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Check out the diagram and video below to make this great origami dragon head! For a more realistic dragon, why not draw on some scary eyes...?For a printable .pdf version of the dragon head instructions, click here. You will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer in order to open the .pdf file. You can get Adobe Reader here Video
Instructions 1. Start with a square piece of paper, coloured side up. Fold in half in 2 directions 2. Turn the paper over to the white side.Fold the paper in half, crease well and open, and then fold again in the other direction 3. Using the creases you have made, Bring the top 3 corners of the model down to the bottom corner. Flatten model 4. Fold the
bottom corner upwards to the top corner 5. Fold the uppermost outer corners toward the centre line. 6. Now Fold the top corner down. 7. Turn model over and repeat steps 4-6 on the other side, as shown.
8. Now the dragon’s head is folded, all you need to do is pop it open! 9. Open it out by gently pulling it apart from the sides, as shown Browse Other Models Similar to the Origami Dragon Head Origami Dragoncreated by Eric HaDifficulty: Medium I designed this origami dragon so I may be biased ;), but I have to say that this is one of the coolest
looking ones while being one of the easiest to fold. Besides being entirely foldable and not too complex, it can also flap when you pull its tail! It looks awesome, it's easy to fold, and you can play with it. You must fold it today! The pictures really don't do it justice.
Yes, there's the neat little horned head and cool dragon tail, but the wings stand out above all with it's mid flight curvature and gothic form. Fold it and see for yourself how this origami dragon can be so simple, yet so awesome. The folds are pretty simple and the pictures are pretty self explanatory. The trickiest fold is probably the wing, but the step
by step instructions should guide you through it because it's really not hard at all. Read the steps and look at the images carefully and you'll get this awesome origami dragon flapping in no time. Step 1: Start with a square piece of origami paper. If you only have regular 8.5x11 paper, follow these instructions to make a square sheet. Step 2: Fold the
paper in half by folding the top corner to the bottom corner. Step 3: Now fold the triangle in half by taking the left corner and folding it to the right. Step 4: Open and spread the top flap, then crease the left and right sides so you can flatten the flap down. Step 5: Turn the paper over so we can repeat the last step. Step 6: Make the left flap stand
vertically, then open and squash down. Step 7: Fold the top layers of both sides to the center. Step 8: Now fold the top triangle down. You're on your way to making an origami dragon! Go to Next page to continue.
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This project is designed for the keen beginner, and we have pictures to guide you through each and every step. By Holly Spanner Published: February 22, 2023 at 11:20 am Make your own origami dragon using a single sheet of square paper. There is no cutting or glueing involved, and we share our expert knowledge to help you get the most from this
origami dragon tutorial. Once you get comfortable with this design, you’ll find you can speed up construction time to around 10 minutes per dragon. But while you’re learning, be sure to take your time, and set aside around 45 minutes. If you can, try to work on a hard, flat surface as this will make folding easier, and use a paper creaser to achieve
nice, crisp folds. As you progress throughout this tutorial, the model will get smaller, and the folds at the end will be easier to make if you can achieve crisp creases from the start.

In this origami dragon tutorial, you will learn how to make a ‘rabbit’s ear’ fold, a ‘crimp’, a ‘reverse’ fold and you will also learn how to ‘sink the fold’.

If you’ve mastered the origami crane, then this origami dragon is the ideal next project. What you need to make your origami dragon A craft mat We love our A2 cutting mat from Ansio. Okay, so we’re not doing any cutting in this project – but using a professional quality cutting mat will provide you with a nice, even surface to fold your origami models
on. It also has measurements in both imperial and metric, so it’s useful if you’re following a design where you need to measure a certain distance. This particular brand comes in lots of different colours, although we are quite partial to the hot pink and lavender colourway! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled, as this particular brand can often be snapped
up for a bargain on Amazon. Origami paper If you’ve been following our easy origami tutorials here on Gathered, you’ll have noticed that we use this paper for many of our tutorials.
It’s double-sided, with different colours on both sides.
It’s ideal for projects where you see both sides of the paper like in this easy origami rose or this origami swan. And as a useful bonus, the paper comes in loose-leaf, so you’re not battling with ugly perforated edges along the edge of your origami masterpieces.
You can use ordinary copy paper for this tutorial, or you can use traditional origami paper – we’ve rounded up the best origami paper if you fancy boosting your stash. Optional: Dragons and Other Fantastic Creatures in Origami book As well as origami dragons, learn how to make a range of other fantasy animals with this book by origami master John
Montroll. Models include a wizard, ogre, unicorn, and phoenix, with illustrated diagrams explaining how to make each one. Optional: Origami Dragons kit This origami dragons kit is for the intermediate origamist and is a great way of having all your materials in one neat place. Designed by the origami artist Marc Kirschenbaum, this kit comes with 48
sheets of origami paper. It also includes instructions for 10 different types of origami dragons, each with a detailed, full-colour diagram. How to make an origami dragon This origami dragon can be made with just a little knowledge of origami, but we’ll share all that with you in this tutorial, and the result is brilliant. If you want to give your origami
dragon some personality, be sure to experiment with different types of paper. Try making your origami dragon from textured or patterned paper; we’d love to see your origami models, so be sure to tag us on Instagram if you try out this tutorial! For the purpose of this origami dragon step-by-step tutorial, we have used paper that is patterned on one
side and light green on the other. How to make an origami dragon video tutorial Origami dragon instructions step by step Start with a square piece of paper. We’re using a piece 25 x 25 cm, although the piece we used for the final model, the shiny brown dragon, is 20 x 20 cm. If you’re folding this origami dragon for the first time, we recommend
using a slightly larger piece of paper (rather than the usual 15 x 15 cm), as folding the dragon’s legs can be quite stiff and it’s harder to manipulate if you’ve only got a small area. First, fold your paper diagonally, from corner-to-corner, both ways. Burnish the fold (i.e., press the creases) with a bone folder to achieve a nice, crisp crease – this will
make it easier for you later on.
Open the paper back up again. Fold your paper in half, both horizontally and vertically. Burnish the fold again, and open back up.
With the reverse of your paper facing upwards, bring the top corner and the two side corners down to meet the bottom corner. The two sides will now be ‘inside’ the square. Burnish the creases. Rotate the square, so the open corner is at the bottom and the closed corner (the original centre of the paper) is at the top. Fold the two lower sides to the
vertical line in the middle, and crease well. Turn your paper over and repeat on the back: fold the two lower sides to the vertical line in the middle and crease well.
Fold down the triangular section at the top. Crease well and unfold, then repeat on the reverse. Open the flaps so that it’s back to looking square. Lift the bottom corner up, using the fold you made by folding the top triangle down as the centre point. The sides will come in and you’ll end up with an elongated diamond shape. Burnish the folds. Repeat
on the other side.
Fold the top corner back down so that it meets the bottom corner again. Do this on both sides, and you’ll end up with a kite shape. If you want to do your own research and take this further – in origami, this is known as a ‘bird base’, and it’s the starting point of lots of great designs. Fold the top down to meet the horizontal line. Crease well and unfold.
Open the paper slightly, and you’ll notice that the fold you’ve just made is shaped like a square. Push this square down and inside the model, so that it turns inside out and sinks inside the top of the kite shape. It helps if you mountain fold the edges of the square before pushing it down. This has a technical name, it’s called ‘sinking the fold’. Working
on each corner in turn, crease from the centre line to the outer corner, and fold down to create a small flap.
Do this on both sides. Repeat on the reverse. Fold the left flap along the central vertical crease, and fold over to the right (like you’re turning the page in a book). Repeat this on the reverse to hide the small creases we made in steps 14 and 15. Bring the front and rear flaps upwards, leaving the middle flap so that it still faces down. Next, take the
right side of the upper flap and fold so that the right edge is lined up with the horizontal. Partially crease, pressing the paper only until the vertical line. When you open it back up, you’ll have a diagonal crease that only goes to the middle. Repeat with the upper left side of the flap.
This time, fold it the other way, lining the left edge up with the horizontal line in the middle, and crease only until the centre vertical line. Open it back up and you’ll see you have a triangle-shaped crease. Using this new triangle-shaped crease, bring the top point down and flatten the creases so that you have a skinny triangle positioned horizontally.
While completing this fold, a new vertical fold will be created. In origami, this fold is known as a ‘rabbit’s ear’.
Turn the model over and repeat steps 18-21 on the other side. Make sure the two rabbit’s ear folds are pointing in the same direction. Fold the two bottom flaps upwards and flatten the crease well. Fold the top left-hand flap down, lining the inner edge with the horizontal bottom edge and making a new diagonal crease. Repeat on the other side with
the right-hand flap. Burnish the folds. Fold these flaps back up. Fold the flaps down. Using the new creases that you’ve just made, fold the left-hand flap up and inside the layers.
You’re essentially reversing the direction of the folds, and this fold is known as a ‘crimp’. Repeat this move on the other side, forming a second crimp in the opposite direction. Working on the left-hand side, narrow the paper by folding the upper edge of the front layer down to the lower edge. Crease well.
Unfold this flap you’ve just made, and fold it inside the model. Flip the model over, and repeat on the reverse of the model. This will be the tail of your origami dragon. Turn the model back over again (so it’s the same way round as when we started), and repeat steps 30-32 on the right-hand side of your origami dragon. This will be the neck of your
origami dragon. This is what your origami dragon should look like from the top! Next, take the central front flaps and fold it up, at an angle. Start the crease at the join at the bottom. This is one of the wings for your origami dragon! Fold the small triangle on the left-hand side down, to create one of the back legs. It’s quite stiff to fold, so you might
need to use a bone folder to achieve a good crease. Fold the small triangle on the right-hand side to the left. Now fold this triangle downwards to match approximate direction of the rear leg.
This is the front leg of your origami dragon! This step is optional. If you want a ‘fuller’ look to your dragon’s wings, pull the back layer of the wing out. A new diagonal crease will form, and once you’re happy with the positioning, flatten the paper to hold the wing in place. It’s starting to look like an origami dragon! Turn your paper over, and repeat
step 36 on this side to create the other rear leg. Following the shape of the wing on the other side, fold up the second wing. Like before, open up this second wing and crease the fold to secure it in place. Fold the front leg to the right. Fold the front leg down, so that it matches the one on the other side. This is what your origami dragon should look
like from the top! Notice the four legs sticking out at the sides. Orientate your paper, so that it’s the same way round as this. Fold the neck up, making a valley fold at the base. Flip it inside-out, creating an inside-reverse fold.
This will hold the neck in position so that it doesn’t fall down. Approximately halfway up, make another diagonal fold in the paper. Like before, flip this fold inside out to create the head. Approximately 1/3 down the head, fold the tip back again. Before you crease this fold, make sure that the tip extends further than the length of the head. Again, flip
this fold inside-out (or make a ‘reverse fold’ to use the correct terminology) to form the horns.
Almost finished! The last thing we need to do is shape the tail. Fold the tail upwards at an angle. Like when you were making the neck, flip the fold inside-out (reverse fold) to hold it in position. Decide where you want the tail to wiggle, we’ve gone for halfway up, and fold the tail forward.
Flip it inside-out to secure and crease the fold. Add another reverse fold near the tip.
Congratulations! You have completed an origami dragon! Live all your fairytale, Game of Thrones fantasies with our origami dragon tutorial. This mini dragon may be small but he is mighty. Once you’ve mastered this origami dragon you’re officially an intermediate origami artist. Congratulations! Discover some child-friendly origami projects with
Gathered If you’re looking for super easy origami projects for children, be sure to check out these fantastic easy origami projects for kids. All our origami tutorials have easy-to-follow, step-by-step photos for each stage in the construction of the models, so you can fold with confidence. We also have these (super easy) origami cats and this adorable
origami owl! Holly is the staff writer at BBC Science Focus, and specialises in astronomy. Before joining the team she was a geoenvironmental consultant and holds an MSc in Geoscience (distinction) from UCL. Summer Summer Holiday origami Papercraft Academia.edu uses cookies to personalize content, tailor ads and improve the user experience.
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