Phoenix

Start Color side up. Fold and Unfold the

diagonals.

Fold and Unfold.

3 4 5

Using the creases, bring all the corners Fold and unfold the angle bisectors. Using the creases, petal fold.
together. The next step will show the
model zoomed in.

6 7 8

4-5

The result, turn over. Repeat steps 4-5 Completed Bird Base. Fold and Unfold.
The fold will create a right angle with the
edge.

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9 10 11

8-9

Fold and unfold. The angle bisector. Repeat steps 8-9 in the other direction. Fold the point down.

12 13 14
8-12

The result. Turn over. Repeat 8-12 on the this flap Fold one flap over on each side to
expose other flaps.

15 16 17
8-12

Fold one flap up. Repeat 8-12. Fold one flap up.

18 19 20

Fold and unfold. Fold the corner to the crease Zoomed on the corner. Fold the point up
to form a right angle with the edge.

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21 22 23

Fold and unfold the angle bisector. Fold the corner down to where is was in Fold the point up the other direction to
step 20. create a right angle with the paper.

24 25 26

Fold and unfold the angle bisector. Pull out the paper caught in the fold. Swing the corner over.

27 28 29

Pull out the other side of the paper. Swing the corner down to lie on the Use the creases to create a rabbit-ear.
center crease.

30 31 32

Fold and unfold. Bring the corner to the edge of the paper. Fold the small edge to the center line so
the paper resembles a small bird base.

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33 34 35

Unfold to step 30 Use the creases just created to spread The result. Turn over. The next step will
the paper and swing the corner over. show the full model.

36 37 38

Fold and unfold Fold and Unfold. Fold and Unfold

39 40 41

The dotted crease will mark the folds. Fold the circled edge to the right while
Spread sink the point. The next step will The circled points will be used as the bringing the other sides together.
zoom into the spread area. marker in the next step.

42 43 44
41

Repeat 41 on the other side. Valley fold at the mid-point between the The result.Turn over.
indicated points.

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45 46 47

Fold the two flaps up. Mountain fold the model in half while Inside reverse fold the point so it is
flipping the bottom corner up with the aligned with the center fold.
creases. Allow the other corner to pop up.

48 49 50

Fold the flap back. Repeat behind. Squash the single point over. Using the creases and the indicated
intersection, petal fold the flap to form the
wing.

51 52 53

Fold the shaded area behind the wing. Wrap the paper behind. Fold the wing in half.

54 55 56

Narrow the flap in half. Create little rabbit-ears at both ends of Fold the little point over to to form an eye
the folded up area. on the head. turn over.

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57 58 59

48-56

Repeat 48-56 on this flap. Inside and outside reverse fold the neck. Narrow the neck while shaping the head.

60 61 62

Open sink a little part of the head plume Fold the wings open again. Crimp the legs.

63 64

Form feet with more crimps Pleat the wings, tail, and head plume.
Shape to complete.

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