How to Fold an Origami Seahorse

If you love marine creatures or want to make a batch of creatures in the sea, try to make this origami seahorse.

You may find the finished origami seahorse has lots of layers and a little bit thick on the back. We suggest attaching them together with solid glue. We will start with making the body and then shape with the heads, and tails. Let’s get started.

We provide step-by-step diagram instructions and beginner-friendly videos. Check both for quicker learning.

If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.

Folding time: 10 minutes
Paper: 15×15 cm
Difficulty: Easy, Beginner friendly

Material

Get a 15*15 cm origami paper, with one green and one white side, and this will create a 13*4 cm little seahorse. You can choose to use other square papers.

Easy Origami Seahorse Video

You can refer to the video and follow along to finish or follow our step-by-step picture tutorial in the following part.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Start with the white side of the paper facing up, and fold it in half diagonally, then unfold it to make a center crease.

Step 2

Fold the paper in half diagonally from right to left, crease it well, and then unfold it.

Step 3

Fold both the left and right edges on the bottom along the dotted line to meet the vertical crease. Crease it well and unfold it.

Step 4

Fold both the left and right edges on the top to the center along the dotted line, and crease it well.

Step 5

Take the bottom left corner of the top right green triangle, and lift it gently while pressing down the two creases shown by the dotted lines.

Step 6

Sharp the corner from both sides and fold it down, then flatten it.

Step 7

In the same way, lift the bottom right corner of the left triangle.

Step 8

Sharp the corner and fold it down, then flatten it.

Step 9

Fold it diagonally backward. That’s the basic body of our seahorse.

Step 10

Fold the bottom corner of the triangle on the surface up along the dotted line.

Step 11

Then fold it backward a little.

Step 12

Flip the paper over.

Step 13

Fold this small corner up a little in the same manner as step 10.

Step 14

Then fold it backward a little so that it overlaps with the folded shape from step 11.

Step 15

Fold the bottom right edge of the top layer to the left along the dotted line.

Step 16

Flip it over.

Step 17

Similarly, fold the left edge of the top layer to the right along the dotted line.

Step 18

Fold the edge indicated by the red line down along the dotted line, to meet the crease indicated by the black line, crease it well then unfold it.

Step 19

Open the paper from the left side slightly, and push the intersection of the right edge and the crease you just made to the left gently, press the top corner down at the same time.

Then fold both the above edge and below edge down, and finally flatten it.

Step 20

Fold the top corner to the left side along the dotted line, crease it well then unfold it.

Step 21

Open the top corner from the right side slightly, push the left arched corner to the right gently, and fold the top corner to left at the same time, finally flatten it along the crease you made in the previous step. This is the outside reserve fold.

Step 22

Fold this small corner inward a little to form the seahorse’s head.

Step 23

Fold the bottom corner to the left side.

Step 24

Then fold it upward a little backward to form the seahorse’s tail, now you have the final shape of the seahorse, it’s very cute and realistic.

Wow, now we finished our origami seahorse with a lovely sharp tail and realistic heads. You can move on to make other origami sea animals or explore other origami animal ideas.

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