Animals · Step-by-step guide
Pocket-Sized Penguin
Make a small flat penguin, then draw its eyes and color the beak.
What you’ll need
- One square of paper
- A pen or colored pencils
Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping
Make it, step by step.
9 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Prepare the square
Open image at full size ↗Choose paper with different colors on its two sides for a contrasting belly.
Form the basic folds
Open image at full size ↗Fold the square along the reference creases and bring the corners inward, following the four panels.
Fold one side
Open image at full size ↗Turn the right flap left, fold its upper section down, then return it to the right.
Repeat on the left
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the flap fold on the left. Fold both sides toward the center and turn over.
Shape the head and wings
Open image at full size ↗Fold the upper point and side sections into the arrangement shown in the panels.
Round the outline
Open image at full size ↗Fold the small outer corners inward to shape the penguin's head and body.
Turn to the front
Open image at full size ↗Turn the model over to reveal the front face.
Lift the beak
Open image at full size ↗Fold the small center point upward.
Draw the details
Open image at full size ↗Add eyes and color the small beak to finish the penguin.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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