How to Fold an Origami Whale
Easy level, 7 steps. Traditional. Earliest record: Happy Origami: Swallow Book (Miyawaki), 1960.
The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.
All 7 steps
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Step 1. Start white side up. Fold in half from corner to corner, then unfold.
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Step 2. Fold the lower left edge to the center line.
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Step 3. Fold the lower right edge to the center line.
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Step 4. Fold the top point down to where the two flaps meet.
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Step 5. Fold in half, right side over to the left.
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Step 6. Turn the model so the long point faces left.
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Step 7. Fold the tail up through all the layers.
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Done. Draw an eye on each side.