Lesson 9B – Reverse shoulder transition

This lesson is different from the others, because it is my own design! Here’s why-

Kamiya’s collapse order moves from body transition units, to diamond stretch, to feet, then
shoulder scales. If you work that direction, you would use Kamiya’s shoulder transition from
Lesson 9A.

I, however, find that the shoulders and feet are cleanest if they are done first of all. Future
lessons which involve fully-made legs will be done in my own order.

This results in the pleats from the shoulder scales already moving down into the body transition
area. So instead of trying to work from fan pleat to shoulder pleats, this lesson will transition the
shoulder pleats into a fan, similar to the relationship of Lessons 1C and 1D. The difference here
is that while 1C and 1D end up exactly the same, we can’t use Kamiya’s shoulder transitions
when working from top down. So I made a solution that has the same result through a different
structure, and is more suited to working in my preferred collapse order. It does not change the
outward appearance of the Ryujin at all.

The paper used in this guide is a 12”x24” (30cm x 60cm) sheet of duo kraft. Any paper can be
used for this lesson, though I suggest not much smaller than 6”x12” (15cm x 30cm)