How to Fold an Origami Octopus_Easy Origami Step by Step Instructions

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Place the paper with the desired display color side up to begin folding, fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it.

Step 2

Fold it in half vertically and unfold it.

Step 3

Flip the paper over.

Step 4

Fold the bottom right edge to align with the top left edge, and unfold it.

Step 5

Fold the bottom left edge to align with the top right edge, and unfold it.

Step 6

Shape the left and right creases, and push the left, right, and top points to meet the bottom point, flatten the fold to get a small square.

Step 7

Fold the top left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, and unfold them.

Step 8

Flip the paper over from left to right, then fold the top left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, crease them well, and unfold them.

Step 9

Bring up the right triangle, open and squash it along the creases you made in the previous step.

Step 10

Rotate it 90 degrees from front to back, and repeat step 9 for the other three layers. Then rotate it 90 degrees from back to front.

Step 11

Fold the bottom left and right edges of the top layer to align with the vertical crease, and unfold them. [pictures 1 to 3]

Lift the top layer along the black dotted line, push the left and right points toward the center, and finally, flatten the pocket. [pictures 4 to 6]

Step 12

Rotate it 90 degrees from front to back, and repeat step 11 for the other three sides, as the second picture shows. Then rotate it 90 degrees from back to front.

Step 13

Fold the top right layer to the left side, then fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease.

Step 14

Rotate it 90 degrees from front to back, and repeat step 13 for the other three sides, as the second picture shows. Then rotate it 90 degrees from back to front.

Step 15

Fold up the bottom point, then rotate the paper 90 degrees from front to back, and repeat this for the other three sides.

Step 16

Cut the four flaps along their middle crease, then lay it flat like in the third picture.

Step 17

Fold the upper two flaps backward to each side.

Step 18

Bring the left and right layers together upward. Then, fold up the two layers underneath along the black dotted lines backward, as shown in the second picture.

Step 19

Rotate it 180 degrees from left to right to flip the paper over.

Step 20

Fold the upper two flaps backward to each side, as you did in step 17.

Step 21

Bring the left and right layers together upward. Then, fold up the two layers underneath along the black dotted lines, as shown in the second picture.