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Favorite Animals in Origami
By John Montroll Dover Publications, Inc.
Copyright © 1996 Dover Publications, Inc.
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ISBN: 978-0-486-29136-9
CHAPTER 1
Symbols
Lines
Valley fold, fold in front.
Mountain fold, fold behind.
Crease line.
X-ray or guide line.
Arrows
Fold in this direction
Fold behind.
Unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Turn over.
Sink or three dimensional folding.
Place your finger between these layers.
Basic folds
Rabbit Ear.
To fold a rabbit ear, one corner is folded in half and laid down to a side.
Fold a rabbit ear.
A three-dimensional intermediate step.
Double Rabbit Ear.
If you were to bend a straw you would be folding the double rabbit ear.
(straw)
Make a double rabbit ear.
Squash Fold.
In a squash fold, some paper is opened and then made flat. The shaded arrow shows where to place your finger.
Squash-fold.
A three-dimensional intermediate step.
Petal Fold.
In a petal fold, one point is folded up while two opposite sides meet each other.
Petal-fold.
A three-dimensional intermediate step.
Inside Reverse Fold.
In an inside reverse fold, some paper is folded between layers. Here are two examples.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Outside Reverse Fold.
Much of the paper must be unfolded to make an outside reverse fold.
Outside-reverse-fold.
Crimp Fold.
A crimp fold is a combination of two reverse folds.
Crimp-fold.
Sink Fold.
In a sink fold, some of the paper without edges is folded inside. To do this fold, much of the model must be unfolded.
Sink.
Spread Squash Fold.
A cross between a squash fold and a sink fold; some paper in the center is spread apart and then made flat.
Spread-squash-fold.
Whale
Fold and unfold.
Fold the corner to the center line.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Tuck inside.
Reverse-fold.
Crimp-fold.
Rotate.
Tuck all the layers together.
Repeat behind.
1. Repeat behind.
2. Open the whale.
Form a three-dimensional mouth.
Whale
Seal
Fold and unfold along the diagonal.
Kite-fold.
Fold and unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold
Unfold
Turn over and rotate
Unfold
Squash folds
Unfold
Unfold
1. Outside-reverse-fold.
2. Reverse-fold.
Sink
1. Reverse-fold.
2. Tuck inside, repeat behind.
Repeat behind
1. Repeat behind
2. Tuck inside
Fold the legs out, repeat behind.
Seal
Walrus
Fold and Unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Repeat steps 8–10 belo.w
Reverse-fold.
Fold an unfold.
Fold on.
Unfold.
Squash folds.
Rabit-ear.
1. Outside-reverse-fold.
2. Reverse-fold.
Sink.
1. Reverse fold.
2. Tuck inside.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
1. Reverse fold.
2. Tuck inside.
Fold the legs out, Repeat behind.
Walrus
Squirrel
Fold and unfold along the diagonal.
Squash-fold.
Squash-fold.
Pull out.
Squash-fold.
Petal-fold.
Reverse folds.
Unfold.
Rabbit ears.
Unfold.
Squash-fold.
Pull out.
Squash-fold.
Repeat steps 23-25 on the left.
Fold in half and rotate.
Outside-reverse-fold.
Reverse folds.
1. Tuck inside, repeat behind.
2. Reverse-fold.
1. Crimp-fold.
2. Mountain-fold.
3. Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
1. Sink.
2. Outside-reverse-fold.
3. Crimp-fold.
4. Squash-fold.
5. Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
Squirrel
Mink
Fold and unfold along the diagonal.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Squash-fold.
Rotate.
Unfold.
Petal-fold.
Squash-fold.
Fold and unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Squash-fold.
Repeat steps 17-19 on the right.
Repeat steps 21-23 on the right.
Fold and unfold.
Reverse folds.
Squash folds.
Fold in half and rotate.
Reverse-fold, repeat behind.
1. Crimp fold 2. Outside reverse folds.
1. Repeat behind.
2. Reverse-fold.
3. Outside-reverse-fold, repeat behind.
4. Crimp-fold.
4. Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
Mink
Pig
Fold and unfold.
Fold to the crease while unfolding the paper from behind.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Reverse folds.
Reverse-fold so the tip will be halfway between the dots.
Repeat steps 14-15 above.
Fold and unfold.
Reverse folds.
Squash folds.
Double-rabbit-ear.
Repeat behind.
Crimp-fold.
1. Tuck inside, repeat behind.
2. Reverse-fold.
Repeat behind.
1. Crimp-fold.
2. Shape the legs, repeat behind.
Pig
Llama
Fold and unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Squash-fold.
Repeat steps 11-14 above.
Squash-fold.
Squash-fold.
Repeat steps 17-21 above.
Outside-reverse folds.
Sink.
Repeat behind.
Tuck inside, repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
1. Crimp-fold.
2. Rabbir-ear, repeat behind.
1. Squash-fold.
2. Make little hooves.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
Llama
Deer
Fold and unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Repeat steps 16-18 above.
Squash-fold.
Squash-fold.
Repeat steps 21-25 above.
Unfold.
Outside-reverse-fold.
Sink.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
1. crimp-fold.
2. Repeat behind.
1. Repeat behind.
2. Reverse-fold.
Repeat behind.
Deer
Fox
Fold and unfold along the diagonals.
Unfold.
Fold upand unfold.
Squash-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Repeat steps 6-9 below.
Fold and unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Squash-fold.
Squash-fold.
Reverse folds.
Squash folds.
Pull out the corner.
Squash-fold.
Petal-fold.
Squash-fold.
Repeat behind.
Outside reverse folds.
1. Tuck inside.
2. Reverse-fold.
3. Crimp-fold.
4. Reverse-fold.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
Fox
Bull
Fold and unfold.
Fold to the crease while unfolding the paper from behind.
Unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Fold on the crease.
Squash-fold.
Reverse-fold.
Repeat steps 10-13 above.
Unfold.
Crimp-fold.
Reverse-fold, repeat behind.
Reverse folds, repeat behind.
Repeat steps 16-18 above.
Squash folds.
Fold at an angle of one-third, unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Crimp-fold.
Tuck inside, repeat behind.
Open the model for this crimp fold. Crimp so that the front legs will be balanced.
Note how the front legs are centered. Double-rabbit-ear the tail along the creases.
Repeat behind.
Reverse-fold, repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
1. Reverse-fold.
2. Crimp-fold.
3. Reverse-fold, repeat behind
Repeat behind.
Bull
Lion
Fold and unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Squash folds.
Fold and unfold.
Unfold.
Unfold.
Reverse fold.
Reverse fold.
Reverse folds.
Reverse folds.
Unfold.
Fold and unfold.
Unfold.
Repeat steps 20-22.
Reverse folds.
Squash folds.
Spread squash folds.
1. Tuck inside.
2. Reverse folds.
Repeat behind.
Crimp-fold.
1. Crimp-fold.
2. Reverse-fold.
3.Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
Lion
Elephant
Fold and unfold
Fold to the crease while unfolding the paper from behind.
Unfold
Unfold everything
Unfold
Unfold
Fold down so that the dot in the next step will be on the center line.
Repeat steps 16-18 above.
Unfold.
Repeat steps 19-21 above.
Fold and unfold.
Reverse folds.
Fold to the line.
Unfold.
Fold on the creases.
Squash folds.
1. Tuck inside, repeat behind.
2. Double-rabbit-ear.
Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
1. Tuck inside.
2. Crimp-fold.
Repeat behind.
1. Pleat-fold the ear.
2. Double-rabbit-ear.
3. Reverse fold.
Repeat behind.
Repeat behind.
Elephant
(Continues...)
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