How to Fold an Origami Shark
Step 1
Place the paper with the desired display color side down to begin folding, fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it.
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Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, and unfold it.
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Step 3
Fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, crease them well then unfold them.
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Step 4
Fold the top left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, and unfold them.
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Step 5
Push the four edges toward the center along the existing creases, then sharpen the left and right corners, and flatten them upward.
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Step 6
Fold up the bottom point to meet the top point of the top layer.
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Step 7
Then fold it down a little.
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Step 8
Fold it up again for a short section, and unfold it.
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Step 9
Open the pocket of this small tip, and fold it up along the crease you just made.
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Step 10
Fold the top layer down.
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Step 11
Fold the top points of the top left and right layers along the black dotted lines.
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Step 12
Fold the bottom part up again along the existing crease.
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Step 13
Flip the paper over.
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Step 14
Fold the left and right corners toward the center.
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Step 15
Rotate it 180 degrees clockwise.
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Step 16
Fold down the top left and right corners diagonally.
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Step 17
Then fold them back to the original direction for a short section.
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Step 18
Fold the two small corners along the dotted lines.
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Step 19
Fold the edge indicated by the black line to align with the edge indicated by the red line, crease it well, and then unfold it.
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Step 20
Slightly lift the small top left layer, and push the edge upward as the second picture shows, then flatten the fold along the crease you just made.
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Step 21
Like before, fold the edge indicated by the red line to align with the edge indicated by the black line, crease it well, and then unfold it.
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Step 22
Slightly lift the small top right layer, and push the edge upward as the second picture shows, then flatten the fold along the crease you just made.
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Step 23
Fold the paper in half vertically from the right to the left.
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Step 24
Lift the small tip a little on the right side.
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Step 25
Rotate it 90 degrees counterclockwise.
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Step 26
Fold down the tail part, and unfold it.
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Step 27
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from the back to the front, to make the back of the shark face up. Then open the back from the bottom, and shape the creases you made in the previous step. Next, push down the middle line of the tail, and flatten the fold.
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Step 28
Fold up the tail fin, making the edge indicated by the black line to align with the edge indicated by the red line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
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Step 29
Rotate it 90 degrees from the back to the front, open the tail fin, and shape the creases you just made. Then bring up the tail fine, flatten the fold based on the creases you shaped, and rotate it 90 degrees from the front to the back.
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Step 30
Take the top layer of the bottom edge of the tail fin, and fold it up along the dotted line. Then the right point to the left side, and fold it back to the right side for a short section. Finally, fold the top point of the tail fin to meet the bottom point.
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Step 31
Rotate it 90 degrees from the back to the front, and shape the red dotted lines, then rotate it 90 degrees to its original shape.
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Step 32
Make a gill for the shark by creating a crease as the picture shows.
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Step 33
Flip the paper over.
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Step 34
Create another gill for it in the same way.
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Step 35
This is the final shape of your origami shark.