Everyone loves panda! They look chubby, clumsy, and super cute! So today we are going to create a panda by paper, this is a combined panda, which means you will need to prepare two sheets of paper, one for the head and another for the body. You can assemble its head at an angle to get a panda with a tilted head, which will be even more adorable. This panda involved many detailed and tiny folds, so try to use tough paper.
There are not any complex folding for this design, but you can check our Easy Origami Panda Face if you are a beginner, or you just want to make one with your little child.
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: 20 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm / 2
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Prepare two pieces of 15×15 cm origami square paper, with different colors on each side, to create a 12×7.5 cm origami panda. If you prefer a realistic effect, try to use papers with one white and one black side. Experiment with different colors and patterns, making your product more unique.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the brown side of the paper facing up, and fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 2
Fold the top point to the bottom along the dotted line, do not meet the bottom point.
Step 3
Fold up the bottom point of the white triangle to meet the midpoint of its top edge, mark the middle point, and then unfold it.
Step 4
Fold up the bottom point of the white triangle to meet the point you marked in the previous step, mark the middle point, and unfold it.
Step 5
Do it again, fold the bottom point to meet the point you just marked.
Step 6
Fold up the bottom point a little, then fold up the bottom edge along the dotted line, making the left and right edges of the folded part align with the left and right edges of the triangle under it.
Step 7
Fold down the top left and right points diagonally.
Step 8
Fold up the bottom two points along the middle horizontal dotted line.
Step 9
Fold the left edge of the top right layer to the right along the dotted line.
Fold the right edge of the top left layer to the left along the dotted line.
Step 10
Fold both left and right corners toward the center along the dotted lines.
Step 11
Fold the right corner of the top left layer, and the left corner of the top right layer a little.
Step 12
Flip the paper over.
Step 13
Fold the bottom edge up along the dotted line.
Step 14
Flip the paper over again.
Step 15
Fold these seven corners toward the center as the picture shows.
Step 16
Turn over the paper, this the head of the panda
Step 17
Take out another piece of paper, start with the white side of the paper facing up, and fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 18
Fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 19
Fold the left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, crease them well then unfold.
Step 20
Fold the top and bottom edges to align with the middle horizontal crease, then only unfold the bottom one.
Step 21
Fold the top left and right corners diagonally along the dotted lines, and unfold them.
Step 22
Squash the top left and right corners along the creases you just made.
Step 23
Fold the bottom left and right points toward the center along the dotted lines, making them meet the intersection point formed by the creases.
Step 24
Fold the right corner of the top left triangle to meet its left corner.
Fold the left corner of the top right triangle to meet its right corner.
Step 25
Flip the paper over.
Step 26
Fold the bottom to align with the horizontal crease.
Step 27
Fold the top left and right corners down along the black dotted line, crease them well then unfold them.
Step 28
Squash these two corners along the creases you just made.
Step 29
Fold the left and right corners of the top layer to the vertical crease along the existing creases.
Step 30
Turn over the paper.
Step 31
Fold down the top left and right corners.
Fold the bottom left and right corners of the top layer toward the center a little.
Step 32
Fold down the left and right parts of the top layer toward the center along the white dotted lines.
Step 33
Then fold the bottom points of the two layers you just folded down a little backward, as well as another four points, as you can see in the picture.
Step 34
Flip the paper over.
Step 35
Fold it in half vertically from the left to the right.
Step 36
Fold up the bottom part along the dotted line, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 37
Expand the paper to the original shape before folded in half, then flip it over.
Step 38
Shape the two creases you just made.
Step 39
Place the back side of the head and body part face up, then insert the top edge of the body part into the pocket on the head part, and finally flip them over, that’s your cute origami panda.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami panda, it is really adorable. Now you can explore our other origami animal instructions. Happy folding!
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