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Rounded Paper Bear Face

Make a friendly bear face with folded ears and a simple drawn expression.

What you’ll need

  • One 15 × 15 cm paper square
  • A fine marker
  • A small pale paper circle for the muzzle, optional
  • Craft glue, optional for the muzzle
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Paper craft · Folding and assembly

Finished Rounded Paper Bear Face

Make it, step by step.

11 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions

Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom.

Finished model

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Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.

    Finished model

    Rounded Paper Bear Face: Finished modelOpen image at full size ↗

    Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.

      Crease the head base

      Rounded Paper Bear Face: Crease the head baseOpen image at full size ↗
      1. Fold the square along a diagonal and open it. Fold it across the other diagonal and open it again.

      2. Bring the two lower edges toward the center crease to form a kite.

      Prepare the ear pockets

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      1. Fold the side sections toward the marked guides, then make the next folds along the outer dotted lines.

      2. Lift one folded edge upright and open its pocket.

      Squash both ear pockets

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      1. Squash the pocket flat and repeat on the other side. Rotate the model to match the lower-left picture.

      2. Fold the indicated flap upward to align with the dotted edge.

      Round the head outline

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      1. Repeat the flap fold on the right. Fold the bottom point upward and the top point downward.

      2. Bring the two sides inward along the guides to make a broad, rounded face.

      Reveal the face

      Rounded Paper Bear Face: Reveal the faceOpen image at full size ↗
      1. Turn the model to the front and flatten the face gently.

      Soften the ears

      Rounded Paper Bear Face: Soften the earsOpen image at full size ↗
      1. Fold the pointed top of each ear behind a little, keeping both ears the same size.

      Add the expression

      Rounded Paper Bear Face: Add the expressionOpen image at full size ↗
      1. Draw two eyes and a nose and mouth. If desired, glue a small pale paper circle onto the face first to make the muzzle shown.

      Finished model

      Rounded Paper Bear Face: Finished modelOpen image at full size ↗

      Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.

        Finished model

        Rounded Paper Bear Face: Finished modelOpen image at full size ↗

        Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.

          Finished model

          Rounded Paper Bear Face: Finished modelOpen image at full size ↗

          Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.

            Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.

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