This middle version of the origami penguin closely resembles a real penguin, featuring its characteristic beak, charming fins, and elegant upright posture, guaranteed to bring joy to anyone who makes it. If you are new to origami, you may check our Easy Origami Penguin, it is the best one to start your origami journey. Besides, we have a lovely cute 3D origami Penguin with more details.
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: 15 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm origami square paper, with one blue and one white side, and you will get a 12×7.5 cm origami penguin.
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold the bottom point to meet the intersection point formed by the creases you just made, crease it well then unfold.
Step 4
Fold the top point to meet the intersection point formed by the crease you made in the previous step and the vertical crease, crease it well then unfold it.
Step 5
Flip the paper over.
Step 6
Fold the paper in half vertically from the left to the right side.
Step 7
Fold the bottom section of the left edge to align with the crease indicated by the black line, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 8
Shape the crease you just made of the top layer, and fold it up along the crease shown by the dotted line, to squash the bottom corner of the paper.
Step 9
Fold the triangle down.
Step 10
Fold the top right edge of the top layer to align with the top left edge.
Step 11
Flip the paper over.
Step 12
Fold the top left edge to align with the top right edge.
Step 13
Fold down the top point to the right, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 14
View the paper from the top left side and focus on the top part, open it by pulling these edges to both sides. Then shape the creases you made in the previous step, as well as the middle crease of the right section[picture 3]. Finally, press down the tip and flatten the fold, creating the head.
Step 15
Fold the right point of the beak to the left point, then fold it back to the right side for a short section, and unfold it.
Step 16
View the beak from the bottom right side, open it, and fold the tip to the left side along the first crease shown by the dotted line[picture 3], then fold the tip back to the right side along the second crease indicated by the dotted line[picture 4]. Finally, flatten the fold, getting a complete beak.
Step 17
Fold the right edge of the top layer to the left side along the dotted line, then flip the paper over, and fold the left edge to the right side along the dotted line, ensuring these two folded layers overlap.
Step 18
Fold up the edge shown by the red line to align with the bottom edge of the wing indicated by the grey line, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 19
Turn over the paper.
Step 20
Similarly, fold the edge indicated by the red line to align with the edge indicated by the gray line, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 21
View the paper from the left side, slightly unfold the paper, and fold the bottom left and right edges along the creases you made in the previous step. Then close the paper, view it from the original position, and rotate it 90 degrees horizontally to make the beak to the left side.
Step 22
Fold the right edge of the wing to the left along the dotted line.
Step 23
Fold the bottom right point of the wing to the left, crease it well, and unfold it.
Step 24
Then fold the left edge of the wing back to the right side to unfold this waing.
Step 25
Push the crease indicated by the red dotted line to the left, then flatten the fold along the crease indicated by the black dotted lines.
Step 26
Turn over the model.
Step 27
As you did for another wing, fold the left edge of the wing on this side to the right, then fold the bottom left point to the right, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Next, unfold this wing.
Step 28
Finally, push the crease shown by the red dotted line to the right, then flatten the fold along the creases shown by the black dotted lines.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of your lovely origami penguin, now you can explore our other origami bird instructions. Happy folding!
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