How to make origami birds

 

 

You will be learning to make various kinds of origami birds here.

 

 

 

 

Traditional Origami Bird

origami bird

Level

Beginner

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The base of origami bird is "kite base" which is used for making an origami swan. Also you will learn what "inside reverse-fold" from this origami bird.

 

Traditional Origami Crow

traditional origami crow

Level

Beginner

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The origami crow starts from bird base. One special folding technique you need to know for this model is inside reverse-fold

 

Traditional Origami Parrot

traditional origami parrot

Level

Beginner

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This origami parrot is an easy model to fold. You will able to learn both inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold from this model.

 

 

Traditional Origami Dove

traditional origami dove

Level

Beginner

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The essential folding technique that you need to know before working on this traditional origami dove is inside reverse-fold. You will be applying four times of it.
 

Traditional Origami Pigeon

traditional origami pigeon

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami pigeon is a very simple model. Only special folding technique that you need to know is inside reverse-fold.

 

Traditional Origami Swallow

traditional origami swallow

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami swallow starts from bird base. One special folding technique you need to know for this model is inside reverse-fold.

 

 

Traditional Origami Duck

traditional origami duck

Level

Beginner

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This origami duck is a traditional model which makes use of both inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 

Traditional Origami Mandarin Duck

mandarin origami duck

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami Mandarin duck starts from a kite base. The special folding techniques that you will learn from this model are both inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 

Traditional Origami Phoenix

traditional origami phoenix

Level

Intermediate

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From this traditional origami phoenix, you will be able to learn both petal-fold and inside reverse-fold.

 

 

Traditional Origami Crane

traditional origami crane

Level

Beginner

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While you are making an origami crane, you will learn two bases: (1) square base and (2) bird base. For many people, origami crane might be the first model to learn origami folding. So it is like a prerequisite for more advance models.

 

Flying Origami Crane

 

flying origami crane

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

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This flying origami crane is derived from bird base. You will learn both inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold from this model. One special folding technique that you will learn from this flying crane is asymmetric squash-fold.

 

New Origami Crane

origami crane

Level

Intermediate

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This origami crane is different from the traditional origami crane. It is based on calyx base instead of bird base. It is a bit skinnier than the traditional one.

 

 

Traditional Origami Crane II

traditional origami crane II

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami crane II also starts from bird base. The special feature of this model is an unique shape of two wings.

 

Flying Origami Crane II

 

flying origami crane II

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

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This flying origami crane II starts from a bird base. Two special folding techniques involved with this model are open sink-fold and inside reverse-fold.

 

Flying Origami Crane III

flying origami crane III

Level

Beginner / Intermediate

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This flying origami crane II starts from a bird base. Two special folding techniques involved with this model are open sink-fold and inside reverse-fold.

 

 

Traditional Origami Rooster

easy origami rooster

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami rooster is an easy model. There is no special folding technique involved with this model.

 

Traditional Origami Chick

easy origami chick

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami chick is an easy model to make. One special folding technique involved with this model is inside reverse-fold. You will need to apply this technique for two times

 

Traditional Origami Hen

easy origami hen

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami hen is an easy model. The special folding techniques involved with this model are squash-fold and inside reverse-fold.

 

 

Traditional Origami Peacock

easy origami peacock

Level

Beginner

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This origami peacock is a traditional model which makes use of an inside reverse-fold for three times

 

Origami Peacock with Spreading Feathers

easy origami peacock

Level

Intermediate

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You can fold an origami peacock with spreading feathers with one sheet of square paper. You will need to apply both petal-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 

Origami Turkey

 

origami turkey

Level

Intermediate

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This origami turkey starts from 16x16 matrix base. Two basic folding techniques that you need to apply for this model are both inside reverse-fold and rabbit ear-fold.

 

 

Traditional Origami Swan

traditional origami swan

Level

Beginner

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This is one of the simplest origami swan you can make out of a square paper. Ths origami swan is based on a so-called "kite base".

 

Origami Baby Swan (Cygnet)

 

With Mother Swan

traditional origami baby swan with mother swan

Level

Beginner

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This origami baby swan is even more easier to fold compared to the traditional origami swan.
 

Origami Swan Cleaning Itself

traditional origami swan

Level

Beginner

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This is a modified version of the traditional origami swan. One special folding technique you will learn from this model is outside reverse-fold.
 

 

Origami Swan II

 

origami swan II

Level

Beginner

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This origami swan II is a new model for origami swan. This would be a good model to learn the folding technique of outside reverse-fold.

 

Cute Origami Swan

 

Cute origami swan

Level

Beginner

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This origami swan is a modified version of the traditional origami swan. There are two special folding techniques that you need to learn from this model; they are rabbit ear-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 

Traditional Origami Penguin

traditional origami penguin

Level

Beginner

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This simple origami penguin is very easy to fold. One distinctive feature of this model is that you can learn easily what the folding technique of outside reverse-fold is.

 

 

Traditional Origami Owl

traditional origami owl

Level

Beginner

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This traditional origami owl is based on so-called "bird base". One special folding technique you will learn from this model is an asymmetric inside reverse-fold.

 

Origami Eagle

 

origami eagle

Level

Intermediate

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This origami eagle is for an intermediate-level folder. Two basic folding techniques that you need to apply for this model are both inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 

Standing Origami Crane

standing origami crane

Level

Intermediate

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This standing origami crane starts from a 8x8 matrix base. The special folding techniques that you will learn from this model are rabbit ear-fold, squash-fold, pleat-fold, petal-fold, inside reverse-fold, and outside reverse-fold.

 

 

Grace Origami Swan

 

grace origami swan

Level

Beginner

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This origami swan starts with a kite base. There are three special folding techniques that you need to learn for this model; they are rabbit ear-fold, inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold.

 
   

 

 

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