african elephant
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Origami African ElephantTRANSCRIPT
ShukiyKatoy-yAfricanyElephanty1.a
African Elephant
2.aPinchytheyleftysideyinyhalfyandyunfold.y
1.aWhiteysideyup.yFoldyandyunfoldyalongyoneydiagonal.y
3.aPinchyandyunfold.
5.aFoldyoveryfromytheypinchymarkytoythebottomyrightycorner,ycreaseyonlyyatythediagonalyintersection,yandyunfold.y
Difficulty:aEEEEEaSuper-ComplexDesigned:a2015Recommendedastartingasize:a15"a638acm/Finishedasize:a6a1/2"alonga616acm/Expectedatimeaneededatoafold:a5+ahoursa
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6.ayPinchytheytopyedgeydownytoytheycircledypointykeepingytheyleftyedgeyatyayrightyangleyandyunfold.yRepeatyalongytheybottomyedge.
4.aPinchyandyunfold.
Shuki9Kato9-9African9Elephant92.
12. Unfold.911.9Pinch9and9unfold9creasing9through9both9layers.9
7. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9 8. Pinch9and9unfold.9
10. Fold9in9half9being9careful9not9to9crease9inside9the92/99mark9except9for9a9pinch9along9the9center.9
13. Pinch9and9unfold9into9eighths.9
9. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9
14. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9dividing9it9into9thirds9and9unfold.
15. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9and9unfold.
2/9
16. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9and9unfold.
17. Fold9in9half.9 18. Fold9and9unfold9through9both9layers9as9shown.9Note9the9uncreased9sections.
ShukiwKatow-wAfricanwElephantw3.
28. Foldwandwunfoldwadding4wmorewparallelwcreases.w
19. Foldwandwunfold.w 20. Foldwandwunfold.w 21. Foldwandwunfold.Repeatwbehind.
23. Foldwandwunfoldwdividingweachwregionwintowthirds.wRepeatwbehind.
24. Likewso.wReturnwtowfullwview.
26. Bringwthewcircledwpointswtogether,wcrease,wandwunfold.
25. Addwtwowmorewpinchwmarks. 27. Foldwandwunfoldwadding3wparallelwcreases.w
22. Foldwandwunfoldwthenwzoomwinwonwthewlowerwsection.
29. Valleywfoldwthewcornerswnotingwthewreferences.
30. Foldwandwunfold.
Shuki1Kato1-1African1Elephant14.
37. Zoom1in.
42. Like1so.1Fold1and1unfold1extending1the1existing1creases.
36. Pleat1using1existing1creases.
~18°
38. Squash-fold.
41. Push1in1the1darkened1region1keeping1it1closed1at1the1circled1point1and1simultaneously1crimp1the1paper1as1shown.1
35. Crimp1using1existing1creases.
31. Fold1and1unfold1dividing1evenly1and1using1existing1creases1as1guides.
32. Fold1and1unfold. 33. Unfold1the1corners.
39. Swivel-fold. 40. Unfold1to1step136.
43. Crimp.1
34. Pinch1marks1will1no1longer1shown1unless1required1for1reference.1Rotate1the1model1to1match1the1next1diagram.
44. Pleat1while1swiveling1the1lower1edge1behind.
ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx5.
53. Foldxandxunfoldxcreasingxthroughxallxlayers.
45. Foldxthexcornerxupxandxtoxthexright.xDoxnotxcreasexsharply.
48. Repeatxstepsx44-47xbehind.
54. Foldxandxunfoldxthroughxonexlayer.x
55. Extendxthexexistingxcrease.x
46. Foldxthexnarrowxedgexdownxandxsimultaneouslyxspread-sinkxthexsmallxcorner.
47. Likexso.xFoldxthexcornerxbackxdown.
x44-47
49. Foldxandxunfold. 50. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregion.
51. Invertxthexdarkxregionxthenxreverse-foldxitxbackxoutwards.
52. LikexSo.xReturnxtoxfullxview.
56. Foldxandxunfoldxthroughxonexlayer.x
58. Repeatxstepsx54-57behind.xReturnxtoxfullxview.
59. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxandxcrimpxinxaxsimilarxmannerxasxbefore.
57. Foldxandxunfold,xcreasingxthroughxthexnearestxtwoxlayers.x
x54-57
ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx6.
61. Squash-fold. 62. Unsink.
66. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxthenxfoldxthexedgexbackxdown.
60. Open-sink.
63. Pushxinxthextopxedgesxofxthexdiamondxthenxpullxthexexcessxpaperxfromxbelow.
64. Collapsexasxshown. 65. Valley-fold.
68. Valley-fold. 69. Likexso.xZoomxout.
72. Pleatxandxbeginxtoxcollapsexusingxthexcreasesxfromxstepx54.
73. Pleatxagain.xthexmodelxcanxliexflatxatxthisxpoint,xbutxit4sxbetterxtoxleavexthexrightxsidexuncreased.
71. Foldxandxunfold.
67. Valley-foldxallowingxaxsmallxedgextoxswivelxdown.x
70. Foldxandxunfold.
ShukiPKatoP6PAfricanPElephantP7.
76. UnfoldPtoPstepP721
77. Open6sink1PReferPtoPthePnextPstepPforPthePresult1
75. Reverse6foldPthePsmallPhiddenPcorner1
74. PleatPoncePmoreZPinvertPthePedgePonPthePrightZPandPflattenPcompletely1
78. FoldPthePedgePdownPthenPzoomPin1
80. WrapPonePlayerPinPfrontP(closed6sink)1
79. Spread6sinkPthePcorner1
82. Valley6fold1P81. Valley6fold1 83. LikePso1PZoomPout1
86. SpreadPapartPthePpleats185. FoldPandPunfoldPcreasingPthroughPtwoPlayersPonPthePleftPandPonePonPthePright1
84. RepeatPstepsP6b683Pbehind1
P6b683
ShukiUKatoU-UAfricanUElephantU8.
88. LiftUtheUnearUlayer.87. PushUtheUdarkUtriangleUbehindUthenUcollapseUtheUmodelUinUtheUsameUmannerUasUinUstepU72.
89. UnsinkUoneUlayerUtoUtheUfront.
90. Valley-fold. 91. Spread-sink. 92. Valley-fold.
93. Closed-sink. 94. Mountain-foldUandUunfold.
95. FoldUandUunfold.
97. PleatUandUcollapseUexceptUforUtheUrightUside.
98. Reverse-foldUtheUpartillyUhiddenUflap.
96. LikeUso.UZoomUout.
ShukiDKatoDCDAfricanDElephantD9.
99. OpenCsinkDtheDhiddenDcorner) 100. OpenCsinkDtheDedge)DYouDwillDhaveDtoDpullDoutDsomeDpaperDfromDtheDpreviousDsinkDtoDaccomplishDthis)
101. FoldDoneDlayerDover)DDoDnotDcreaseDfirmly)
106. RefoldDasDinDstepD7PC75)DNoteDthatDtheDsmallDcornerDhooksDitselfDbehindDedgeDinDfront)
107. RepeatDstepsD85C,x6Dbehind)
D85C,x6
105. FoldDtheDcornerDbehind)
102. BringDoneDlayerDinDfrontD1ClosedCsink0)
103. ValleyDfoldDtheDtopDcornerDandDreverseCfoldDtheDlowerDone)
104. FoldDtheDlayerDbackDover)
108. Next(Dwe8llDworkDonDtheDlegDandDbellyDsection)DZoomDin)
110. StretchDsimilarlyDonDtheDleft)109. PythagoreanCstretchDtheDfrontDlegDoverDtoDtheDright)DDoDnotDcreaseDtheDnearestDlayerDevenDthoughDit8sDshownDthatDway)
ShukiOKatoO-OAfricanOElephantO10.
112. FoldObothOflapsOdown. 113. TurnOtheOmodelOover.
118. FoldOandOunfold.
111. WrapOtheOsmallOedgeOaround.
119. Open-sinkOexceptOforOtheOcircledOedgeOwhichOhasOtoObeOclosed.
114. CutOawayOview.OReverse-fold. 115. FoldOthreeOedgesOinwardOandOup. 116. ReleaseOtheOtrappedOpaper.
117. FoldOtwoOedgesObackOdown.
121. SinkOtheOdarkenedOregionOandOpullOtheOexcessOpaperOtoOtheOright.
120. FoldOandOunfold. 122. FoldOandOunfold.
ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg11.
131. Repeatgstepsg109-130gbehind.gReturngtogfullgview.
123. Sinkgagain. 124. Foldgtheglowergedgesgupwardsgandgflattengcompletely.
125. Squash-foldgthegcornergtogthegright.
129. Pullgoutgthegtrappedgedge. 130. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.
127. Foldgthegcornergbehind. 128 Foldgthegedgegbackgdowngincorporatinggagswivelgongthegright.
126. Foldgthegcornergovergandgover.
g109-130
132. Next,gweTllgworkgongthegheadgandgneck.
133. Foldgthegindicatedglayergdown. 134. Foldgandgunfold.
ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg12.
136. Squash-fold. 137. Foldgandgunfold.
138. Squash-fold. 139. Squash-fold. 140. Repeatgstepsg133-139gbehind.
135. Mountain-foldgandgunfoldgthroughgthegnearestglayers.
g133-139
141. Pythagorean-stretchgthegtuskgovergtogthegright.gRepeatgbehind.
142. Pleatgthegtusksgthengoutsidegreverse-foldgthegentiregheadgassembly.
143. OutsidegReverse-fold.
145. Reverse-foldgthegcorner.g 146. Squash-foldgthegcornergandgtuckgthegedgeginside.
144. Closed-sinkgthegcorner.
ShukiIKatoI-IAfricanIElephantI13.
150. CollapseIinIprogress.
147. LikeIso.IUnfold. 148. OpenIoutItheIpocketIbelowIasIshown.
149. SinkItheIcorner.ICheckItheInextIstepIforIadditionalIreferences.
151. InIprogress. 152. Valley-fold.
155. Reverse-foldItheIcorner.154. Reverse-foldItheIearIbackIdown.
153. Closed-sink.
157. BringIoneIlayerIinIfrontITclosed-sinkm.
158. TurnItheImodelIoverIandIviewIthisIsectionIfromItheIinside.
156. Closed-sinkItheIcorner.
ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg14.
159. Valley-foldgandgpleatgthegexcessgpaper.
160. Narrowgthegtuskgwithgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.
161. Pullgoutgthegrawgedge. 162. Valley-foldgasgfargasgpossible.
163. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.
164. Repeatgstepsg144-163gbehind.g
g144-163
165. Open-sinkgthegcorner.
166. Foldgandgunfold. 168. Reverse-foldgthegedgesgbackgup.
167. Open-sinkgspreadinggtheglayersgongthegleft.
169. Sinkgthegsmallgcorner. 170. OutsidegReverse-foldgandgcrimpgthegexcessgpaper.
171. Valley-fold.
ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg15.
179. Squeezegandgcurvegthegtusksgandgpleatgthegears.
172. Valley-fold. 173. Unfold. 174. Crimpgusinggexistinggcreases.
175. MakegagnarrowgcrimpginsidegtoglowergthegtrunkgagbitgmoregRoptionalL.
176. Swivelgthegtopgofgthegearsgandgvally-foldgthegeyes
177. Swivelgagaingatgthegtop,gsinkgthegforehead,gandgreverse-foldgagtinygflapgtogformgthegeyes.
178. Roundgthegeyegandgcrimpgthegtrunkgdown.
180. Crimpgthegtrunkgandgreverse-foldgthegtip.
181. Squeezegthegtrunkgandgshapegthegearsgwithgsoftgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.g
182. Likegso.gReturngtogfullgview. 183. Next,gwe,llgworkgongthegundersidegofgthegmodel.
ShukibKatob-bAfricanbElephantb16.
188. Releasebthebedgebupwards.
189. Mountain-foldbandbunfold.
191. Squeezebandbcurvebthebtailbandbpullboutbsomebpaperbatbthebtip.
193. Reverse-foldbthebback,bsinkbthebrump,bandbpleatbthebfeet.
194. Swivelbthebedgesbbehind.bRepeatbonballblegs.
195. Shapebtheblegsbandbback.
184. Tuckbonebcornerbintobthebpocketbonbtheboppositebside.
185. Foldbthebconnectedbedgesboverbandboverbtoblock.
186. Likebso.bNext,bwe'llbworkbonbthebtail.
196. ThebCompletedbAfricanbElephant.
187. Outsidebreverse-foldbthebtail.
190. Closed-sinkbthebcorner.
192. Likebso.bReturnbtobfullbview.