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ORIGAMI ZEBRA

This zebra is more difficult to fold then the one I designed earlier, but I think it does look
a little better.

origami paper special for folding a zebra

origami paper special for folding a zebra

                                                    Step 1:
                                                    The backside of this paper is completely white.
                                                    Fold the paper in half over this line.




                                                    Step 2:
                                                   Prefold the model over these 2 lines.






                                                    Step 3:
                                                    Prefold over this line (Fold the edge at the small arrow
                                                    to the folding line at the arrow on the left).




                                                    Step 4:
                                                    Prefold over these 2 lines (fold the edges at the 2 large arrows
                                                    to the edge at the small arrow on the right)





                                                Step 5:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these 2 sets of 3 lines
                                                    (the 4 longer lines are valley-folds and the 2 short lines
                                                    are mountain-folds)
                                                    Use the folding lines of step 4 as guidance, see arrows
                                                    as example.

                                                    Step 6:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines (make these
                                                    folds on the edge you've made in step 5)

                                                    Do the same on the edge indicated by the arrow

                                                    Step 7:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over this line



                                                    Step 8:
                                                    Make a mountain-fold over these 2 lines.



                                                    Step 9:
                                                    Make a mountain-fold over this line.



                                                    Step 10:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines.
                                                    Fold the edge at the arrow below to the edge at the upper
                                                    arrow. Do the same with the edge on the left.




                                                    Step 11:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold on the edge you've made in step 10



                                                    Step 12:
                                                    Now the model looks like this



                                                   Step 13:
                                                   Hold the model the same as I do.
                                                    Then pull the head to the right with your other hand, see arrow



                                                   Step 14:
                                                   Push the head to the left by making a valley-fold over the line
                                                    at the left and a mountain-fold over the line at the right.
                                                    Make the same folds on the other side of the head.

                                                   Step 15:
                                                   Here a part of step 14 is already done, push the head a little
                                                    further to the left.
                                                    The 2 ears are pulled down automatically while you are
                                                    doing this.

                                                   Step 16:
                                                   Make a mountain-fold over this line. Make the same fold
                                                    on the other side of the model.





                                                    Step 17:
                                                    Press the ear flat between 2 fingers, see arrows. Do this by
                                                    making a valley-fold over the short line between these arrows.

                                                    Do the same with the other ear.



                                                    Step 18:
                                                    Push the pieces indicated by the arrows flat from above.
                                                    Do the same on the other side of the head.




                                                    Step 19:
                                                    Push the tip of the nose to the inside of the model, see arrow.
                                                    Do this by making a mountain-fold over the short blue line and
                                                    a valley-fold at the same place on the other side of the head.


origami zebra folding instructions

                                                                               Step 20:
                                                    Fold the edge indicated by the arrow to the right by making
                                                    a valley-fold over this line.
                                                    Do the same on the other side of the body.


origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Step 21:
                                                    Make a mountain-fold over this line, do the same on the other
                                                    side of the model.


                                                    Step 22:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these lines (= valley-fold on
                                                    the edge, mountain-fold over the line at the right and a
                                                    valley-fold at the same place as the line on the right, but now
                                                    on the other side of the model)
                                                    You actually just push the corner indicated by the arrow to the
                                                    inside of the model by making these folds.


origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Step 23:
                                                    The arrow shows the piece which you've folded to the inside
                                                    of the model in step 22




                                                    Step 24:
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Pull the corner of step 22 to the outside again by making
                                                    an inside reverse fold over these lines.




                                                    Step 25:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines.
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Do the same on the other side of the tail, see arrow.


                                                    Step 26:
                                                    First, press the back of the model flat, see small arrows.
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Then, curl/push/fold the tip of the tail upwards a little, see
                                                    large arrow.

                                                    Step 27:
                                                    Make a mountain-fold over this line, do the same on the
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    other side of the body.






                                                    Step 28:
                                                    Push the edge indicated by the arrow upwards a little.
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Step 29:
                                                    Press the leg flat between your fingers, see arrows.
                                                    Do this by making a mountain-fold over the line between
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    these 2 arrows.

                                                    Step 30:
                                                    Press this leg flat too, see arrows.
origami zebra folding instructions

                                                    Repeat step 28 to 30 on the other side of the model.



                                                                                        Done!
advanced origami zebra