How to Make an Origami Penguin

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Start with the white side of the paper facing up, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease then unfold it.

Step 2

Fold it in half vertically, and unfold it.

Step 3

Fold the bottom point to meet the intersection point formed by the creases you just made, crease it well then unfold.

Step 4

Fold the top point to meet the intersection point formed by the crease you made in the previous step and the vertical crease, crease it well then unfold it.

Step 5

Flip the paper over.

Step 6

Fold the paper in half vertically from the left to the right side.

Step 7

Fold the bottom section of the left edge to align with the crease indicated by the black line, leaving a crease then unfold it.

Step 8

Shape the crease you just made of the top layer, and fold it up along the crease shown by the dotted line, to squash the bottom corner of the paper.

Step 9

Fold the triangle down.

Step 10

Fold the top right edge of the top layer to align with the top left edge.

Step 11

Flip the paper over.

Step 12

Fold the top left edge to align with the top right edge.

Step 13

Fold down the top point to the right, leaving a crease then unfold it.

Step 14

View the paper from the top left side and focus on the top part, open it by pulling these edges to both sides. Then shape the creases you made in the previous step, as well as the middle crease of the right section[picture 3]. Finally, press down the tip and flatten the fold, creating the head.

Step 15

Fold the right point of the beak to the left point, then fold it back to the right side for a short section, and unfold it.

Step 16

View the beak from the bottom right side, open it, and fold the tip to the left side along the first crease shown by the dotted line[picture 3], then fold the tip back to the right side along the second crease indicated by the dotted line[picture 4]. Finally, flatten the fold, getting a complete beak.

Step 17

Fold the right edge of the top layer to the left side along the dotted line, then flip the paper over, and fold the left edge to the right side along the dotted line, ensuring these two folded layers overlap.

Step 18

Fold up the edge shown by the red line to align with the bottom edge of the wing indicated by the grey line, leaving a crease then unfold it.

Step 19

Turn over the paper.

Step 20

Similarly, fold the edge indicated by the red line to align with the edge indicated by the gray line, leaving a crease then unfold it.

Step 21

View the paper from the left side, slightly unfold the paper, and fold the bottom left and right edges along the creases you made in the previous step. Then close the paper, view it from the original position, and rotate it 90 degrees horizontally to make the beak to the left side.

Step 22

Fold the right edge of the wing to the left along the dotted line.

Step 23

Fold the bottom right point of the wing to the left, crease it well, and unfold it.

Step 24

Then fold the left edge of the wing back to the right side to unfold this waing.

Step 25

Push the crease indicated by the red dotted line to the left, then flatten the fold along the crease indicated by the black dotted lines.

Step 26

Turn over the model.

Step 27

As you did for another wing, fold the left edge of the wing on this side to the right, then fold the bottom left point to the right, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Next, unfold this wing.

Step 28

Finally, push the crease shown by the red dotted line to the right, then flatten the fold along the creases shown by the black dotted lines.

What’s Next

This is the final shape of your lovely origami penguin, now you can explore our other origami bird instructions. Happy folding!

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