I haven't seen many instructions for a carnation in books and on the internet,
maybe this is because it's difficult to design a realistic looking one.
Step 1:This origami paper is white on both sides.
Prefold over these 4 lines.
Step 2:
Make a valley-fold over these 4 lines.
Step 3:
Make a valley-fold over these 4 lines.
Step 4:
Make a valley-fold over these 4 lines.
Step 5:
Make a mountain-fold over these 4 lines.
Step 6:
Now, crumple the model in your hands.
It doesn't really matter how you crumple it,
just keep the side in this picture facing up.
Step 7:
Here I already crumpled the model a little.
Make a fist of you hand to crumple it better.
Step 8:
Unfold the model until it has the same shape as
in step 6 again.
Step 9:
Pull the piece at the arrow above downwards, in the
direction of this upper arrow. And pull the piece at the
arrow below, upwards, in the direction of this arrow.
Do this by making folds over these 2 sets of 3 lines.
Step 10:
The upper arrow shows the piece at the arrow below
in the picture of step 9.
The arrow below shows the piece at the upper arrow
in the picture of step 9.
Step 11:
Press the bottom of the flower firmly inwards from all
angles and twist it in the direction of the arrow.
Step 12:
Now the bottom of the flower looks like this.
Step 13:
The edges on top of the flower are made of 2 layers
on many places now. Pull these layers loose from each
other, see the arrows as examples.
Step 14:
Fold some of the corners on the edges downwards by
making a valley- or mountain-fold on these corners,
see the arrows as examples.
Step 15:
Push or pull the outer edges downwards, see the arrows
as examples.
Step 16:
One flower is done...
Step 17:
Here I glue the flower to a stem with leaves.
Step 18:
I rolled an extra piece of paper over the stem on the
place indicated by the arrow.
