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The origami crane diagram, using the Yoshizawa–Randlett system. The Yoshizawa–Randlett system is a diagramming system used to describe the folds of origami models. Many origami books begin with a description of basic origami techniques which are used to construct the models.
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Miniature faking, also known as diorama effect or diorama illusion, is a process in which a photograph of a life-size location or object is made to look like a photograph of a miniature scale model.
A scale model of the Tower of London. This model can be found inside the tower. A scale model of a hydropower turbine. A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object (known as the prototype). Scale models are generally smaller than large prototypes such as vehicles, buildings, or people; but may be larger than ...
The Desert Breath, located in the Egyptian desert near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast, is a double-spiral work of land art. It was created by the D.A.ST. Arteam, a group made up of three Greek artists - Danae Stratou , sculptor, Alexandra Stratou , industrial designer, and Stella Konstantinidis , architect.
Desert kites (Arabic: مصائد صحراوية, romanized: maṣāʾid ṣaḥrāwiyya, lit. 'desert traps ') are dry stone wall structures found in Southwest Asia ( Middle East , but also North Africa , Central Asia and Arabia ), which were first discovered from the air during the 1920s.
The Painted Desert is in the Far North of South Australia. It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) north-east of Coober Pedy , in the Arckaringa Station pastoral lease, not far from the homestead. It is notable for its distinctive mesas , mountains, and geological formations.
Desert pavement evolution. Desert pavement surfaces are often coated with desert varnish, a dark brown, sometimes shiny coating that contains clay minerals. In the US a famous example can be found on Newspaper Rock in southeastern Utah. Desert varnish is a thin coating (patina) of clays, iron, and manganese on the surface of sun-baked boulders.