Origami: How to fold a Shark

We all have the image of sharks being fierce, don’t we?

They are so powerful with big mouths and sharp teeth.

They look different from other sea animals

when they go to the aquarium, like they are scary but cool…

Today, I’ll show you two patterns of how to fold a shark.★

How to fold a shark Ver.1

It’s a shark who has a unique sharp mouth.

It might look complicated to fold, it will be good,

if you fold each procedure nice and slowly.★

1. Get a sheet of origami paper ready.  Fold it in half to make a triangle.

2. Fold it in half again.

3. Open the bag part and fold it to make a square.

4. Do the same thing for the other side too.

5. Fold it along the dotted lines and make creases.

6. Open it up along the creases.

7. Do the same thing for the other side too.

8. Put the top layer down.

9. Fold it up along the dotted line.

10. Move the top layer of the right side to the left side.

11. Then fold it in half.

12. Fold it down along the dotted line.

13. Put the back layer down.

14. Put the left corner to the right, as picture No.15 shows.

15. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

16. Change the direction.

17. The left side is the head and the right side is the tail.

Fold the tail part as if you cover it along the dotted line, as picture No.18 shows.

18. Draw eyes and it’s done!

Here is a thin and small shark!

It becomes a cute shark only by drawing round eyes.♥

How to fold a shark Ver.2

Even though it has many procedures, this is much easier.

If you use black, blue and purple origami paper, it will look like a real shark.★

1. Get a sheet of origami paper ready.

Fold it in half twice and make creases along the dotted lines.

2. Fold it in half to make a triangle.

3. Fold the left corner up along the dotted line.

4. Turn it over.

5. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

6. Turn it over.

7. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

8. Turn it over.

9. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

10. Fold only the top sheet of corner down, along the dotted line.

11. Turn it over.

12. The left side will be a face and the right side will be a tail.

Fold the corner to the left along the dotted line.

13. Open the bag part and fold it as picture No.14 shows.

14. Fold it up along the dotted line.

15. Turn the tail behind as picture No.16 shows.

16. Draw eyes and

17. it’s done!

The thin, long body looks cool doesn’t it?

The sharp fin is just like a real shark’s fin, right?♪

Let this shark be one of the origami members in the aquarium too! ★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】