#2 Real Origami - Flying Creatures by Fukui Hisao

FANTASTIC
ORIGAMI
FLYI N G CREAT URES
2 4 A M A Z I N G PA P E R M O D E L S
H ISAO FU KUI
T UT T L E Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
PART
PA 1: BIRDS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mandarin Duck 14

A Guide to the Folding Symbols . . . . . . 7 difficulty:
Specialized Folding Procedures. . . . . . . 8
Origami Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to Make Lifelike Origami . . . . . . . 12
About the Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Swan 16
difficulty:
Crane Box 18
8
difficulty:
Swallow 20
difficulty:
Peacock with Train 22

difficulty:
Peacock with Tail Fan 26

difficulty:
2
Flamingo 34
Crow 30 difficulty:
difficulty:
Sparrow 40
difficulty:
Common Gull 44
difficulty:
Crested Kingfisher 48
difficulty:
Eagle 54
difficulty:
3
PART
PA 2: INSECTS
Locust 60
difficulty:
Butterfly 64
difficulty:
Stink Bug 67
difficulty:
Cicada 70
difficulty:
Japanese Horned Beetle

(kabuto mushi ) 76
difficulty:
Five-horned
Rhinoceros Beetle 79
Dragonfly 84 difficulty:
difficulty:
4
PART 3: DINOSAURS AND MYTHICAL CREATURES
Archaeopteryx 94
difficulty:
Pteranodon 90
difficulty:
Chinese Bird-lizard
(sinornithosaurus ) 98
difficulty:
Chinese Phoenix
(fenghuang ) 106
difficulty:
Chinese Dragon 102

difficulty:
5
INTRODUCTION
After the pleasant surprise of a strong positive reaction to my first book, and the confirmation that interest
in lifelike origami models is deep and wide, my publisher approached me to write another book, and Fan-
tastic Origami Flying Creatures is the result!
I chose the creatures of the sky as the theme for this book, but I also have two other books in Japanese
that focus primarily on land animals, as well as a book on sea creatures, which will be published in
English by Tuttle Publishing in the fall of 2020.
Folding lifelike origami models is an art. The paper must be folded many times and in surprising ways to
create a figure that closely resembles the look of animals, dinosaurs, insects, and so on.
Although folding these lifelike forms may seem daunting at first glance, each model begins with a stage
called “basic folding,”* which simplifies the operation. After the basic folding is complete, I provide step-by-
step instructions on how to produce more realistic and complex forms. The basic folding itself can be time
consuming, but it’s usually not difficult—people of practically any age or skill level can accomplish it. After
completing the basic folding stage, you don’t necessarily need to follow the rest of the steps exactly as
specified. You can change small details such as the shape of the wings, position of the head, etc. to
taste to make your origami unique.
What sets lifelike origami apart from other simpler forms is that the finished products are three-
dimensional and have many curved surfaces. You will often need to gently shape the model as a finishing
touch to make the origami look just right. Sometimes, it may even take a few days to make small
adjustments. Use the photos in this book as a reference for your adjustments. I recommend applying glue
to your models so they hold their shape over long periods. See page 12 for details. I recommend the
challenge of using glue to anyone who is beyond the beginner level. However, first-time folders are
welcome to try it as well. I recommend practicing by folding the entire model at least once before
deciding to try one with glue applied—when the glue sets, there’s no going back to fix earlier mistakes!
Generally speaking, Japanese paper (washi ) will produce the best results for the models described in this
book. It is pliable, natural-feeling, not prone to tearing, and it takes well to being moistened or glued. But
in certain instances, commercially available origami paper (kami ) is preferable—particularly for use when
practicing. When using this sort of paper, I recommend using the thinnest paper you can find.
This book features a wide range of origami models, from relatively easy to quite challenging in terms of
difficulty. To assist beginners, I’ve included detailed views for the more difficult procedures. If a given step
seems confusing, look ahead to the next diagram for hints.
I hope you enjoy Fantastic Origami Flying Creatures !
Fukui Hisao
Note
*Basic Folding: In this book, each model has a stage called “basic folding.” In this stage, you
should follow the instructions exactly. However, after this stage is complete, feel free to make mi-
nor adjustments, such as slightly adjusting folding angles and distances depending on your taste.
The variations in the shape of the final product is part of the charm of lifelike origami.
6
A G
GUIDE TO THE FOLDING SYMBOLS
Valley
Fold inward along the line: valley fold

The line ends up on the inside of the fold,
thus it’s also called a “valley line.”
In the diagrams, I denote these lines as Mountain
“valley.”
Fold outward along the line: mountain fold
The line ends up on the outside of the fold,

thus it’s also called a “mountain line.”
The same result can be achieved by
making a valley fold on the opposite side.
In the diagrams, I denote these lines as
“mountain.”
Inward hidden fold: hidden valley fold
A valley fold hidden under the Hidden valley

paper. It is denoted in the diagrams
as “hidden valley.”
Valley
Outward hidden fold: hidden

mountain fold
A mountain fold in which a part is
hidden under a fold. It is denoted
in the diagrams as “hidden moun-
tain.”
Mountain
Position of the hidden part: x-ray view Hidden

mountain X-ray view
This line shows the position of an
inner part hidden by other folds.
Fold and unfold
Fold along the line and return,

leaving a crease.
Squash fold
Spread from the space indicated

by the arrow and fold again.
Pull out the paper Turn the paper over
Divide the paper equally
Pull and spread

the paper Zoom in
7
SPECIALIZED
S P FOLDING PROCEDURES
Inside reverse fold Outside reverse fold
The back is
open
The back is
closed
Crimp fold Three-dimensional crimp fold

Dimple the A-B edge at the
Hold down here intersection of the valley and
A mountain fold lines.
B
Spread here
Spread here
Fold and push Make it rounded
inward
Heel fold
Start with an inside

The heel fold
reverse fold.
is complete.
Thin fold / thin

outside fold Close the gap.
The back can be

either open or closed.
The thin fold The thin outside

is complete. fold is complete.
Pleat fold Folding order
Alternate valley If the lines have

and mountain a number next to 3
folds. them, follow the
order and fold 1
accordingly.
The pleat fold is

complete.
8
Sink fold
The Preliminary Base

(Page 10) is used for
this example.
Crease and
open.
Make all of the Push the square in

indicated creases the middle and fold The sink fold is
mountain folds. back into the complete.
Preliminary Base
shape.
Swivel fold Rabbit ear
The swivel fold is The rabbit ear

complete. fold is complete.
Wrap and reform layers
B
Crease along Spread. Spread Open the Fold back into the previous
the valley line. again. flap. shape, but keep the section
between A and B flat.
In progress. In the book,

layer
reforming is
indicated with
A these symbols.
B
C The layers are
Bring the ABC reformed.
triangle up and
inward.
9
ORIGAMI
O R BASES
Preliminary Base
1 2 3 Squash fold.
Squash
4 5 fold. 6
The Preliminary
Base is complete.
Crane Diamond Base

1 2 3
Start from the

Preliminary
Petal fold in The Crane
Base. Raise
progress. Base is
the top layer,
and squash complete.
fold both
sides (this is
called a petal
fold ).
Bird Base 1 2
Turn the Crane The Bird

Diamond Base Base is
over and petal complete.
fold.
1 2 3 4
Frog Base
Squash fold In Repeat on the

starting from the progress. other 3 points.
Preliminary Base.
In
progress.
5 6 7
Crease along the The Frog Base is

lines. Then, raise the complete.
top later and squash Repeat for the Steps 5 to 7 are
fold the sides. other 3 points. called a “petal fold.”
10
Iris Base 1 2 3 4 5
Start from step
4 of the Frog
Base, and swing
over one layer.
Repeat on the
The Iris Base is
other side.
complete.
Petal fold. In progress.

Repeat on the
other 3 points.
Closed Fish Base
1 2 3 4 5
Raise the corners The Closed Fish

up while squash- Base is complete.
ing the sides flat.
Open Fish Base 1 2
Begin with the The Open

Closed Fish Fish Base is
Base and fold complete.
the back side
up.
1 2 3
Dinosaur Base
4 5 6 7
The Dinosaur
Squash fold.
Base is com-
plete.
Reverse fold.
11
HOW TO MAKE LIFELIKE ORIGAMI
H
((Using Glue)
About Using Glue ◀ Toprepare the glue solu-
One of the keys to making lifelike origami is using glue Brush tion, slightly dilute some
to affect and set the final form. Despite being challeng- craft glue with water. For
ing to do correctly, the finished product will be more water application, I suggest you
realistic and beautiful, as well as strong and durable— cloth
use a 10 mm brush. Also
so I recommend that you give it a try! Glue
prepare a small water
Glue can either be added after the folding is com-
plete or applied incrementally as you fold the origami. container and a piece of
(I have added indications in the project instructions for cloth to clean and wipe
when glue can be applied incrementally). Apply the the brush.
glue (use slightly diluted craft glue) at the indicated
points on the back side of the paper. After the folding is 1 2
done, add more glue to each fold. Spread glue evenly
to bind loose flaps together. However, if there’s any
sinking or squashing to be done after folding the basic
shape, add glue to those parts last (after the sinking or
squashing has been accomplished).
If you accidentally put glue in the wrong place,
simply wipe it off. Even if it has dried, poorly placed Follow the project steps Slightly spread and
glue can be softened and wiped away after a few until the text “Start apply- open the paper.
minutes by painting the area with a moistened brush. ing glue” is annotated. I
show the Pteranodon
(page 90) in this example.
3 4 5 6
While being mindful of Fold back to the previ- While folding back to Keep folding back into
the creases, apply glue ous shape. the previous shape, shape and applying
to the correct points on apply more glue. Re- glue until done.
the inside of the model. member to only apply
glue where necessary.
7 8 9 10
Follow the instructions While proceeding, apply Apply glue in tight After the folding is done,
and keep folding. more glue when the locations as well, like mold the paper into
opportunities arise. the back of the head in more natural, realistic
this case. positions with your
▼ Glue has been applied fingers.
Note
Applying glue, while
being a very important
element in folding lifelike
origami, is completely
optional. Even just fold-
ing is plenty of fun.
▲ No glue used
12
ABOUT THE PAPER
Paper Types and Sizes
For each model, I specifically indicate the type and size of

paper that you should use. All of the origami in this book
calls for washi (Japanese paper, see photo on the right),
which has a luxurious weight and texture. There are various
types of washi which are easy to fold into several layers
without too much bulk. In order to produce more beautiful
and realistic origami, I recommend using traditional washi
with the appropriate strength and stiffness. For applying
glue, as presented on the previous page, washi is much
preferred over standard kami origami paper.
Beginners and people who just want to try lifelike origami
for fun can, of course, use standard origami paper.
For standard origami paper, I generally advise using large
sheets (at least 7” x 7” / 18 cm x 18 cm or larger).
Preparing the Paper

Examples of folding methods for cutting
If you use washi, you can have it cut to size at specialty
scrap
stores. However, I prefer to cut the washi myself from a large
sheet (36” x 24” / 90 cm x 60 cm).
The size and shape of the sheets changes depending on
the folding method used when cutting the large sheet. It can
either be cut into 6 or 8 sheets. (See the diagrams at right.)
Once cut to size, prepare multiple Preliminary Bases in ▲ 6-sheet fold ▲ 8-sheet fold
advance so they are handy for spur-of-the-moment folding.
1 2 3 4
Fold the large sheet of Cut along the creases The separated sheets. Squares cut from the edges
washi. (in this example, with a paper knife and With an 8-sheet fold, will need to be trimmed.
it’s an 8-sheet fold.) separate. there will be some scrap. Fold them into a triangle.
5 6 7 8
Fold again into a Use a craft knife to cut Only fold the upper sheet From there, just fold into
smaller triangle. along the long side, in in a triangle shape. If the a Preliminary Base, and
order to turn it into an corners match perfectly, you’re done.
isosceles triangle. the cut was successful.
How to Make Double-Sided Paper
To display a different color 1 2 3

on each side, you can use
spray adhesive on two
different sheets and glue
them together, as I show on
the right. Use the adhesive
in a well-ventilated area
and protect the area
underneath the washi With the back of the Adhere the second sheet Complete. You can now cut
sheets with newspaper or paper facing up, spray to the first, smoothing it to the double-sided sheet into
something similar. evenly with adhesive. ensure complete contact. any size and shape you wish.
13
Difficulty Rank:
MANDARIN DUCK
Type of paper:
Wa s h i ( f l o r a l p a t t e r n o u t l in e —
double sided)
8¼ x 8¼ inch (21 x 21 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
This model starts from a simple base; the Open Fish Base. How-
ever, there are many approximate folds.* To avoid getting lost, I
suggest you carefully compare your progress to the shapes in
*Approximate fold:
the illustrations. Because the folding process is short, it’s also
The folding line is undefined by
okay to use relatively thick washi. I suggest using paper with a
landmarks and left to personal
floral pattern like the one in the photo.
taste. For example, some people
To make the model look more duck-like, you can round the fold the duck beak to be long,
top of the head and the body corners by shaping them with while others prefer it to be
your fingers (step 13). Also, curl the wing tips forward, and shorter.
slightly spread open the body at the bottom to make it look
three-dimensional and allow the piece to stand on its own.
14
Start from the Open Fish Base (page 11)
M ANDARIN
DUCK
1 2 3
Outside reverse fold. This is

an approximate fold.
Mountain
5 Inside reverse fold.
Rotate the paper.
Mountain
Mountain fold, and

Fold the base
then rotate the paper.
Start Inside reverse fold. This
applying glue is an approximate fold.
Crimp fold.
6 7
Tuck this part

inside. Repeat
behind as well.
8 9 10 11
Outside reverse Outside reverse Return to step 9 . Pull out the inner layers
fold. fold. while reforming the
outside reverse fold.
Squash
12 13
14
Spread and
step fold.
Round the wing

Squash
tips on both sides.
Fine-tune the shape,
and you’re done.
15
Difficulty Rank:
SWAN
Type of paper:
Washi (light gold a.k.a. Kikai—snow
white)
8¼ x 8¼ inch (21 x 21 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
This model starts from the Bird Base. For the wings, I do an
approximate fold (page 14), so I suggest you carefully com-
pare your progress to the shapes in the illustrations. Steps
13 to 17 describe the basic process of folding the head for
most origami birds, so definitely work to master these
steps. If you are applying glue, it’s better to save the head
for last, because you need to spread the paper of the
head in step 14. The inside reverse fold in step 17 can be
omitted. For good balance, orient the head downward in
a pleasing way. It also looks more natural to extend the
tail out from the body at an angle (steps 11-12).
16
Start from the Bird Base (page 10)
1 2 3 4
SWAN
Hidden mountain fold
Valley fold, allowing

the lower flap to open
up and lift up.
Inside reverse fold
Mountain fold the paper in the
middle. Repeat on 5
along the center,
Fold the base and then rotate the other side.
the paper.
Start Squash the
applying glue flap flat.
6 7 Inside reverse
8
fold the corners
of the wing.
Repeat steps Repeat on the
other side. Inside
4 and 5 on
reverse fold.
the other side.
9 10 11
Valley fold the edge in Inside reverse Inside reverse

and swivel at the top. fold. fold.
Repeat on the other side.
Inside reverse
Mountain line
fold
Hidden
mountain 12 13 14
line
Inside Hide the part Open the

reverse fold. shown by the hide inside, head along
dot-terminated repeat on the the center.
arrow inside, other side. Open the upper
repeat on the fold on the head
Step 14 in other side. and flatten it.
progress.
15
17
Repeat on the other side
Valley (hidden mountain)
18
Change the center
to a mountain
fold and bend the
head downward.
Mountain A
16
A Inside reverse fold corner

A under the wing to make Fine-tune the shape,
Open and a small “foot.” and you’re done.
step fold.
17
Difficulty:
CRANE BOX
Type of paper:
Washi
8¼
8 ¼ x 8¼
8 ¼ inch
inch
in ch (21
211 x 21
(2 2 1 cm)
cm
c m)
1 sheet
sh
shee
heee
et
diing
ps for folld
Tiip
This model is an homage to the origami crane, one of
the most representative traditional origami models. The
pedestal is made in step 3. If you’re planning to put
something inside the box, you should apply glue to keep ep
things from coming undone. Regarding the inside reverse se
fold in step 8, I recommend folding to the point where
the flaps bisect the edge of the wing in step 9.
I like to use this model as a business-card holder at
exhibitions.
In the case of the open-wing box variant, remember
to not apply glue until you spread the box.
The box is good for putting candy or other small
items inside, and can be used for holiday celebrations if
you use colorful washi. Use glue to set the shape so the
model doesn’t relax and become warped over time.
18
Start from the Bird Base (page 10)
CR ANE BOX
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fold the corners Fold a flap

Fold the upper Fold and Spread open Fold up a flap, in. Repeat behind. over at each
flap to meet the unfold the pocket, and and then End of the side. The
bottom point. along the then push rotate the basic folding hidden corners
Repeat on the valley line. down to squash paper. Start will squash flat.
other side. the top point. applying glue
7 8 9
10
Moun-
tain
Fold
Inside reverse fold. Inside reverse fold. Mountain fold. Inside

Repeat on the back. reverse fold.
11 12
13
A B
Open the wings from lines Reinforce the structure Fine-tune, the shape,
A-C and B-C, and then by folding in these 4 and you’re done.
flatten the bottom of the locations (including the
origami. Repeat on the back side, which is You can put a
other side. hidden). business card or other small
objects in the space.
Alternative Variant
14 15 16
17
Fold in the same way until Spread the Fold the other wing in
step 10 (the wing on the wings with a the same way, and then
closer side is not shown mountain fold. reinforce the same 4 Fine-tune the shape,
until step 16 ). Spread apart locations as in step 12 . and you’re done.
the top layers.
19
Difficulty Rank:
SWALLOW
Type of paper:
Washi (Japanese tissue—double-sided,
thin, black-and-white paper)
8¼ x 8¼ inch (21 x 21 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
The process of folding the ABC triangle in the middle in
step 2 appears multiple times in this book, so be sure to
Color change origami:
master it. If you spread and pull from the two corners
Origami models such as the
underneath the ABC triangle, the later steps become easier
Swallow or the Peacock with
to fold. The Swallow is a color change* model, so I decided
Train (page 22), in which I inten-
to use a double-sided black and white sheet. In order to tionally designed the models to
give the second color to the back side of the wings, it’s show both sides of the paper.
better to only apply glue after step 8 is completed. When
folding the wings in step 15, if you also fold up a bit of the
main body, you can make the wings look longer and the
body look thinner and more stylish. To show off the white
back side, it can be hung or placed on a moving display.
20
Start from the Frog Base (page 10)
SWALLOW
Inside reverse fold
1 2 3 4 5 6 starting point
A C
Invert the ABC triangle inside. Inside reverse

Repeat on the 2 hidden side flaps. fold.
A D
7 8 9 Start
applying glue
B C
Wrap around a
Only raise single layer (the
one flap. ABCD trapezoid).
10
11
12 13
Mountain fold
along the center.
Rotate the model.
14
End of the
15 basic folding
Valley
Valley fold. Fold
Repeat the
step on the
other side. Valley fold.
Repeat the
step on the
other side.
A 19
16 17 Crimp
(about 2/5 down.
of AB)
Inside reverse
18 fold in and
B then out.
Crimp fold from Fine-tune the shape,
the open arrow. and you’re done.
Repeat on the
other side.
21
Difficulty Rank:
PEACOCK WITH TRAIN
Type of paper:
Washi (Yuuzen pattern outline—
double sided, thin paper)
8¼ x 8¼ inch (21 x 21 cm))
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Start from the Dinosaur Base (page 11). The folding process
used from steps 2 to 4 for the legs is a procedure that I use
very often. It’s not a difficult process, but following the illus-
trations is challenging, so I suggest repeating it multiple
times until fully mastered. If the ABC triangle in steps 19–20 is
made too large, the peacock will look off balance, so be
careful to scale it correctly. It’s better to only apply glue after
step 20, because in that step the layer of paper is reversed.
It’s okay to preemptively apply glue on the back side of the
front part of the valley fold in step 6.
In order to make the legs thinner, you apply glue in all the
gaps on the front side of the origami.
22
Start from the Frog Base (page 10)
WITH TR AIN
PEACOCK
1 2
Crease and return

along the valley
line.
3-1 3-2
3 4
Repeat on the other

Rabbit ear the top How it looks while Open to the side. side.
layer, allowing the folding.
flap to open out.
A About 3/8
of AB
7
5 6
8
Mountain fold
Swivel fold End of the
along the
the top layer basic folding
center. Rotate
at each side.
Valley fold so the side the model.
corners hit the bottom
B edges of the side flaps.
9 10 11
Inside reverse
Hidden fold.
mountain
Inside reverse fold the

inner hidden layers at Tuck inside. Repeat
each side. on the other side.
23
Hidden
mountain
12 13 14
Valley fold and

swivel at the top.
Inside Inside reverse
Repeat on the
reverse fold. fold.
other side.
A
15 16 17 18
B Outside Outside Valley fold

Open and reverse reverse at each
spread the fold. fold. side.
middle, then
change the
middle valley
fold into a
mountain fold
and flatten.
19 20 A
Crimp
C
fold. B Wrap around a single
layer at each side (on
the ABC triangle).
21
C
B
A Raise the ABC triangle
from the opposite side.
24
WITH TR AIN
PEACOCK
22 23
Valley fold the sides

outward, allowing the
flap to squash flat.
24 25
Mountain fold Mountain fold the

Start
along the corners at each
applying glue
center line. side.
26
Thin fold to
narrow. Repeat
on the other side.
27 28
Mountain line
Heel fold.
Inside reverse Repeat on the
fold. other side.
29
30
Fine-tune the shape, and

you’re done.
25
Difficulty Rank:
PEACOCK WITH TAIL FAN
Type of paper:
pe
p er:
r:
Washi (dyed pattern)
pa
p att
t te
errn
n))
12 x 12 inch (30
3 0 x 30
30 3 0 cm)
cm
c m)
1 sheet
ng
diin
olld
Tips for fo
This mmodel
odel
od el d
depicts
epi
e
ep
pic
ic
cts
ttss a p
peacock
e cock
eacoc
co ck
kwwith
i h hi
it h
his
is fe
feat
feathers
atthe
ers
rs sspread.
prea
prea
ead
ad IIn
n
step 5 you’ll use the “layer reforming fold” (page 9). This
type of fold will appear many times in this book, so defi-
nitely work to master it. In step 27, you’ll shape the back
feathers into 16 equal parts with a “pleat fold” (page 8). If it
proves too difficult to fold the feathers into 16 pleats, you
can also fold them into 8 pleats instead. After step 27, the
tail is pulled out from the back feathers, so if you are ap-
plying glue to the origami, don’t apply glue the extra part
for the tail. Because you are going to make it stand up on
the two legs and the tail will be pulled out, apply glue in
all the forward-facing leg valleys to give it stability.
26
WITH TAIL FAN
PEACOCK
1 2 3
Begin with a square creased along Mountain fold Squash fold from the
the diagonals and the sides. Valley along the center. arrow.
fold the corner.
4 5 6 7
Petal fold Wrap around Squash fold from Petal fold

(page 10). and reform the the arrow. (page 10).
layers (page 9).
A
8 9
Squash fold
C from the
arrow.
Place mountain
10 crease A-B on
top of B-C.
11
Spread open the

layers to make the
left and right sides
symmetrical.
27
12 13 14 A
A
B D
B C
C
Swing down the Pull the tip you lowered
top flap. in step 12 and squash Wrap around the ABCD
the ABC triangle. rhombus from behind.
A
15 16 17
Turn the model over

B
and rotate. Valley fold so that the A Mountain fold along
and B corners meet. the middle.
Add glue here for the first End of the base

time (except on the back side shape
that you can see)
18 19 20
Mountain
Fold on both Crimp fold.

sides.
Outside
reverse fold.
21 22 23 24
1
Outside
reverse Valley fold over
Outside
fold. Pull out a 2 and over. Repeat
reverse fold.
single layer on the other
from each side.
side.
28
WITH TAIL FAN
PEACOCK
25 26
27
Mountain
fold the
corner.
Repeat on
the other
side.
Pleat fold (page 8) the feathers

in 16 equal parts, from the
indicated pivot. Repeat on the
other side.
28 29 30 31
Inside reverse
Starting from
fold twice.
the dot-termi-
Repeat on the
nated arrow,
other side as
pull and spread
well.
Do a crimp the feathers
fold. Repeat wide.
on the other
side.
Start applying glue again,
Starting from the dot-ter- avoiding the parts on the
minated arrow, release feathers that spread
the trapped middle
layers.
32

and you’re done.
29
Difficulty Rank:
CROW
Type of paper:
Washi (rough veiny pattern)
12½ x 12½ inch (32 x 32 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
You’ll fold the two legs with a layer reforming fold (page 9). If
you’re planning to apply glue, wait until you’re done with the
wing-folding process in step 22 to apply the glue on the wings.
However, after step 5 is completed, you can apply glue on
other parts. In the finished model, the wings are not very large,
but there is a large tail with 3 corners, so the same folding
process can be followed as that for folding other birds with
emphasized tail feathers. The finished piece has very thin legs,
so it’s not able to balance on them. Because of this, I
recommend changing the angle of the head or the pose in
clever ways to compensate. For example, you could model a
crow eating food off of the ground or looking up at the sky.
30
CROW
1 2 3
Form into the Prelimi- Petal fold (page 10).

Begin with a square creased along
the diagonals and the sides. Valley nary Base.
fold the corners to the center.
A
4 5 6
B D
Pull out the single Form two rabbit ear

layers from behind folds on the ABCD
the flap. square (page 9).
C
7 8 9 10
Squash fold from Petal fold (page 10). Wrap around and Squash fold from
the open arrow. reform layers (page 9). the arrow.
11
Petal fold.
31
12 13
Turn two flaps

over.
14 15 16
Mountain fold along
the center. Rotate the
model.
Repeat
steps 7 to End of the base
13 on the
shape
other side.
Apply glue
(except for
wings)
17
Inside reverse fold the

outer flaps.
18
Valley fold and swivel

at the top to narrow
the legs.
19
Mountain
Mountain
Heel fold at the top

and Inside reverse
fold the tip. Repeat
behind.
32
20
CROW
Squash fold.
Repeat on the
back side as well.
21 22
Mountain fold
along the middle
of the tail, and Spread squash
then flatten the and close back
two sides. up. Repeat on the
other side.
23 24
Crimp fold.
Heel fold.
25
26
Mountain fold
this part
inside. Repeat
behind.
Spread Fine-tune the shape, and

and step you’re done.
fold.
33
Difficulty:
FLAMINGO
A MI N GO
Type
e of
of paper:
pa
pa
ape
pe
p er:
r:
Washi (stain
((sstta in dyed)
ain
ain dye
ye d
d))
9 x 9 inch
nch h (2323 x 23
(23 23 cm)
cm)
cm
1 sheett
olld
or ffo ng
diin
Tips ffo
The
TTh
he ttotoes
oes
es are are
re ffolded
ollde
o ded
ed in n ssteps
te
teps
eps
ps 11–23,
–23,
–2 3, iin
n wh
w
what
hatt iiss
ca
alllled
lle
callededd a pr preparation
p rep
pa arrat
atio
tiio
on foffold
oldd. * Af
A
After
ter th
ter
te tthe
hee pr
p
preparation
rep
epa
epararraattio
on
fold
fo
foldd is is complete,
comp
co mplelete
ete
te, follow
follow
fo lllo
ow
ww itth the
with th
he Crane
Cran
Cr ne BaBase
Base e
(p
pag
age
(page e 10),
110
0),) w hiic
h
which ch
h iiss reelaative
tive
ti
relativelyely ye a y tto
as
easy o ffold.
od
old.. IIn
n or
o de
d er
order
Preparation Fold
mak
to make ke the the ffiin
niish
she
finished ed
d origami
oriiga
gami mii sstand
m tta
and
n u upp on iitstss
In this book, a “preparation fold” refers to a
own, it’s important to spread the three toes
situation when a certain part of the body
evenly. I recommend applying glue to strengthen is entirely folded before the rest of the
the toes. By applying glue to the legs as well, body is folded. In this book, preparation
you can make them look skinny, like real folds appear in the Flamingo, Sparrow
flamingos’ legs. (page 40), Chinese Dragon (page 102) and
Chinese Phoenix (page 106) projects.
34
1 2
Fold and match
FL A MINGO
the two black dots.
Begin with a square creased along

the diagonals and the sides. Crease
the bottom corner.
Turn the paper over.

4 5
Fold and match

Fold so that the two dots the two black dots.
match. Allow the trian-
gular flap to come out
from behind.
6 7
Fold the top flap up

from the central
horizontal crease. Fold the right
tip in. Rotate.
8 9 10 11
Return the paper

to its previous
Turn the paper over. Crease along the diagonal. Squash fold. Refer to position.
step 11 for the result.
35
12 13 14
Squash fold from

Fold along the the open arrow.
crease from step 10 .
Repeat on the other
side.
15 16 17
Petal fold (page 10). Wrap around and Squash and then
reform layers (page 9). petal fold.
18 19 20
Mountain
Petal fold.
Inside reverse
21 22 fold.
Repeat steps 7 to 21 on the

other end of the model.
36
FL A MINGO
23
Apply glue (avoid the back

side that is visible here)
24
Squash fold.
25
Repeat the squash fold

on the back side, form-
ing a Preliminary Base
(page 10).
26 27 28
Valley fold the

sides, swiveling in
at the middle.
Repeat on the
other side as well.
Petal fold. Repeat on Inside reverse
the back side as well. fold.
37
29 30
Repeat on the
back side as well.
32 33
31
Inside reverse
Mountain fold fold.
along the center, Valley fold and swivel in
and then rotate End of the base at the top. Repeat on the
the model. shape
back side as well.
34
3 35
Hidden mountain
Inside
Inside reverse reverse fold.
fold.
(Step 36 in
progress)
36 37
Open out. Reform the center

crease as a mountain
fold and squash flat.
38 39 40
Crimp fold.
Inside reverse fold. Open the

top flap to the right.
38
FL A MINGO
41 42 43 44
Squash here.
Fold the top Pleat the Fold over,

layers outward, corner inside. allowing the
allowing the flap corner to spread
to squash flat. apart and
squash flat.
45 46 47
Repeat steps
44 and 45 .
Start applying glue to
the rest of the
origami (avoid the
back side that is
visible here)
48
49
Shape the
wings. Mountain 50
Fine-tune the
shape, and
you’re done.
Inside reverse Mountain fold the

fold. Repeat on legs to narrow
the other side. them.
39
Difficulty Rank:
SPARROW
Type of paper:
Washi (rough veiny pattern)
8¾ x 8¾ inch (22 x 22 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
The claws require a “preparation fold” (page 34). The process
in steps 4–10 is called a claw fold.* As a very important tech-
nique for folding lifelike models, you should work to master it. Claw Fold
The process of folding the wings (steps 34–37) incorporate The process from step 4 to 10 is called a
“approximate folds” (page 14), so frequently refer to the illustra- “claw fold.” It is used to make claws in
tions to keep your bearings. When adjusting the tail in step models such as the Chinese Dragon (page
40, note that it lies close to the body, giving the whole model 102).
a compact look. To finish, it’s a good idea to adjust the face
so the beak is slightly open.
Although this process is not described in this book, it’s pos-
sible to use the “color change” method (page 20) on the stom-
ach to make it into a different color, so I recommend this
challenge to more advanced folders.
40
1 2 3
SPARROW
1/8
Pleat fold (page 8), in 4 equal

Crease along the diagonals parts. Repeat on the second
and the sides. Valley fold at side as well.
1/8 distance from two edges.
4 5 8
Crease along the line Inside reverse fold.

and return to step 4 .
9
6
11
Repeat steps 6 to 8
Inside reverse on the next layer.

fold.
7 10
Inside reverse fold.
Inside reverse Repeat steps 4 to 9

fold. on the other claw.
Open out the model
completely.
12 13 14
15
Collapse down,
restoring the folds
folds
The fold lines from steps used for the claw
4 to 10 are not shown. from steps 4 to 10 .
Collapse the corner. Repeat steps 13 to
16 on the other
side as well.
16 17 18
Wrap around the

white square to the
other side. Using this side as the front,
fold into the Preliminary Base
(page 10).
41
19 20 21 Hidden 22
valley fold.
Sink fold (page 9). Swing over one flap. Swing the flap back over and
then repeat steps 19 to 22 ,
making the sides symmetrical.
23 24 25
A A
B B
C Swing over one flap.
Squash fold
Reverse fold the sides, C
from the arrows.
leaving the bottom shaded the valley line
triangle untouched. enters diagonally.
26 28
27
Repeat steps 23 to 25 on
the other side as well,
making the left and
Spread open the
right sides symmetrical.
pleats and flatten.
29 30 31 32
Valley fold the edges,

swiveling in at the
middle. Repeat on
Hidden the back side as well.
mountain
Inside
reverse fold.
33
34 35 36
A
B
Valley fold along
Crimp the Slide the layers
the center, then End of the base Sink the top edge. Mountain
outer layer over while
rotate the model. shape fold the edge A-B inside.
up. pleating. Repeat
on the back side. Repeat on the other side.
42
37 38 39
SPARROW
Swivel this
part inside.
Do a three-dimensional
Repeat on
crimp fold and fold the head
the other
in a three-dimensional
side.
shape.
40 40-1 40-2
Mountain
Pull out and Inside reverse fold

raise the tail. twice, repeat on
the other side.
Pull out and raise. Fold under the wings.
41
42 43
Mountain fold this

part Inside, repeat Start Reverse fold in
on the other side. Mountain fold this
applying glue and out. part inside. Repeat
on the other side.
44
45
Mountain 46
Sharpen the beak

and pull the lower
beak slightly.
Heel fold and Fine-tune the shape,

spread the claws. and you’re done.
43
Difficulty Rank:
SEAGULL
Type of paper:
Washi (rough pattern)
12½ x 12½ inch (32 x 32 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Because this model has large wings and can be folded
relatively easily, the same techniques can be used for folding
other types of birds. The process used to fold legs in step 22
makes the base of the legs thinner. This process appears often
in origami, so I recommend that you master it. The same
method can also be used to fold animals’ ears. In the process
of creasing the wings in step 33, be careful not to start from a
point that has both a valley and a mountain line. Once all
creases are folded, fold the legs horizontally. When giving the
finishing touch at the end, you can arrange the shape of the
bird by shifting the valley line on the front side.
44
Start from the Preliminary Base
(page 10)
SEAGULL
1 2 3 4 5
Valley fold the Squash fold.

top layer.
6 7 8 9 10 11
Squash fold Swing over one Repeat steps 4 to Squash fold from
from the layer. 5 . the open arrow.
open arrow.
12 13 14 15 16 17
Swing over one

layer. Swing over
Petal fold Wrap around and Petal fold (page 10).
(page 10). reform the layers two flaps.
(page 9).
18 19 20 21
45°
Inside reverse
fold.
Repeat steps 12 to 17 on Inside reverse

the other side, making fold.
the left and right sides
symmetrical.
Hidden
Mountain
A Change the A-B valley
fold into a mountain
22 fold.
23
B Inside Step 22 in
reverse fold. progress.
45
24 25 26
Repeat steps 20 to 23 on
the other side as well.
27 28 29
Squash fold from
the arrows.
30 31 End of the base

shape
Squash fold Valley fold along

from the arrows. the center.
Swing over the leg

32 flaps at each side.
Rotate the model.
33 34 35 36
Inside reverse
fold.
Hidden mountain
In the zoomed
The raised leg is not Pull out the
illustration the legs
Form the valley shown in step 33 . fold on top
are not shown.
folds first and then of the wing.
form pleats.
46
37 38 39
SEAGULL
Start applying
glue.
Inside reverse
fold.
Crimp fold.
Repeat steps 33 to 36
on the other side.
40 41
Open and
step fold.
42 43 44
Mountain
Spread open the tail

layers and squash it
around the body.
Inside reverse fold.
Fold to narrow. Repeat Repeat on the
on the other side. other side.
45 46 47 48
Mountain
Inside reverse
fold. Repeat on
the other side.
50
49
Repeat steps 47 to
49 on the other side.
51 52 53
Make the Fine-tune the shape,

foot thinner. Make the body and you’re done.
rounder.
47
Difficulty Rank:
KINGFISHER
Type of paper:
Washi (rough pattern)
12½ x 12½ inch (32 x 32 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
The process shown in steps 11 to 16 is essentially the same
process as the “Claw fold” from the Sparrow (page 40),
although it has a different shape and size. The mountain
fold in step 23 is easier to crease if you fold back the tri-
angle on the back side into a valley fold and return. The
pentagon shape you fold in steps 27 and 28 is a challeng-
ing one of fold, so I recommend following the illustrations
closely. Without that process, which forms the two legs, it
will be impossible to proceed past step 53, where you will
fold the claws. After step 68, in order to make the many
small details of the head and the wings stand out, gently
tug on the corners while folding them.
48
1 2 3
KINGFISHER
4
Valley fold the sides to the

center, allowing the trian-
gles to flip forward from
Begin with a square creased along behind.
the diagonals and the sides. Valley
fold 3 corners to the center.
5 6 7
B B
A
Step 6 in progress.
A
Crease and return Fold the bottom
along the moun- corners outward,
tain fold lines. allowing the triangle
to flip forward from
behind.
8 9 10
Valley fold down while Repeat on the

reverse folding. other side.
A
11 12 13 14
Valley fold, allowing the Return to step 11 . Squash fold.

triangle to swing forward Corner A should
from behind. end up on top of
the A-B line.
49
15 16
17
Head side Repeat steps 10 to 16
on the other side,

18 making the sides
19 symmetrical.
Tail side Head Side

20
Mountain fold along

the center and
rotate. Crease and return
Tail Side along the valley
line.
21
22
Return to step 19 .
Step 21 in progress.
23 24
B C
B
Crease and return
along the mountain A
line.
Place corner A on C
the B-C line, and A
then fold as shown
in step 21 . Step 24 in progress.
50
The Kingfisher crease pattern ( through step 27 )
25
KINGFISHER
26
B
F
C
A
D
27
E
A
F B
Unwrap the outermost layer,

spread it apart, and sink it.
27-1 27-2 27-3
28
A B
F C
A E D
F Repeat steps 19 to
Focus on the mountain Mountain fold all the Sink the pentagon.
line A-F and start spread- sides of the pentagon,
ing. which includes the A-B
line (consult the crease
pattern above). B C A
29 30 31
B Partially open the Step 30 in progress.

ABC triangles. Fold back corner A.
32 33 A
Spread the opening more

Flatten the inner layers. and pull the A corner What it looks like when the corner is pulled
outward. outward.
51
34 35 36
Squash and then Mountain fold Repeat on the

petal fold. along the center. other side.
37 38 39
Pull out the

Repeat on the Repeat on the
corner in the
other side. other side.
middle.
40 41 42
Petal fold (page 10).

Inside reverse fold. Repeat on the Repeat on the other
other side. side.
43 44 45
Swing up two
flaps.
46 47 48
Repeat on the Valley fold down two Inside reverse

back side. flaps at each side. End of the base
fold. Rotate the shape
model.
49
4 50
Outside Squash fold from

reverse fold the arrow, repeat
twice. on the other side.
51 52 Inside reverse fold.
Repeat on
the other Diagram omits
side. part of the
wings.
52
53 54 55 56
KINGFISHER
Mountain
Mountain
Hidden
Valley
57 58 59 60
Fold in the same Inside reverse

Start applying way on the back fold. Repeat steps 50 to 59
glue.
side too. on the other side.
61 62 63 64
Mountain
Heel fold.
Tuck inside.
Repeat on the other
side.
65 66 Valley Mountain 67 68
Hidden
mountain
Make a crimp fold. Spread from the Shift and fold the two
Inside reverse fold. arrow and fashion small triangles hidden
it into the eye. inside the head.
69
Hidden valley 70
73
Squash fold.
71 72
Fine-tune the
Repeat steps 69 to 70 shape, and you’re
on the other side. done.
53
Difficulty Rank:
EAGLE
Type of paper:
Washi (stain dyed sheet)
12½
2 ½ x 12½
1 2 ½ inch
12 in ch (32
nch (3
322 x 32
32 cm)
cm
c m)
1 sheet
ssh
heet
ee
et
ing
Tips for fold
You will use a 16-equal-parts pleat fold* in this model. This is
an especially challenging project among those in this book,
but if you manage to get through the first half of the difficult
folds, the second half is relatively simple, and you can finish it
with ease. While maintaining the 16 folds, make sure to not
accidentally create other creases. Since the three corners
made in step 32 are quite thick, you absolutely need to use a
type of paper that is as thin and durable as possible. The fin- 16-equal-parts pleat fold:
ished product should have a valley fold in the front, similar to A pleat fold made of 16 equal folds. In
the seagull (page 44, although not shown there), which allows this book, it’s also used for the Chinese
the eagle’s wings to appear more voluminous from the front. Bird-Lizard (page 98).
54
1 2 3
EAGLE
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11 12
Fold perpendicularly to the Repeat steps 1 to 10 on the

sheet’s surface. other side (indicated by the
arrow). Open and rotate.
55
13 14 15
A
Repeat steps 1 to 11 on this The 16-equal-parts pleat Fold from point A, 2 squares
side as well. fold is done. away from the corner of the
sheet, then turn over. (The
16-equal-parts pleat fold creases
will be omitted from here on.)
16 17 18
Crease along the

valley folds. Unfold.
Fold a Preliminary Base

shifted at 2 squares from
the center.
19 20 21 22
Fold the Prelimi- Fold a Preliminary Base

nary Base. shifted at 1 square from
the center.
23 24 25
Tail side
26 27
Valley
Head side
56
The Eagle crease pattern ( through step 31 )
28 beak wings
EAGLE
head
side
Outside reverse
fold.
29
Outside reverse
fold twice. legs
30
wings
Add a mountain fold crease

at 45 degrees between
square 8 and 9 (counting
tail side
from the left). Repeat on the
other side. legs
30-1 30-2 30-3
Open while checking for Add the crease at 45 Fold while pulling on the moun-
square 8 and 9 (counting degrees. tain line.
from the left).
31 B A End of the base

shape
Squash corners A and B.
31-1 31-2 31-3

A B
A
B
View of step 31 from above. View after squashing View after squashing
corner A. corner B.
57
32-1 32-2
32
Valley
Fold back the 3 corners to

the head side.
33 After folding back After folding back all

the first of the 3 3 corners.
Hidden mountain corners.
Similar squash sequence as
step 31 . Swing the center flaps
over. Rotate the model.
34 35 36 37
Fold along the closest Repeat the process Squash

(first in order) valley line on the next valley. Fold here.
while opening the wing.
38 39 40 41
1
2 2 2
2 1
1
1
42 43 44 45
Reverse fold
in these 4
locations.
46 47
on the other side.
48
Hidden
mountain
49
58
50 51 52 53
EAGLE
Mountain
Mountain
54
on the other side.
55 56 57 58
Pull this part out. Pull out a layer.

(The illustration Repeat on the other
omits the legs.) side.
59 60 61
Repeat on the
Inside reverse other side as
Start applying glue,
fold. avoid applying on the well.
Open out and crimp visible back side
down.
62 63 64
Crimp fold.
Part of the wings is not
shown until step 65 .
65 66 67
Open and step

fold. Fine-tune the
Fold the legs to narrow
them. Repeat on the shape, and you’re
other side. done.
59
Difficulty Rank:
LOCUST
Type of paper:
Washi (rough texture)
7 x 7 inch (18 x 18 cm)
2 sheets
ing
Tips for fold
This model is made using two sheets that begin with the Iris
Base (page 11). Although it can be folded using only a single
sheet, that would force us to make six legs with just one
sheet, which ruins the balance of the size of the legs (as
they cannot all be corner appendages *). However, a model
made from two sheets is relatively simple and only requires
about half the amount of folding. The four legs created in
the second half of the folding process are thinner and more
elegant. When you raise the legs in step 10, the process is
the same as when arranging the wings of the Swallow
Corner Appendages:
(page 20), where a part of the body is folded back. In order
Corner appendages are made
to maintain the shape of the folded legs, you should apply by narrowing the four corners of
glue. Be sure to position the legs at the correct angles. a square. It’s relatively easy to
fold limbs using the corners.
60
Folding the Front Half
Starting point Valley fold.
LOCUST
for the inside
1 2 3 4 5
reverse fold
A C
Start from the Iris

Base (page 11).
Fold the front Tuck the ABC Inside reverse fold Start applying
Valley fold down
right flap to the triangle inside. the two flaps on the glue.
4 flaps.
left. Fold the Repeat on the bottom left and right
rear left flap to remaining 3 cor- of the front side.
the right. ners.
6 7 8 Valley fold.
Valley fold. Valley fold.
End of the
basic folding
9 10 11 12
Turn the
model over.
Inside Valley fold. Repeat Valley fold along
reverse fold. behind. the center. Rotate
the model.
13
Base
Pleat the wings up so

that they can rotate
from the base. The
bottom edge will shift.
Repeat behind.
14
A
B
Mountain fold the C
ABC triangle inside.
Repeat behind.
61
Mountain
15 16 17
Three-dimensional
crimp fold.
Mountain
Moun- Thin fold

tain (page 8),
repeat on
the other
Inside side.
reverse fold.
18 19
Mountain
Moun-
tain
Shape the wings with The front half
Inside reverse
mountain folds. is complete.
fold twice.
Folding the Back Half
1 2
3
Mountain
Follow the same
steps as the first End of the
half (page 61) basic shape
through step 4 .
Rabbit ear the Start applying
glue
top layer.
Mountain fold
Inside reverse fold
the upper layer
starting from here
only.
4
Hidden
mountain
Inside
reverse fold.
Fold the top

flap over.
62
LOCUST
2
6 7
B 1
A
Mountain
Fold to narrow flap A-B

while swinging the left
flap back to the right.
8 9 10
Repeat steps 5 Mountain fold in

to 7 on the half and rotate
other side. the model.
Fold to
narrow
11 12
Fold to
narrow
Inside reverse
Inside reverse fold the fold.
head and thin fold
(page 8) the legs.
14
13
The back half is

complete. Fine-tune and combine
the two parts into a
single origami model,
and you’re done.
63
Difficulty Rank:
BUTTERFLY
Type of paper:
Washi (s((stain
stain
taiin
ta n dyed
yed sheet)
dye shee
sh eet)
t)
8¾ x 8¾
¾ iininch
nc
chh (22
(2
22 22
2x2 2 cm)
cm)
cm
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Start folding from the Iris Base (page 11). If you want to
apply glue, start after the squashing process in step 8. To
make the antennae part thinner and appear to come out
of the head, I suggest applying glue. To arrange it more
realistically, I recommend making the center line a moun-
tain fold in step 19 to make the wings appear as if they
were coming out from below the body. In step 3, it is pos-
sible to replace the Iris Base with a Frog Base (page 10),
but I prefer to use the Iris Base—it seems easier to fold the
butterfly through this base.
64
Start from the Iris Base (page 11)
BUT TERFLY
1 2 3 4 5
A C
B
End of the
Valley fold basic fold
down. Repeat Swing a flap over Hide the ABC
on the front and triangle inside. Squash fold
this fold on the
the back. Repeat on the from the arrows.
other 3 flaps.
remaining 3 flaps.
9
6 7 8
Squash and fold Start applying

glue
where indicated.
10 11
Inside reverse
fold.
12
65
13
1 2
3
14 15 16
on the other side.

17 18
19
Repeat the
swivel on the
other side.
Pleat along the
center, and squash
the tip, pulling the
wings inward.
20 21
1
2 22
Moun-
tain
Hide the base of

the antennae in the Shape the wings
body and make with mountain
their tips thin and folds.
curved. Fine-tune the
shape, and you’re
done.
66
Difficulty Rank:
CRANE
C
STINK
R A N E BUG
B
BOX
OX
TType
Type
yp
y
ype
pe of
ooff paper:
p
paper:
aper:
ap err:
e
Washi
Washi
Wa
W hi (Japanese
assh (stain
((J
J ap
apa anndyed
ese ti
es ttissue)
sheet)
iis
ssssue
ue)
ue)
21cm
71xcm
21
2 m7 inch
x2 21cm
11c
c(18
cmm x 18 cm)
11 sh
ssheet
sheet
heet
e et
ee
in
r ffo
old ng
lgdiin
old
oiin
TPip terrsfo
snfo
te ffo
Although stink bugs may not be very popular insects, they

bear various interesting patterns on their backs, and some of
them even resemble human faces.
For this model, the layer reforming fold (page 9) is
repeated four times, resulting in what is called the Four
Cranes Base. Once the base is complete, there will be 8
outside corners to work with.
Four Cranes Base:
An relatively uncommon base
Since there are squash folds in step 10, don’t apply any
made from a single sheet glue until after that point. The finished origami looks more
folded into four crane shapes. realistic when the legs are lower than the body and the
(See step 8 .) head is rounded.
67
1 2 3 4
Make this side the Wrap around Repeat the

front, and then fold and reform fold in the
a Frog Base. the layers other 3
(page 9). locations.
5 6 7
Repeat the fold on

Squash fold Petal fold. the other 3 flaps to
from the arrow. make the model
symmetrical.
8 9 10 11 12
End of the Fold the top Fold over the Repeat steps 9 to 11
basic fold flap to the Squash flap. on the other side.
left. where shown.
13 14 15 16
1
Mountain
Hidden
Valley
Mountain
2
Fold the middle
edge up. Repeat Inside reverse fold.
on the back side Reverse fold the
Inside reverse as well. rear edge as well.
fold.
17 18
Valley fold to Repeat steps 14 to

17 on the other
narrow.
side.
68
STINK BUG
19 20 21
Hidden mountain
Inside reverse Valley fold to

fold. narrow. Inside
Repeat on reverse
Start applying
the other side fold.
glue
as well.
22 23 24
Hidden mountain
Valley fold to narrow.

Repeat on the back
Pull down the
Inside side as well.
flap on the
reverse fold.
back side.
Moun-
25
26 27 tain
Pleat
fold.
28 29 30
Inside reverse
fold along all
the lines.
31 32 33
Mountain fold to
Inside reverse Fine-tune the shape,
narrow the legs. Turn
fold along all and you’re done.
over and rotate the
the lines.
model.
69
Difficulty Rank:
CICADA
Type of paper:
12½ x 12½ inch (32 x 32 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Both the Cicada and the Japanese Horned Beetle start from
the same basic shape, which doesn’t have a specific name.
The folding process that creates the wings in step 25 is fairly
difficult, so I recommend folding while visually comparing
your origami to the illustrations. Only start applying glue after
the process in step 45. Fold the antennae in such a way that
their tips protrude slightly from the head. The corners you will
fold in steps 30 to 38 become small yet thick folds, so I sug-
gest using thin washi paper for this project. For a more realis-
tic shape, fold the tips of the head into eye shapes. It’s better
to make the paper on either side of the central fold slightly
concave.
70
1 2 3 4
CICADA
Valley fold to the Crease along the
Turn over and rotate center, allowing the mountain line.
Begin with a square creased along the paper. triangles to swing
the diagonals and the sides. Valley forward from behind.
fold 4 corners to the center. Step 5 in
progress
5 6 7 8
Pull the side

corners A outward
B and flatten. Allow Pull out the
Repeat steps 4
Squash from
the triangle to to 6 on the other
triangle on the the open
swing forward side.
back side. arrow.
from behind.
9 10 11
Petal fold. Repeat steps 8

and 9 on the other
side.
Reverse fold corner

A toward D while 12 13 14
folding in half.
Leave corners B
and C pointing
down. D
B Step 13 in
C
A Squash fold where progress.
shown. The hidden
layers will squash
as well.
15
Repeat steps 13
and 14 on the
other side.
71
16 17 18
Squash from Squash from

the arrow. the arrow.
19 20 21
Repeat on the other side,

Swing the top
making the model
flap up.
vertically symmetrical.
22 23 24
Petal fold Repeat on the other Only valley fold one

(page 10). side, making the model layer. Repeat on the
symmetrical. back side. Rotate the
model.
25 Hidden valley on 26
the front
Valley Valley
Change the hidden valley Fold the top

folds on the front into flap over to
mountain folds and pull the left.
them out. Tiny hidden folds
will naturally form inside.
A
27 28 29
Fold over only Turn the A-B line Fold over only
the top flap. into a mountain the top flap.
B fold and undo
step 27 .
72
CICADA
30
Mountain
Valley
31
Valley fold as far

down as possible.
Becomes a valley
32 33 2 34
fold
1 Repeat steps 26 to 33
Reverse fold on the other side.

inside. Squash fold.
35 36 37 38
Fold over only Match the triangles. Step 36 in Repeat steps 35 to 37 on the
the top flap. Grasp and pull the progress. other side, making the model
circles to the front. horizontally symmetrical.
39 40
What it looks like when

Release the opened. Petal fold.
trapped layers.
73
41 42
End of the basic

Reverse fold shape
inside.
43 44
Fold the triangle

from step 42
inside (unfold
and then reverse
fold).
45 46 47 48
Squash fold
from the
arrows. Start Mountain fold
applying glue inside.
49 50 51
Tuck Inside. Rabbit ear Inside reverse

outward. fold.
74
52
CICADA
Inside reverse
fold.
53 54 55
Valley fold and swivel.

Repeat on the back side. Pleat fold 3 times.
Repeat on the other 3
locations as well.
56 57 58
Tuck inside. Thin fold (page

8) to narrow.
Repeat on the
other side.
59 60
61
Mountain
Mo
u nt Fine-tune
ain
Make the legs thinner the shape,
using mountain folds and and you’re
Crimp fold the joints bend the body slightly. done.
on the 6 legs.
75
Difficulty Rank:
JAPANESE HORNED
BEETLE
Type of paper:
Washi (thin mulberry
lb
ber r y bark
erry ark fiber
bar ffiib
beer sheet)
ssh
heee
et)
t)
12½ x 12½ inch (32
(32
32 x 3 322 cm)
cm
c m)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Don’t apply glue until after step 5. The process from step
30 to 38 of the Cicada (page 70) is used to fold the front
legs in this case. Make sure that the front legs are visible
from a top view of the finished origami, and not hidden
by wings. Because you are going to squash a rather thick
part in step 16, make sure you’re using thin paper. The
sides of the head should slope gently away from the cen-
ter for a more realistic look. When looking at the finished
origami from above, the long horn looks odd if it’s too
thin, so it’s better to gradually adjust the shape starting
from the base of the horn.
76
Start from Step 42 of the
Cicada (page 74)
A
JAPANESE HORNED BEETLE

About 2/9 of
A A-B
1 2 3 4
Reverse fold
the triangle
inside.
C C (about 2/9
of A-B)
B
Close back
Petal fold up.
(page 10).
Open the two
End of the base
ABC triangles shape
halfway.
B Thin fold
(page 8).
5 6 7 8
Mountain
Mountain
Start
Squash from applying glue Inside
the arrows reverse fold. Valley fold and swivel.
and fold. Repeat behind.
9 10 11 12
Mountain
Squash fold from
Repeat step 8 the arrow, repeat
Inside on the next set on the other side
reverse fold. of legs. as well.
13
Wrap
around a
single layer.
77
14
15 16
17
Mountain
Tuck inside.
Squash fold
Tuck the triangle folded in like in step 5 .
step 14 inside (open up
and reverse fold).
18 19
20
Mountain
Pleat fold 3
times.
Mountain
Form the short horn. Form the long horn.
21
22
Open the end of the

two horns. Make the Fine-tune the
head thinner. Fold the shape, and
joints in the legs. you’re done.
78
Difficulty Rank:
FIVE-HORNED NED
CRANE
C R A N E
RHINOCEROSB
BOX
O
RX BEETLE
OS B EETL E
TType
yp
y
ype
pe of of paper:
pap
aper:
err:
e
Type of paper:
Washi
Wa
W asshhi (Japanese
((JJ ap
apa annes
ese tittissue)
issssue
ue)
ue)
Washi (suzaki paper—black) err— —b
blla
acck
k))
21cm
2
2111cm
cm x 2
cm 21cm
11c
c
cmm
12 x 12 inch (30 x 3 30 0c cm)
cm
m)
ssheet
1 sh heet
e et
ee
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Start
S
Sttar
art b
art by
y folding
fo
olldi
d ng oone
ne
ne sside at 1/3 the width of the square. Then,
fold the Four Cranes Base (page 67). From the base, proceed to
fold the five horns of the model. Instead of following steps 1 to
Folding a side into three equall parts:
arts:
3, you could use a simpler method (see the bottom right
You can either follow steps 1 to 3, or follow
illustration). I recommend using thin paper, because the four
this simpler folding method. As shown in
shorter horns will become quite thick otherwise. Steps 7 to 19
the illustration below, you can loosely fold
follow the same folding pattern as in the Chinese Phoenix
the paper into three parts and then fine-
(page 106). Closely follow the instructions for the “fold back”
tune the sections until the three parts be-
process in step 18. Apply glue on the inner side of the horns
come equal.
after you finish folding the two horns in step 25. Be careful not
to make the head too large In step 16. I recommend applying
glue at the base of the four shorter horns, inside the head.
79
1 2 3 4
1/3 of
the side
Crease along the Crease along the Crease from the corner Crease along
valley fold lines. valley fold line. along the valley fold that the valley fold 1/3 of the
goes through the intersec- lines. side
tion point A, thus exactly
separating 1/3 of the side.
5 6
7 8
Crease along the Fold an offset (with the center

mountain fold. shifted) Preliminary Base
(page 10).
9 10 11
Mountain
Repeat steps 8 and

12 13 14 15
Repeat steps 11 to 13 Petal fold (page 10).

on the next flap.
16 17 18 19
Wrap around and Squash and then

reform the layers petal fold.
Valley fold down, allowing the hidden
(page 9).
reverse folds to open out and flatten.
80
20 21 22 23
FIVE-HORNED RHINOCEROS
BEETLE
Inside reverse fold. Inside reverse fold. Inside reverse fold.
24 25 26
Repeat steps 19 to 23 Fold a Preliminary Base.

Only apply glue on the
on the other side. part that is zoomed in
Rotate the paper.
27 28 29 30 31
Valley fold up. Swing over one flap. Swing over 3 flaps.
Repeat on the other
two hidden flaps.
32 33 34
Repeat steps 28 to 31 on Petal fold.

the other side.
Wrap around
and reform
layers.
35 36
Squash and then Repeat steps 33 to 34 on

petal fold. the other two adjacent
flaps.
811
8
37 38 39 40
Swing over 3 Petal fold.

flaps.
41 42 43
Pull out.
Step 42 in
progress. What it looks like while
folding step 43 .
44 45 46 47
Swing over five Repeat steps 37 to 46 on

flaps. the other side, making
both sides even.
48 49 50 51 52
Hidden
mountain
Inside
Repeat steps reverse fold.
48 to 50 on
Refer to steps 29 to
the other End of the basic
39 of the Archaeop-
side. shape
teryx (page 94).
53 54 55 56
Valley fold the six legs

Inside Inside
to narrow them. Repeat
reverse fold. reverse fold.
on the back side.
82
57 1
FIVE-HORNED RHINOCEROS
2
BEETLE
58 59
3
Make the body thinner
with mountain folds.
60 61 62 63
1
Mountain
2
Valley
Mountain
Valley
Rabbit ear
the flaps.
64 65 66
Fold the joints

Pull out the part on the six legs.
inside, and Start
applying glue
spread it wide.
67 68
Fine-tune
69 the shape,
and you’re
done.
Make the parts indi-

cated by the arrows
thinner. Make the six
legs thinner. Lift the
horn into an arch. Turn
the model 180 degrees.
83
Difficulty Rank:
DRAGONFLY
Type of paper:
Washi (Awayuki—lightg snow))
12½ x 12½ inch (32
32 x 3
32 322 cm)
cm
c m)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
This model h hasas tthe
as he
h e llongest
on
onge
nge
gest
st pprocedure
rro
oce
oce
cedudurre
du e iin
n tththe
he bo
b
book,
ook
o , bu
b
but
ut itt iiss most
m
mo
mostly
ost
s ly y
asi
made of basic sic
c fo
fold
ld
ds an
folds nd sh
and sshapes,
hap
apes,
ess, so
e oy ou sshould
you ho
oul
u d beea blle to
able to g ett iitt
e
get
lll
done by following h instructions and
the d illustrations.
llll h
There’s an evo-
lution of the Four Crane Base (seen in the Stink Bug, page 67),
which can also be called an “Eight Crane Base.” There are also
layer rearrangements and “fold around” procedures aplenty. You
are going to change the valley folds you make up to step 22 into
mountain folds, being careful not to add unintentional extra
creases until you reach the “end of the basic shape” indicator. The
four wings are folded over in a similar style to the “color change”
process (page 20), but in this case it’s done to remove any creases
on the wings. Glue applied only to the back side of the wings
might be insufficient to hold the shape, so I recommend applying
additional glue on the gap in the fronts. The process in step 108
where you thin the body is tricky unless you apply enough glue.
84
DR AGONFLY
1 2 3 4
Squash fold.
Fold a Preliminary Petal fold (page
Begin with a square creased along the diago- Base. 10).
nals and the sides. Fold 4 corners to the center.
5 6 7
Squash
fold.
Wrap around and
reform layers (page 9).
8 9 10
Fold over
two flaps.
11
A 12 13 14 15
B
Fold over Fold over
the ABC only one
C triangle. flap.
16 17 18 19 20 21
Squash Reverse fold the Petal fold Petal fold the side
fold. side flaps. (page 10). flaps.
22 23 24 25 26 27
Repeat steps
22 to 26 on the
Return the other side,
Release the two flaps making the
Fold over Squash
trapped from step 22 . model sym-
two flaps. fold.
flap. metrical.
85
28 29 A 30 31
B C D
Fold over Reverse fold

one flap. the side
flaps down.
Wrap around
and reform
layers.
A A A
32 33 34 35 36 37 38
B B C D B
Squash
fold.
C C
Fold over the 3 Reverse fold Repeat steps 31 to 34

Fold two ABC
ABC triangles on the side flap on the other side, triangles over.
top. down. making the model
symmetrical.
A A
39 40 41 42 43 44 45
2 A C
B Valley B
C 1
Mountain
B C
Fold over Spread the Spread the Fold over Fold over the Repeat steps 39
two folds. ABC triangle hidden ABC only one two ABC to 43 on the
on top. triangle. flap. triangles on other side.
top.
46 47 48 49 50
C
B Spread the
hidden ABC
triangle.
51 52 53 54
A Wrap the
ABC triangle A
A around.
B A
B C B
Squash fold Valley fold one
Leaving out the
two ABC triangles,
C where shown. What it looks like
flap.
B A-B becomes a while folding.
mountain fold over mountain fold.
the part shown.
86
55 56 57 58
DR AGONFLY
Corner to Corner B
exclude
A C
Fold over Repeat steps B

two flaps. 54 and 55 . Valley fold up,
pulling out the Don’t fold the corner inside.
ABC triangle
from behind.
59 60 61 62 63 64 65
Fold over Petal fold. Repeat steps 58 Raise the triangle

one flap. to 62 on the other (on the back side)
Lower the part that you lowered
side, making the
you raised in in step 48 .
model symmetri-
step 49 .
cal.
A
66 67 68 69 70
B
Pull away the
remaining
Swing over 3 of Repeat steps Lower the
40 to 43 .
part on top.
the ABC trian- triangle on
gles. the back.
71 72 73 74 75
A A
B B
C
Fold over Valley fold. Repeat Flip the model Fold over 3 of the
only one Wrap around the on the back side horizontally. ABC triangles.
flap. ABC triangle. as well.
76-1 76-2
76 C C
C
A B
Exclude
A B B
corner A and
match corner
B to C.
A B Fold B all the way to C. To keep A from moving, hold it
firmly during the process.
87
77 78 79 80 81 82
83 A
Petal fold. Fold over Repeat Lower the corner C

only one steps 78 to you raised in
flap. 80 on the step 70 , raise the Fold over
other side. triangle you seven of the
made in step 69 . ABC triangles.
84 85 86 87 88 89
Repeat steps Fold over

67 to 82 , make only one
the left and flap.
right sides Squash Squash fold Repeat steps
symmetrical. End of the basic fold where where 86 to 88 .
shape shown. shown.
90 91 92 93 94
Mountain fold Wrap around a One of the wings

the corners. single layer on is hidden.
each half of the Start
wing. Repeat on applying glue
the other 3 wings.
95 96 97
Mountain
Repeat steps 95 to
96 on the other
side. Inside reverse

fold.
98
Valley fold to narrow

the legs. Repeat on
the back side.
88
99 100 101
DR AGONFLY
Inside reverse Valley fold to narrow Rabbit ear the
fold the legs. Repeat on the upper flap.
back side.
102 103 104
Rabbit ear the Thin fold (page

next flap. 8) to narrow.
105 106 107
Pleat fold.
Pleat fold
3–4 times.
108-1 108-2
108
Valley fold Including part of the body, Study the shape and compres
perpendicularly. raise the legs perpendicu- the wings so they aren’t too
larly. thick.
109 110 111
Adjust the shape of

the legs.
and you’re done.
89
Difficulty:
PTERANODON
Type of paper:
Washi (dyedy pattern)
p errn)
er n))
n
inch
9 x 9 iin
nc h ((23
ch 23 x 2
23 233 cm)
cm
c m)
ssheet
1 shee
shhee
e et
olld
or ffo ng
diin
ps ffo
Tiip
Start
S
Stttar
art by
ar
art by folding
fo
ollddiinng
g tthehe C
he Crane
rane
ra ne B Base
ase (p
as ((page
pag
age e 10
10).
0). TThe
he p
he procedure
rro
oce
occedudure e iin
n
st
te
stepep p2 200 iss ttricky
rick
ri ckyy toto sshow
how in
ho in a d ia
ag grram
diagram, m, so
o llook
oo
o ok cl
ok c lo
ossel
closely ely atat
th
the
he il illu
luust
stra
raattiion
illustration n ttooa avvoi
oid m
avoid ma aki
makingking
ng m ista
is take
kes.
mistakes. s TTheheep rrooc
processceesss ffor
orr
o
m
ma
maki ak
making kiing
ng tthe he ec la
aw
clawswss iiss shhow
own in
shown n ssteps
tteeps
ps 3 0–36
0– 36. Fo
36.
30–36. or a mo
For m
moreore
re rre-
e--
e
al
a llis
isti
is
alistic t c look,
ti lo
ooko , I recommend
re
eco
com mm men nd keeping
ke
keep
eep pinng theth
he claws
claw
clawss short.
sh
hor
ort.t The
The
he most
most
osst
no otatabl
notable ble ch char a ac
ar acte
characteristic eri
risttic
ic o
off th
tthe
e Pt
P eran
eran
er anodod
odon
Pteranodon’s don
on’s’s h
’s ead iss tthe
ea
head hee llong
ong
onng
c
cr
cres
resest.t. TThere
crest. he
h ere e iiss a co ompm ar arisson
comparison o b etwe
etwe
et wee
between ennac omp
om pllet
completed eted
ted dP te
era an-
Pteran-
od
odon
donon model
mod o e ell w itth g
with gllue
lue
glue eaandnd o
nd onene m
ne ade w
ad
made wi ith
thou
hou
withoutout
ut ggl
gluelue
ue o onn
p
pa age
page e 12.
12.
2 TThe heec re
est
crest s iiss veery
ry d
very ellic
e ca
atte an
delicate a nd a bi
and b it d
bit diiff
ffic
icul
difficultullt to
u o ffold
olld
o
c
co
orr rrre
ec
correctly, ctltyy,, sso
oIe ennco our
encourageurag
a e yo y
youu to
t u se
useeg lu
ue tto
glue op rese
re serv
preserve ve yoy our
youru
e
effo
ef ffo
forrtts You
fort
efforts. You uc an
canna ppl
pp pl glue
apply l tto the h llegs after making them
skinny in step 15, but because joints are added to the legs
starting at step 24, be careful to not apply too much. Adjust
the wings to be slightly curved downward like a gull’s
wings when the finished origami is viewed from the front.
90
Start from the Crane Base (page 10)
PTER ANODON
1 2 3 4 5 6
Valley
fold. Crease
Rotate 180 along the
degrees. valley
Spread
fold. Repeat
Unfold. open and Valley Valley
on the other
flatten. fold. fold.
side.
7 8 9 10 11
Mountain
Crease
along the Valley fold down Valley fold. Valley fold. Rabbit ear fold.
valley fold. while reverse
folding the sides.
12 13 14
Open and squash Tuck the tip behind. Valley fold.

the flap.
15
16
Make the legs

thinner with
swivel folds.
Fold the back

flap up behind.
Start applying
glue.
91
17 18 19 20
Valley Valley
Swing over
one flap. Squash fold. Pull the flap down,
while adding the
indicated valley fold.
The model will look like this
21 22 23 halfway through step 20 .
24
Swing over Repeat steps 17 to

22 on the other
Swing upward one flap.
side, making the
while adding a
left and right sides
rabbit ear on the End of the basic Thin fold
symmetrical.
top layer. shape. (page 8) to
narrow.
25 26 27 28
Mountain
Repeat steps 24
Inside reverse and 25 on the
fold. other side.
29 30 31 32
1
2
92
PTER ANODON
33
34
35
Outside
reverse fold.
36 37 38 39
Repeat steps 30 Valley fold along the Mountain fold

to 35 on the other center and rotate this part inside, Thin fold
side, making the the model. repeat on the (page 8) to
left and right other side. narrow.
sides symmetrical.
Mountain
40
41 42
Crimp fold.
Outside Inside reverse
reverse fold. fold.
43 44
Valley fold the
Valley fold the corners up.
sides down.
Fine-tune the
1 shape, and
you’re done.
45 46 2
Lower the 47
Spread the
head. wings.
93
Difficulty Rank:
ARCHAEOPTERYX
Type of paper:
12¼ x 12¼ (31 x 31 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Th
Th
The
heenna
name
ame
me for
for
or tthis
hiis an
h
his a
animal
nim
nim
maall d
derives
erriv
e ives
es ffrom
rom An
ro Ancient
nc
ciient
en
e nt Gr
G
Greek
reeek an
a
andd
means
me
m ns “ancient
ean “a
annc
cie nt wing.”
ent win g.” When
ng. W en
Wh en folding
fol
o di ng and
ding nd shaping
and sh
ha ng the
apiing the
h cclaw
la
aw
(step 26), I recommend that you immediately apply glue. The
legs are narrowed by 1/3 in steps 41 and 42. This helps to
create the heel fold at the bottom of the legs. The tail is made
through the same process used for the Peacock with Train
(page 22), thus it will show the back side of the sheet on the
upper side. You can choose to use a sheet with the same color
on both sides to keep the model monochromatic, or spice
things up by using a double-sided sheet. Subtly taper the legs
for a more realistic look. To make the beak, pinch the upper
part and gently pull the lower part, which will leave the beak
slightly open.
94
Start from the Prelimary Base (page 10)
ARCHAEOPTERY X
A A
1 2 3 4 5
C B B
Hidden
D E valley
Crease only the Making A the pivot Return to the previous By squash folding as
upper layer. point, fold B to meet step. The 3 corners are shown, you create a
the C-D line. now divided in congru- mountain fold.
ent BAE angles.
A A
6 7 8 9 10
C B
B
Squash fold where Fold over only one Fold over only Pull out the side Fold over only
shown. Fold so that the flap. one flap. pleat A-B and one flap.
mountain line A-C lines flatten, creating a
up with A-B, below it. new mountain fold.
11 12 13 14
Repeat steps 8 to 10 on the Mountain fold End of the basic

other side, making the left and along the center. shape
15 16 17 18 19
Crease along
the valley
line.
20 21 22 23
Mountain
Fold while spread squash- Inside reverse

ing where indicated by fold.
the dot-terminated arrow.
24 25
Fold while spread

squashing where
indicated by the
dot-terminated arrow.
95
26 27 28 29
Open out
along the
center.
Repeat steps 15 to
Apply glue (on the inside of

the claw parts) Rabbit ear fold.
Repeat on the
other side.
30 31 32 33 34 35
B
Unfold the
pleat.
Crease the A-B Reverse

mountain line, fold.
and then reverse
fold.
36 37
Reverse
fold.
38 39
Repeat steps 29
to 37 on the
other side,
making the left
and right sides
symmetrical.
96
40 41 42 43
ARCHAEOPTERY X
Reverse fold and Valley fold and
repeat on the repeat on the
other side as well. other side as well.
44
1/3
angle
Mountain fold and repeat
on the other side as well.
Outside reverse
45 fold.
Valley fold toward the Reverse fold and repeat
corner. A tiny squash fold on the other side as well.
will form at the right. Rotate the model.
Repeat on the other side
as well. A
46 47 48 49 50
Close the flap Outside

Open out
back up with reverse fold.
the flap
a mountain
along line
fold.
A-B.
51 52 53
Apply glue for

the second time
Mountain
Repeat on the
Crimp fold.
other side.
Mountain fold
Wrap around a the legs to
single layer. narrow them.
Repeat on the
Squash. other side.
54 55
Moun-
tain
Valley
Make a small heel Fine-tune the shape,

fold. Repeat on the and you’re done.
other side as well.
97
Difficulty Rank:
CHINESE BIRD-LIZARD
Type of paper:
12½ x 12½ inch (32 x 32 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
Part of the folding process off the
h 16-part pleat
l ffold
ld (up untill
step 9) is the same as for the Eagle (page 54). Until you reach
the “End of the basic shape” notification, follow the instructions
and the illustrations faithfully. For the squashing process in
step 19, please refer to the instruction in the Eagle project
(page 57, step 31).
If you carefully apply glue to the talons, the model should
be able to stand on its own legs. It’s more realistic if you make
the talons slightly curved. Although not shown in the illustra-
tion, making the end of the tail wider also lends more realism.
Don’t apply glue to the part that goes inside the wings in step
24, as doing so makes the wings less voluminous.
98
CHINESE BIRD-LIZARD
1 2 A 3
Begin with a square creased along A is 2 squares away from the From here on, the
the diagonals and the sides. Pleat sheet’s corner. Valley fold over grid is omitted from
fold into 16 equal parts per side starting from A. Turn the model the diagrams for
(refer to page 55). over. clarity. Crease along
the valley fold lines.
4 5 7
6
Open out.
Fold a Preliminary Base.
Fold an offset Prelimi-
nary Base (page 10).
8 9 10 11
Valley
Valley
12 13
Outside re-
verse fold.
14 15 Head Tail
Outside reverse fold

4 times. Spread here.
99
16-1 16-2 16-3
Three mountain
Diagonal line Tail side
lines
Three
mountain
lines
Mountain line
Tail side Tail side
Add a diagonal mountain fold View after the 3 mountain folds After you make the 3 mountain folds,
on the first corner and fold. have been folded. add 3 mountain folds at 45 degrees,
and then pull and spread the moun-
tain fold on the outside.
17
Repeat steps 15 and 16 on the

other side.
18
19 20
Squash these corners (refer to End of the basic Valley fold up a little beyond the
the Eagle’s steps 31 to 33 , shape
hinge point, allowing a small
page 54). squash fold to form.
21 22 23 24 25
Shift the outer-
most pleat.
Inside reverse Shift the remain- Repeat steps

Start applying
fold. ing two pleats glue. 20 to 24 on
and inside the other side.

reverse fold.
26 27 28 29
Inside
reverse
Inside reverse
Valley fold down a little past the fold.
fold.
hinge point, allowing a small squash
fold to form.
100
The Chinese Bird-Lizard crease pattern ( through step 19 )
CHINESE BIRD-LIZARD
Lower Wings
jaw
30 31
Toes
32 33
Wings
Rabbit ear fold.

Repeat on the
other side. Tail
Toes
34 35 36
Repeat steps
Valley fold and
26 to 34 on the
repeat on the
other side.
other side.
37 38 39 40
Crimp fold Valley fold Outside

where shown. over and reverse fold.
Rotate the over. Repeat
model slightly. on the other
side.
41 42
43
Mountain
Mountain fold the corner Open the talons and

inside. Repeat on the mountain fold the legs
to narrow them. Fine-tune the shape,
other side.
and you’re done.
101
Difficulty:
CHINESE DRAGON
Type of paper:
1 8 x 118
18 iinch
8 in nc
chh (45
4 5 x 445
( 45 5ccm)
cm
m)
sheet
1 ssh
hee
e et
ng
diin
Tips for ffolld
You will use preparation folds (page 34) for the claws and the beard. After the
preparation folds are completed (step 14), you can apply glue to all of the
hidden parts. If you don’t apply glue, the paper will be prone to shifting as you
work. If you make the beard too large in step 4, the snout will end up looking
too stubby when you make the head in steps 31–35, so be careful. (You can
also slightly tweak the size of the beard with the fold in step 27.) In step 16, in
order to make the diagram easier to read, I show the flaps that will become
the legs directed toward the center. However, in the steps that follow, the layers
of paper may become thick and difficult to fold. Once you understand the
folding sequence, it will be easier for you to simply move the legs outward, so
they don’t get in the way. To finish, round the length of the body, making the
shape more elegant and three-dimensional. In the case of this model, it’s not
necessary to use a square sheet of paper. You may actually want to use a
rectangular sheet to make the body longer.
102
CHINESE DR AGON
1 2 3
Repeat steps 1 and 2 on

Begin with a square creased along the other side.
the diagonals and the sides. Crease
along the valley fold line. 5
6
4
Squash fold.
Add a crease at about 1/3 Pleat each side using the

of the ¼ side. valley lines from step 4 .
7 8 9
Reverse fold. For steps

Pleat fold. Repeat on
9 to 13 , refer to steps
the other side.
4 to 10 of the Spar-
row (page 41).

10 11 12 13 14
Reverse Repeat steps 9 Repeat steps 9 to

Reverse fold. fold. to 11 on the other 12 on the other 3
side. corners. Apply glue for the first time (Except

on the back side that is visible).
15 16
17 18
Tail Head
side side
Crease along the valley Align the two mountain folds
fold. Repeat on the other along the center without leav-
3 sides. Turn over. ing a gap, and then crease.
Then, bring the cluster of flaps
over and squash flat.
103
19 20
Repeat on the other Valley fold.

side.
21 22
Valley fold and

Squash fold the left
return to step 20 .
and right side of the
head and the tail.
Step 22 in
23
progress.
24
Start applying
25 glue again.
26 27
Rabbit ear
End of the fold.
basic shape.
28 A 29
B
Outside reverse fold the front Outside reverse fold (in

legs (fold while slightly open- the same way as shown
ing the A-B mountain line). in step 28 ).
31
30
Reverse fold.
32 33
Repeat steps 31 and 32
on the other side.
34
Slide the sides to the

center.
104
CHINESE DR AGON
35 Valley 36 37
2 1
Repeat on the
Valley fold while reverse other side.
38 folding the corner inside.
Outside
39
reverse fold.
Valley fold along

the middle of the
body.
40 Outside
41 reverse fold.
1
Fold to
Mountain
narrow.
2
Spread the 3 claws and fold Fold to narrow.
them three-dimensionally along
the mountain line. Repeat on the
other side as well. Fold both in the
same way.
42 43 Spread the 3 claws and fold

Mountain
them three-dimensionally along
the mountain line. Repeat on
the other side as well.
Valley fold.
Repeat on
the other
side.
44
46
45
Three-dimensionally Fine-tune the shape,
crimp fold along the and you’re done.
length of the body.
105
Difficulty Rank:
CHINESE PHOENIX
O E NIX
Type of paper:
18 x 18 inch (45 x 45 cm)
1 sheet
ing
Tips for fold
The folding process fo ffor
or tth
this
hiiss m
model
odel
oddeell iiss long
lo
ong
ng a
and
nddc challenging,
haallllen
engi
gingg, bu
but
but
most of it is made o off bbasic
ba folds,
assiic fo dss,, sso
old ssuggest
o I su ugg
gge
gg tthat
esst thhatat y you
ou tto
ou ffold
o fo ld
ld
carefully while referring
rrrinng toto tthe
he iinstructions
he nstr
ns truc
truc
u cti
tionns and
annd il iillustrations.
lu
usttrra
ations The
t ons
on Thee
talons are made through “preparation folds” (page 34). Large
wings can be folded from the triangular flaps on the back side
of the claws. After you’re done folding the claws, apply glue
inside the creases of the claws so that the model can stand
independently on its legs. You will make a double sink fold
(page 9) in step 31. This process can be difficult to fold, but it’s
okay to also just spread the part in step 34 with your hands and
fold where shown by the arrows. Precisely install the folds from
steps 32 and 33. And closely follow the instructions for refolding
in step 44. Once completed, the model looks better if you add
multiple creases to the wings and make them curl upward, as
shown in the picture.
106
1 2 3
CHINESE PHOENIX
Begin with a square creased along Fold and unfold the bottom
the diagonals and the sides. Pinch edge to the pinches from step
along the valley fold lines. 1. Repeat on the other 3 sides.
4 5 6 7
Valley fold down while Repeat on the bottom

swiveling out the sides. part as well.
8 9 10
11 12 13
Repeat steps 9 and The following steps focus

10 on the other side. on the outlined area.
14 15 16 17 18 19
Mountain
on the other side.
20 21 22 23 24 25
Repeat steps 17 to Petal fold (page Wrap around Squash and then Valley fold down, allowing
19 on the other 10). and reform petal fold. the hidden reverse fold to
side. layers (page 9). open out and flatten.
107
26 27 28 29
Valley 2 Valley 1
Repeat on the
other side. Start applying glue here for Repeat steps 12 to
Crease along these Crease along these
the first time (on the inner valley lines. mountain lines (you can
part of the claws).
turn the paper over and
use valley folds to make
this easier).
30 31 32
C
B A
Crease along this valley line. Fold Make a double sink Crease along the valley lines
the mountain folds from step 29 fold. (bring A-B on top of B-C).
onto the center line. Repeat on
the other 3 sides.
1
C 2 B Mountain
33 34 35
A
D A
Mountain crease along the Squash fold the flap using the Turn A-B into a
valley fold from the previous valley fold from the previous
B mountain line
step. Fold A-B to the central step. The inner hidden layers and pull the flap
C-D crease and unfold. will need to be squash-folded up.
as well to flatten them.
36 37
Squash, and Fold over two flaps.

then petal fold.
Mountain
38
39 40
Repeat steps 32 to
108
CHINESE PHOENIX
41 42
Repeat steps 32 to
35 .
43 44 C B
Spread open the top

Repeat steps 32 to A flap, allowing you to
35 again, along with invert (sink) the top
step 42 . flaps inside. Flatten
the model when
sinking is complete.
44-1
C 44-2 C A 44-3
A
B
Focus on the A-B and A-C moun- Turn A-B and A-C into moun- What it looks like after folding.
tain lines (valley lines if seen from tains and fold back (C-B be-
inside) and open them up. comes a valley line).
45 46 47 48 A 49
C
B
Petal fold. Repeat on Valley fold. Squash the ABC Fold over 6
the other two (hidden) Repeat on the triangle. Repeat on flaps.
sides. other two sides. the other 3 locations.
50 51 52 53 54
Pull out the Repeat again on Pull out the Valley fold.
trapped layer and the other side, trapped Repeat on the
swing the 6 flaps making the left layers on the other two
back to the posi- and right sides top flap. (hidden) sides.
tion in step 49 . symmetrical.
57
55 56 A
C
Fold over all the
ABC triangles,
Only fold the
B allowing the
bottom corner to
top flap.
squash flat.
109
58 59
Pull out the side flap. Pull out.

Then, swing the 6
flaps back to the
position in step 57 ,
60 also undoing the
squash fold.
61
Repeat steps 57 to 59 on the

other side. Make the left and
62 63 64
Pivot and squash Pull out the trapped

toward the center single layer and fold it
on both sides. to the right.
65 65-1 65-2 A
Wrap around a What it looks like while folding Turn around the A corner and
single layer behind. over. pull it out.
66 67 68
Petal fold (page 10).
110
A
CHINESE PHOENIX
69 70 71 72
B D
Mountain
Valley fold the sides to Inside

the center, keeping the reverse
ABCD rhombus on the fold. Outside reverse
surface. fold the two claws.
You can start End of the basic
applying glue again. shape
73 74 75 76 77
Mountain
Narrow the claws Fold over two Valley fold along Repeat steps 71 to Valley fold in
and the legs. flaps. the center while 75 on the other side, half and
Repeat on the reverse folding making the left and rotate the
back side as well. down. right sides symmet- model.
rical.
80 81
78
Outside reverse Mountain Mountain
79
fold. Mountain
Valley
Squash
here.
Open and
pleat fold.
Outside reverse fold.
82 83
Valley
84
Raise the wings.
Arrange the shape of
and you’re done.
the legs and the
talons/claws.
111
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Books to Span the East and West
Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Our core mission at Tuttle Publishing is to create books
www.tuttlepublishing.com
which bring people together one page at a time. Tuttle
REAL ORIGAMI SORA WO TOBU IKIMONO HEN was founded in 1832 in the small New England town of
Copyright © 2014 Hisao Fukui Rutland, Vermont (USA). Our fundamental values
English translation rights arranged with KAWADE SHOBO remain as strong today as they were then—to publish
SHINSHA LTD. PUBLISHERS through Japan UNI Agency, best-in-class books informing the English-speaking
Inc., Tokyo world about the countries and peoples of Asia. The
world is a smaller place today and Asia’s economic,
English Translation ©2020 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd cultural and political influence has expanded, yet the
Translated from Japanese by HL Language Services need for meaningful dialogue and information about
this diverse region has never been greater. Since 1948,
ISBN 978-4-8053-1579-8; ISBN: 978-1-4629-2129-4 (ebook) Tuttle has been a leader in publishing books on the
cultures, arts, cuisines, languages and literatures of
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be Asia. Our authors and photographers have won many
reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, award and Tuttle has published thousands of titles on
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, subjects ranging from martial arts to paper crafts. We
recording, or by any information storage and retrieval welcome you to explore the wealth of information
system, without prior written permission from the publisher. available on Asia at www.tuttlepublishing.com.
Staff (original Japanese edition)
Editing, text design and desktop publishing: Atelier Jam
(www.a-jam.com)
Editorial cooperation: Yamamoto Takatori
Photography: Maekawa Takehiko
Cover design: Sakamoto Hiroyuki / Atelier Jam
Distributed by
North America, Latin America & Europe
Tuttle Publishing
364 Innovation Drive
North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A.
Tel: (802) 773-8930 | Fax: (802) 773-6993
info@tuttlepublishing.com | www.tuttlepublishing.com
Japan About the Author

Tuttle Publishing
Yaekari Building, 3rd Floor Hisao Fukui was born in Shibuya Prefecture, Tokyo in 1951.
5-4-12 Osaki He started creating origami models in 1971. His creations have
Shinagawa-ku been displayed at the Seibu Department store in the Shibuya,
Tokyo 141 0032 the PARCO store in Ikebukuro and other locations in Japan
Tel: (81) 3 5437-0171 | Fax: (81) 3 5437-0755 since 1974. He started focusing on new techniques to make
sales@tuttle.co.jp | www.tuttle.co.jp more realistic three-dimensional origami some time around
1998. In 2002, he started holding monthly origami lessons at
Asia Pacific
the Origami Center in Ochanomizu, Japan. In August, 2002,
Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd.
the Ochanomizu Origami Center held an origami exhibition
3 Kallang Sector, #04-01
of insects and dinosaurs, which would later be featured in the
Singapore 349278
Nihon Keizai Newspaper. Hisao formed the Realistic Origami
Tel: (65) 6741-2178 | Fax: (65) 6741-2179
Association in September, 2002. In October, 2008, he received
inquiries@periplus.com.sg | www.tuttlepublishing.com
excellent reviews for his exhibition and work at Ebisu Garden
24 23 22 21 20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Place. Hisao lives in Soka, Saitama where he also has an
Printed in Hong Kong 2003EP origami studio.
®
TUTTLE PUBLISHING is a registered trademark of Tuttle
Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Ochanomizu Origami Center homepage
www.origamikaikan.co.jp
112

#2 Real Origami - Flying Creatures by Fukui Hisao

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

You might also like

#2 Real Origami - Flying Creatures by Fukui Hisao

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

#2 Real Origami - Flying Creatures by Fukui Hisao

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

FANTASTIC

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mandarin Duck 14

Peacock with Train 22

Peacock with Tail Fan 26

Japanese Horned Beetle

Chinese Dragon 102

I hope you enjoy Fantastic Origami Flying Creatures !

Fold inward along the line: valley fold

The line ends up on the outside of the fold,

Inward hidden fold: hidden valley fold

A valley fold hidden under the Hidden valley

Outward hidden fold: hidden

Position of the hidden part: x-ray view Hidden

Fold and unfold

Fold along the line and return,

Spread from the space indicated

Pull out the paper Turn the paper over

Divide the paper equally

Pull and spread

Inside reverse fold Outside reverse fold

Crimp fold Three-dimensional crimp fold

Start with an inside

Thin fold / thin

The back can be

The thin fold The thin outside

Pleat fold Folding order

Alternate valley If the lines have

The pleat fold is

The Preliminary Base

Make all of the Push the square in

Swivel fold Rabbit ear

The swivel fold is The rabbit ear

Wrap and reform layers

In progress. In the book,

Crane Diamond Base

Start from the

Turn the Crane The Bird

Squash fold In Repeat on the

Crease along the The Frog Base is

Petal fold. In progress.

Raise the corners The Closed Fish

Open Fish Base 1 2

Begin with the The Open

Paper Types and Sizes

For each model, I specifically indicate the type and size of

Preparing the Paper

To display a different color 1 2 3

Outside reverse fold. This is

Mountain fold, and

Tuck this part

Round the wing

Valley fold, allowing

Valley fold the edge in Inside reverse Inside reverse

Inside Hide the part Open the

A Inside reverse fold corner

Fold the corners Fold a flap

Inside reverse fold. Inside reverse fold. Mountain fold. Inside

Invert the ABC triangle inside. Inside reverse

PEACOCK WITH TRAIN