The elegant Origami Swan is a popular figure that is perfect for crafting together with children. With our detailed step-by-step guide, you will learn how to fold this graceful bird from a simple sheet of paper. Folding promotes fine motor skills and concentration in both children and adults alike. Our guide is accompanied by clear photos and a self-produced video. We have made an effort to show the process as detailed and simple as possible so that everyone can successfully create their own Origami masterpiece.
Step-by-step guide with video and photos for folding an Origami Swan from paper
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Guide with photos for folding an Origami Swan
To get started, take a square sheet of paper measuring 15 x 15 cm or 21 x 21 cm. You can also cut a non-square sheet accordingly.
Step 1: Take a square sheet of paper. You can easily find ready-made Origami paper at stores.Step 2: Fold our square sheet of paper diagonally.Step 3: Fold one of the sides in the middle.Step 4. Turn our sheet around to continue working on it.Step 5. Fold the side in the middle as shown in the image.Step 6. Unfold the craft project to work on it more comfortably.Step 7. Make a bend parallel to the left edge of our future swan.Step 8. Fold it back again. Now we see the line of our future fold.Step 9. Fold the bottom corner as shown in the image. The fold line will be at the intersection of one of the points of the old fold line and the middle of the left side! Be attentive.Step 10. Turn the project around.Step 11. Repeat the process on the other side. Both sides should now look symmetrical.Step 12. Now the future wing needs to be rolled up. Do that in 2 movements.Step 13. The image shows the second movement to roll the wing correctly.Step 14. It should look like what you see in the picture.Step 15. Turn the sheet over.Step 16. And repeat the process on this side.Step 17. First spread the wings of the swan.Step 18. And press them in the other direction. Did it work for you?Step 19. Now we need to form another folding line. By the way, this will be the head of the swan.Step 20. Don't worry, this is the bottom view, push the two sides slightly apart.Step 21. Now push them completely apart and smooth them out. Do everything carefully.Step 22. We start forming the tail of the swan. Bend it to one side.Step 23. Now bend it back. So that the tail is small and neat.Step 24. Now fold the project back along the same line as it was folded a few steps ago.Step 25. Checkpoint. Does your swan look the same?Step 26. Now unfold it. Tail on the left, head on the right, wings pointing upwards.Step 27. We shape the tail. We form a new folding line.Step 28. We spread the edges of the tail on both sides.Step 29. And lower the swan's tail down in the middle.Step 30. Check, did you succeed in doing this?Step 31. If you didn't succeed, don't be disappointed, go back a few steps and try again. Watch the video tutorial.Step 32. Now our tail has become even more beautiful.Step 33. We need to change the angle of the swan's neck along the existing folding line.Step 34. Lower the edges of the neck downwards.Step 35. And we've turned it back to make it easier to fold. Tail's there, neck's there, head and wings are missing. Shall we continue?Step 36. We fold the neck down the middle on one side.Step 37. We turn it over and fold it on the other side.Step 38. We push and wrap the neck behind the wings, so that the neck edges hold automatically.Step 39. It should look like in the picture.Step 40. Press everything well and check. Can you already see the outline of the swan?Step 41. We've turned our origami swan project to the other side.Step 42. And repeat the process.Step 43. Look how awesome it's turning out!Step 44. We turned our project upside down.Step 45. It should look something like this.Step 46. It should look something like this.Step 47. We smooth the swan's neck.Step 48. And spread the edges of the lower part of the project apart. The head was on one side before. Now on the other side. Before, the neck edges were pointing upwards, now downwards. It's only difficult the first time. Then it becomes easy.Step 49. We start shaping the bend along which the head will run.Step 50. We fold the halves of the neck apart and lower the head.Step 51. Almost done. Now only the beak remains.Step 52. Following the same principle, we lower the swan's beak down.Step 53. The final steps. We fold the swan's feet from below so it can stand independently.Step 54. And on the other side we repeat this action.Step 55. This is how our swan was created. I hope it worked out for you too.
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