Origami Blog: How to Make An Origami Crane

Step 1: First get a normal sheet of printer paper and make it into a square piece of paper. Fold the square piece of paper in half both ways. Your paper should have a plus going through the paper, and a a line going through the middle. Now turn the paper so it looks like a diamond, and Fold it in half to make a triangle. Do a reverse fold going inward on the triangle. This will take out on of the corners in the paper. Now do the same thing to the other corner.

Step 2: Now fold each of the flaps towards the middle on there respected side. Fold the triangle at the top of the paper downwards. Now unfold each of the flaps so the paper would look like a smaller diamond. Fold the layer that is facing you forwards. This will make a small bowl shape. Press down on this bowl making a thin diamond. Now do the same thing to the next layer.

Step 3: Unfold the Sides that you just folded making it turn back into a small diamond. Now you are going to do a petal fold on the diamond. Bring one flap upwards, so a pocket is made. You are then going to fold the sides of the pocket downwards so it makes a long diamond. Do that to the other side. Fold every bottom side of the diamond towards the middle so the bottom of the diamond is skinnier then the top. Turn the diamond to its side, so it looks flat for you. Then unfold the side facing you making it flat the other way. When the side is flat fold it upwards until it cant go any higher. When you have finished that fold it back in half. Do that same process to the other side. Choose the side that you want to be the head, and do a reverse fold on the tip of the piece making it look like a head. Grab the piece opposite to the head a push it further to its corresponding side. That will make the cranes tail. Finally fold the flaps downwards that are separating the head from the tail. There you have it you have just finished you origami crane.

Origami Blog: How to Make an Origami Dove

Step 1: Get a square piece of paper and turn it, so it looks like a diamond. Then grab the bottom flap and fold it upwards. It should look like a triangle now. Now fold the right side of the triangle to the left side, then unfold it. Bring the tip of the right side to the top of the triangle. Do same thing to the left side. Now fold each of the sides downwards, so there tips are now on the bottom. Then unfold the piece so it is back to a small diamond.

Step 2: Fold each side of the diamond, so the tips of the left and right side are touching the middle. Now unfold that, so it back to a diamond. Now that there is a crease on the very side of each side do a reverse fold on them. Fold the entire thing in half, so it will look like a trapezoid. On each side of the trapezoid fold on of the flaps downwards making a ninety degree angle on the paper. Fold the part that made the ninety degree angle to the other side now. Fold the top corner of the paper towards both sides. Use the vertical line as a folding area. Now do a reverse fold on that corner folding it inside.

Step 3: Fold the flaps that made a ninety degree angle back to its original side leaving some of it on the side it was still on. On the very bottom of the paper (opposite to the corner that was reverse folded in step three) fold the tip of the corner to the side. Now unfold this, and do a reverse fold on the corner. You are now done with your origami dove.

 

Origami Blog: How to make a Jumping Frog

Step 1: Get a square piece of paper and fold it in half vertically. Then fold the piece of paper in half again, but this time horizontally. Grab the flap that is facing you, and fold that back up. Now unfold everything so it looks like a rectangle again. Fold the left corner down towards the other side unfold that and do the same thing to the other corner. Do a revere fold on those corners making that top section turn into a triangle.

Step 2: Fold the bottom flap of the rectangle so it meets up with the bottom of the triangle. Grab one side of the triangle, and bring it to the other side. With the corner gone fold the rectangle part of the paper to the middle. When you are done with that fold the triangle back to its place, do that to the other side. Fold the rectangle part of the triangle again so it meets up with the bottom of the triangle. Fold the corners of that rectangle downwards so the corners meet up with the bottom. Now unfold the rectangle and do a reverse fold on those small corners. It should look like there is an upside down pentagon on the bottom of the triangle. Fold the corners of the trapezoid downwards to it looks like its an upside down trapezoid

Step 3: Fold the corners of the top triangle upwards to make small arms. Fold the middle trapezoid flaps towards there corresponding sides. Fold the pentagon upwards then unfold half of it back downwards. You are now done with your Origami Frog.

Tips on How to Draw Better

Hi guys I just wanted to sit down, and wright to you guys and explain how to get better at drawing. I am going to be using eight tricks that worked for me.

Number 1: Practice. I cant say this enough you have to practice drawing everyday, to get better. Even if its just a few sketches a day if you want to get good at drawing you have to practice.

Number 2: Use photos references. It is very hard to draw pictures well just using your mind. Have photo references of the picture you are drawing it will help you a lot.

Number 3: Study on one thing you like. If you like to draw animals stick with drawing animals for a while, and when you are ready to start a knew topic stay on that for a while. Don't just keep drawing new pictures you have to get used to the topic of art you are doing.

Number 4: Think of what your drawing as an abstract arrangement of different shapes it will help you in the long run.

Number 5: Make sure you know how to contrast your drawing knowing what is bright or dark.

Number 6: Have good art supplies. Don't just go to any craft store or online store and get art supplies because those aren't the best. Get your equipment form a store that sells them for a living that how you know they are good.

Number 7: Know what perspective your drawing at. You'll have to know the difference between first person second and third.

Number 8: Do not compare you art to other peoples art if it makes you feel bad. This will make you stress out, and even sometimes make your art look even worse. If you compare your art to someone that is better then you, and you feel sad about it you have to stop doing that.