left, animals commonly found in the savanna are displayed. In the middle, some animals found by the lakes and rivers are shown. Finally, on the right, the tropical rain forest scene can be seen. I have broken down this main scene into these three parts for you to see more clearly.

This is the scene for the savanna. On the far left and to the right of the zebras, I folded two gazelles which are fleeing from the lions. They were folded from brown origami paper. The gazelles are created by John Montroll and can be found in "African Animals in Origami". In the middle, you can see two zebras which are also created by John Montroll and can also be found in "African Animals in Origami". One zebra is being devoured by the jaws of the lions and the other one is fleeing from them. They were folded from origami paper with the animal print for the zebra. The lions were folded from different tones of brown and can be found in "Origami Zoo". The lion model is created by Robert Lang. The mother and baby rhinoceros were folded from gray origami paper. This model is created by John Montroll and is also found in "African Animals in Origami". Finally, the toucan perched on the tree is found in "Origami Animals" by Hector Rojas. It is folded from a piece of black paper and painted carefully to give the model its characteristic look. To finish this scene off, the grass and tree were folded - these models are found in "African Animals in Origami" by John Montroll.

Here is a scene showing the animals commonly found near water. At the back are a family of giraffes feasting. They were folded from origami paper with a spotted pattern for giraffes. These models can be found in "Origami Animals" by Hector Rojas. The flamingos in the water are in different positions. They are created by John Montroll and can be found in "African Animals in Origami". These models were folded with pink paper and touched up with a little bit of painting to enhance the models. Finally, on the right corner, you can see a crocodile model folded from green paper. This model is also created by John Montroll and found in "African Animals in Origami".

The tropical rain forest scene completes this african animal theme. The family of elephants were folded from black paper and were given some of my own embellishments, including eyes and tusks. This model is found in "Favorite Animals in Origami" by John Montroll. The gorilla and chimpanzees were folded from brown paper and are found in "African Animals in Origami" by John Montroll. The gorilla on the left, however, is Akira Yoshizawa's creation and has a very realistic look made from very simple folds. Finally, the snake on the middle tree is a model folded from paper with a reptilian print. It is a model found in "African Animals in Origami" by John Montroll.

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