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Published: 2007-09-09 09:01:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 132923; Favourites: 359; Downloads: 3343
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Here are the complete instructions for folding my origami Hydralisk, from StarCraft. This package includes detailed diagrams, with photos of every step as well as intermediate folds. There is also a photo gallery of the finished model.Enjoy! Hope it was worth the wait!
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Update:
I've uploaded a video of the folding animation to YouTube: [link]
It's just a lower quality version of what's already here, but hey, now it's on YouTube!
Update:
Stuck on step 11? Or any other step?
Then check out this narrated tutorial video I made of the entire sequence, in eight parts:
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 1 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 2 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 3 of 8 (Step 11)
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 4 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 5 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 6 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 7 of 8
- How to make an origami hydralisk - Part 8 of 8
Good luck.
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Comments: 216
Really nice model! I love Zergs and I was really interested to make a hydralisk origami. After a couple of hours, I've succeeded and the result is fine. Thank you a lot for your tutorial, it's nice and well explained.
However, you don't tell us how to manage the tail to make the beast standing on the floor. I've tried few things and then it was OK, but you may have a better way, I'm sure. Also, the head/mouth is quite hard to execute; you don't tell us many explanations (and the amount of paper is quite short in the area).
Anyway, thank you for this tutorial, and long life to the Swarm!
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You, Sir, are a f**cking GENIUS... AND I MEAN IT!!!! *__________*
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wonderfully made instructions! a llama for that!
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thanks for making this, now i have something to spend all my minerals and vespene gas on xD. I've made a swarm.
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Awesome. Any pictures of your new swarm?
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i'll post my custom made one and link it to you. I've been trying to make a custom made zergling from how you made ur hydralisk, but i cant seem to ge thte feet right, i mean, i can get his back carapace his top 2 arms his body, and head and then i run out of paper xD
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Nice. Did you try my origami zergling tutorial video? [link]
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no that took way to dam long to do 2-3 folds so i just went off ur hydralisk design.
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Heh, I'll let you know when I have a shorter video or photo instructions.
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i got to the step right after step 11 then quit whining and crumpling my paper up.....when it comes to frustrated folds like that i tend to reduce to the mindset of a 7 year old despite being 18 XD
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Hey! finally finished the hydra, thanks, it looks awesome!
Also my zergling from the other tutorial: [link]
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Awesome, your hydralisk has a lot of personality! I like it.
The zergling is very nice too. Looks like you got it to hold its shape very well. You know you can pull out the top arms to the side more so they look like they're coming out of the same shoulder as the lower arms? That's really how it should be - in the photos I took I just hadn't figured that out yet.
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dear god, after 2h i give up, damn u arms!!! haha
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I have no idea how to complete step 9 its nonsense
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Really? Step 9 is just a precrease, nothing fancy - just fold the flaps to make a crease, then unfold. It's a simple valley fold - pretty much the simplest possible fold you can do in origami. Maybe you're thinking too hard.
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Awesome ! Now make a lurker...BTW have you played SC2?
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Very nice model, my enemies were the steps 15-17 (your video helped). Do you know that there's no "step 29" and there are two "step 30"? Thanks for making the diagrams available
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Heh. Finally fixed the mysteriously missing Step 29!
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Wow, good catch. 
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[link]
This is how it loosk like, not perfect but not so bad either.
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Yeah, not bad. I think it turned out pretty well!
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I'm working on an origami zerg drone, I'll upload it to dA. Just curiosity: did you have so much fun (and so many hard time) while the designing process as I do?
I'll notify you when I'm done with it
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Cool, definitely let me know when it's uploaded!
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LOL, I just came back to this model and did it again with some nice golden metallic origami paper:
The design still retains it's luster! ^^
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Nice. Metallic paper is always fun, because of how easy it is to sculpt. Great for hydralisks.
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Yep XD it looks very neat and crisp
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mine doesn't stand. it's the first time i tried though, and i finished. i also got a compliment in a conversations with my brother. "Look, it's a Hydralisk." "Wow, and it actually looks like one, too." and he did NOT say it sarcastically
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man this sure takes skill.
i did it for 2 hours and resulted in piles of crumpled papers
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Heh, indeed it does. Much practice, much patience. You'll get it eventually though, don't give up.
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Tried fore couple hours and few times and no use. I can make the first "hard part" but to the other side, no way. I don't know why but I can't seem to get this done. Great tutorial though! Def not failing because of bad tut just bad folder
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Hmm, did you try the tutorial videos? That could help: [link]
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I tried but still didn't figure it out. It's okay, I will buy new stack of papers and get down to it some day. Usually, I find it really difficult to follow video tutorials anyways
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Okay, let me know how it goes. Nothing wrong with taking a few years off to hone your origami skills before trying again.
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err... ok i watched your vid but i got lost when you were folding the arms -.-
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... i don't get step 11 and my internet is slow and it took me 1 hour just to load the vid for 2 mins only!!
and then my i pressed the stupid google toolbar by accident!! D:<
i hate SLOW INTERNET!!!!
please help!!
is it like FULLY unfold? or what? o.o
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I WANT YOUR ORIGAMI SKILLS MAN
Me and my little brother had alot of fun doing this
we we're so happy to find this~ thanks so much for showing us how to do a Hydralisk origami. Also a Zergling origami~
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Today, I tried to make an origami Ultralisk, but instead I found something that could be made into in INfested Terran. I'm almost done with it; just need to make the legs.
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Hmm, cool. 
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Couldn't really make the Hydralisk (had to search on YouTube) . . . but I created an origami Zergling about a week ago. . . Only problem is that it doesn't stand up.
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OK, just looked at some Zergling pictures. Mine's not so good, but I'm a bit of an amateur. Also, it was the first origami thing I created.
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Scale from 1 to 10, I'm probably 7 or 8.
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