Animals · Step-by-step guide
Two-Tone Paper Penguin
Fold a little penguin with contrasting wings, a pale belly and tiny feet.
What you’ll need
- One 15 × 15 cm paper square, different colors on each side
- A fine marker
Origami · Folding and shaping

Make it, step by step.
13 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Mark the first folds
Open image at full size ↗Crease one diagonal. Fold both side edges toward the diagonal and unfold.
Mark the head area
Open image at full size ↗Bring the upper point down to the indicated center point and unfold. Fold it down again to the new crease.
Open the fold, then fold both upper side edges inward along the dotted guides.
Fold the narrow borders
Open image at full size ↗Open the side folds. Fold the upper point down to the middle guide and refold both narrow side borders.
Lift the lower point to the indicated crease, then turn the model over.
Precrease the body
Open image at full size ↗Bring the lower point up to meet the upper point. Fold the left section across, aligning the marked points, and open it.
Repeat on the right. Fold the indicated section so its upper point meets the crease and its lower point meets the bottom edge.
Fold matching sides
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the alignment fold on the left. Fold the left section in half.
Fold that section outward again, aligning its upper edge with the crease and its lower edge with the bottom edge. Repeat on the right.
Shape wings and feet
Open image at full size ↗Fold the lower edge of one side upward, then refold the small sections along the dotted guides.
Repeat on the opposite side to form matching wings and feet.
Finish the face
Open image at full size ↗Fold the narrow top section down along the guide and turn the penguin face up.
Lift the small beak tip if desired and draw two eyes.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open 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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