Origami: How to fold a Tiger

Tigers look so huge when we actually see them in the zoo, don’t they?♥

The size differs a lot from the cats which are small and cute,

even though they are both classified in the cat family.

Do you know there are white tigers too,

other than Bengal tiger or Siberian tiger?♪

The white tiger is regarded as a sacred animal in India

and it’s said that there are fewer in number among all the other kinds of tigers.

Also, I’ve heard that a tiger called “Black tiger” was caught before.

Maybe we can use black or white colored origami paper to make those tigers too.★

How to fold a tiger 1 A face of the tiger

First, let’s fold a tiger’s face!

It’s so easy, since it’s only a face!

1. Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Put it back and fold it in half again. (a valley fold)

3. Fold both sides to the middle.

4. Fold both sides up, along the dotted lines.

5. Fold both corners, along the dotted lines.

6. Fold the top corner down. (a valley fold)

7. Turn it over.

8. Fold the only top sheet up, along the dotted line.

9. Fold the tip down, along the dotted line.

Fold the second sheet up and put it inside, along the dotted line.

10. And a tiger’s face is done!

I put the round eyes on it and made a cute tiger this time!

It will either be a cute tiger or a cool one, depends on how you draw!

How to fold a tiger 2 A running tiger

Next, let’s fold a running tiger with origami paper!

Please make a lively running tiger cool!

1. Fold in in half, make a crease and turn it over.

2. Fold it in half along the dotted line again.

3. Fold only the top sheet in half and make a crease.

4. Fold it at the point where two creases are crossing each other.

5. Pull the corner up and fold it along the dotted line,

as picture No.6 shows.

6. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

7. Open the bag part and fold it back.

8. Fold it inside, along the dotted line.

9. Fold it inside again, along the dotted line.

10. Change the direction and fold it along the dotted line.

Fold it the same way for the other side too.

11. Fold them along the dotted line like a staircase.

12. Fold them along the dotted line like a staircase again.

If you can’t fold it well, open it and fold.

13. Fold it inside along the dotted line.

Fold it the same way for the other side too.

14. The dotted lines shown in the picture below

are the parts folded as “a mountain fold”.

15. Fold it inside.

16. Fold it inside.

17. Pull the white part out.

18. Fold it inside, along the dotted line.

19. Fold it along the dotted line.

20. Fold it up along the dotted line.

21. Fold it inside.

22. Fold the white part inside.

23. Fold the tail inside.

24. And a running tiger is done!

How to fold a tiger 3 A sitting tiger

Lastly, I’ll show you how to fold a sitting tiger.

Unlike the last one, this tiger looks relaxed.

But the nobleness is the same!

1. Get a half-cut origami ready.

Fold them along the dotted lines and make creases.

2. Fold them along the dotted lines and make creases. (a mountain fold)

3. Cut it to the middle with scissors.

4. Fold it along the creases, as picture No.5 shows.

5. Fold it in half.

6, Fold them along the dotted lines.

7. Turn it over.

8. Fold them along the dotted lines.

9. Open it up and turn it over.

10. Open the only first sheet and fold it up, along the creases.

11. Open the part that you cut,

and fold it the same way as you did in No.10.

12. Move it to the right, along the dotted line.

13. Fold it down.

14. Fold it in half, along the dotted line.

15. Fold the right side to the left.

16. Fold it up, along the dotted line.

17. Move it back to the right.

18. Fold it the same way for the right side too.

19. Fold the top tip behind and fold the bottom part up,

along the dotted line.

20. Fold it down, along the dotted line.

21. Fold it up along the dotted line.

22. After you fold it, fold both corners up along the dotted line.

23. Fold it down.

24. Fold both corners up, along the dotted lines.

25. Open it up.

26. Fold both corners to the middle.

27. Fold both sides (1/3 from the edge) toward the middle.

28. Fold them along the dotted lines like a staircase.

29. Fold it in half.

30. Fold only the top sheet behind (a mountain fold)

and the second sheet up (a valley fold).

31. And it’s done!

How was it?  You made a cute tiger or a cool tiger?

Even though you might not be able to fold them well

since they are a little complicated,

once you are used to it, you can fold them well.♪

If you get used to it, you can adjust the balance on your own too!

You can arrange by making the size of each part (ears, body, legs, etc…) change too.♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】