An easy origami elephant face with a cute nose—let’s learn how to make it. By folding this elephant’s face together, you will have a good time with your family.
This elephant head has two large, wide ears and a long nose. You can draw lovely eyes on the elephant’s face, imagining them smiling.
For this model, we only transfer the paper into the elephant’s head. We have another middle-level origami elephant with a two-sided appearance.
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: 5 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy, Beginner friendly
Material
Get a 15*15 cm origami paper, with one grey and one white side, and you will get a 6.5*13 cm elephant face. Another size of square origami paper will also work for this origami, creating a different size of elephant face.
Easy Origami Elephant Face Video
You can refer to the video.
Easy Origami Elephant Face
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up and fold in half diagonally.
Step 2
Take the one point over to the other side to make a center crease. Then unfold it.
Step 3
Take the right edge, and fold it to the left to meet the middle crease.
Repeat the left side too.
Step 4
Take the right point as the base point, fold the right top point down diagonally to form a triangle. Make sure the bottom line of the triangle is parallel to the top line.
Repeat the left side too.
Step 5
Take the right point, fold it to the left a little diagonally to form the elephant’s ear.
Repeat this for the left point.
Step 6
Flip it over, we are going to make the elephant’s nose.
Step 7
Fold the bottom point up along the dotted line.
Step 8
Then fold it down diagonally a little.
Step 9
Fold the top part of the nose down (recommend 3/4 down). You can adjust for a long or a short nose.
Step 10
Draw the elephant’s eyes.
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