How To Fold an Origami Swan
- December 11, 2007
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Origami Expert
Tony Cheng
Produced by
Howcast Media
Directed by
Kevin Hall
Voice-Over Artist
Taige Jensen
Production Designer
Karin Olsen
Music
Edison Music Corp
Art Director
Dew Gueramian
Graceful and elegant, a swan is the perfect subject for the graceful and elegant art of origami.
You Will Need
- A sheet of square origami paper (6" x 6" / 15 cm x 15 cm)
- A flat surface
Step 1: Fold one corner and unfold
Begin with the white side up. Fold one corner to the opposite corner, making a diagonal crease, and then unfold.
To make a family of baby swans, use a range of smaller sheets of paper.
Step 2: Fold both edges to the crease and unfold
Fold one edge over, lining it up against the diagonal crease made in Step 1. Then repeat on the adjacent side, forming a kite shape.
Step 3: Fold the long edges to the center crease
Turn the paper over to the colored side and fold the long folded edges to meet on the center crease, similar to Step 2. You should now have an even skinnier kite shape with two small white triangular “eyes” near the top.
Step 4: Fold the skinny point
Fold the long skinny point to the opposite point.
Step 5: Fold the same point to the centerline
Now fold the same point down so it meets the point at the centerline between the two white triangles.
Step 6: Fold the entire model in half
Pick up the entire model and fold in half along the existing crease, making sure that the head and neck are on the outside.
Step 7: Fold a neck and head
Hold the swan at the white triangles. Gently lift up the neck to a graceful angle and squeeze it at the bottom to keep it in place. Do the same with the head.
Step 8: Spread the base
Spread the base slightly apart, and your swan is ready to swim.
Did you know? A male swan is known as a cob, a female swan is a pen, and young swans are called cygnets.
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Comments (3)
its easy
over 3 years ago by outlet
i knew about cob and cygnets but not the pen. I know from trumpet of the swan,one of E.B whites famous books
over 2 years ago by jackdaniel0
that was easy, mine turned out great, and it was my first time making one.
over 2 years ago by crystalblue1444
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