Hey guys, this is Evan from EZ Origami.
And today I'll be teaching you how to
fold an origami butterfly!
This is a very simple traditional model,
and it's perfect for beginners. This
model requires one square sheet of paper.
If this is your first time folding this
model, I recommend using a 6 inch or
larger square. Using a 6 inch square
will result in a butterfly about
5.5 inches wide.
I'm going to be using paper with color
on one side and white on the other just
to make it a bit easier to follow along,
but you can use paper with color on both
sides. Either way it will not affect the
appearance of the completed model. And
once you've prepared your paper, we're
going to start with the white side up,
and then we're going to fold in half
diagonally. So take this bottom right
corner and fold it up to the top left
corner. Align the corners and the edges,
then make your crease, and then unfold. Then
we're going to rotate the paper so that
the crease we just made now runs from
the top left corner down to the bottom
right corner. And then we're going to
make a diagonal crease in the opposite
direction. So once again, take this bottom
right corner and fold it up to the top
left corner. Align the corners and the
edges, then make your crease. And then
unfold. And now we're going to fold in
half vertically. So take this right edge
and fold it over to the left edge. Align
the corners and the edges, then make your
crease, and unfold. And then we're going
to fold in half horizontally. So take
this bottom edge and fold it up to the
top edge. Align the corners and the edges,
then make your crease, and then unfold.
And now we're going to fold in all four
corners and align them with this point
here where the four creases intersect.
We're going to start with the bottom
right corner here and we're simply going
to pull it up and align with that
intersection. Then you can make your
crease. And your model should look like
this. Now we're going to slightly rotate
the model, and we're going to do the same
exact thing on this bottom right corner.
So we're simply going to pull it up and again
align it with that crease intersection.
Once everything is aligned , then you can
make your crease. And then you should
have this. Now we're going to rotate the
paper once again, and we're going to do
the same thing. So simply pull up the
bottom right
corner, align it with that intersection,
and then make your crease. Then we're going
to rotate the paper one last time, and
we're going to do the same thing. So simply
pull up the bottom right corner, align it
with that intersection, and then make
your crease. And then we're going to
unfold the four corners that we just
folded in so that we're back to the
original square. And now we're going to
fold in the left and right edges and
align them with this center vertical
crease. So we're going to start with this
right edge here, and we're simply going
to pull it over to the left. And once the
colored edge is completely aligned with
that vertical crease, then you can make
your crease. And your model should look
like this. And then we're going to do the
same thing on the left.
So again we're simply going to pull the
left edge over to the right, and this
time you can align the left edge with
the colored edge that we just folded in.
And once both colored edges are
completely aligned, then you can make
your crease. And now we're going to fold
up this bottom edge and align it with
the center horizontal crease. So we're
going to do that by simply pulling up
the bottom edge, and once it's completely
aligned with that center horizontal
crease, then you can make your crease.
Then we're going to rotate the model
180 degrees and we're going
to do the same exact thing. So once again
we're going to fold up this bottom edge
and align with that center horizontal
crease, or in this case you can also
align it with the colored edges that we
just folded down. Then we're simply going
to pull up the bottom edge, just like
this, and once it's completely aligned
with that horizontal edge, then you can
make your crease. And your model should
look like this. And now we're going to
slightly lift up on that bottom layer of
paper that we just folded up. And from
here I want you to notice these two
separate white layers of paper
underneath this colored layer here.
So what we're going to do now is, with
your left hand, you want to hold down the
center of the model so that it doesn't
move. And with your right hand, you want to
grab the small white layer of paper from
behind on the right side of the model. So
we're simply going to grab that small
white layer and we're going to carefully
pull it over to the right as far as
it'll go.
You'll see it reaches a point where it
doesn't want to go any further, and
that's when you want to flatten out the
model. And you'll see it'll collapse
along existing creases, and it should
make a shape like this. And once you've
done that on the right side, then we want
to do the same exact thing on the left.
So again we're going to slightly lift up
this bottom layer of paper, and with your
right hand, you want to hold down on the
center of
model. And with your left hand you want
to grab the small white layer of paper
from behind. So we're simply going to grab that
layer, and we're going to carefully pull it
over to the left as far as it goes. You'll see it
reaches this point where it doesn't want
to go any further, and that's when you
want to flatten out the model and
re-collapse along existing creases. Then
we're going to rotate the model 180
degrees, and we're going to do the
same exact thing. So once again, we're
going to lift up that bottom layer of
paper just like we did before. And we're
going to start with our left hand on the
center of the model. And with our right
hand, we want to grab the small white
layer of paper from the right side of
the model. So we're just going to pull
that layer over to the right as far as
it'll go,
then we can flatten out the model, and it
will re-collapse along existing
creases. And then we want to do the same
thing one last time on the left.
So we're going to slightly lift up this
bottom layer of paper. Then with your
right hand, you want to hold down the
center of the model, and with your left hand,
you want to grab that small white layer
from behind. So we're simply going to
pull that over to the left as far as
it'll go,
and once it reaches a point where it
doesn't want to go any further, then you
can simply flatten out the model along
existing creases. And once you've done
that four times, your model should look
like this. And then we're going to turn
the model over. And now we're going to
fold the entire model in half along this
existing horizontal crease. So we're
simply going to fold down the top edge
and align it with this bottom edge.
So simply fold the model and half, just like
this. And now we're going to lift up the
top layer of paper on the right side of
the model. So we're just going to lift up
this flap here, and what we want to do is
fold it down along this existing crease
here. So we're going to do that by simply
folding it down as far as it will go. And
you'll see the paper will re-collapse
along existing creases. So simply reinforce
those creases, and then we're going to do
the same thing on the left.
So we're going to lift up the very top
layer of paper, and we're going to fold
it down along this existing crease here.
So we're simply going to fold that flap down
as far as it'll go.
You'll see it will re-collapse along
existing creases, and you can just
flatten out the model. And your model should
look like this. And now we're going to
give the butterfly some shape. So we're
going to do that by narrowing the wings
on the left and right sides of the model.
So let's start with this right side here,
and what we're going to do is lift up on
the top layer of paper, and we're going
to fold in the corner just slightly. Now
there's no exact reference point for
this,
the idea is just to give the butterfly's
wing some shape. So once you have
something
this, then you can make your crease. And
then we're going to do the same thing on
the left side. So again we're going to
lift up the top layer of paper, and
we're just going to fold in this corner
slightly. I like to try to make it
symmetrical with the other side, so you may
have to slightly adjust it, just like
this. And once both sides are fairly
symmetrical, then you can make your
crease. And now we're going to fold the
entire model in half along an existing
vertical crease here. So we're
essentially folding the top right corner
over to this top left corner. So we're
carefully going to fold all the layers
over to the left, just like this, along
that existing vertical crease. And now
we're going to make a new crease like
this one that I've marked here. So I find
the easiest to do this by using your
right hand to hold down the top right
corner of the model. And from here you
want to lift up the top set of layers on
the left side of the model, and you're
simply going to fold them over to the
right like this. You'll see that you're
folding it up at an angle. So you can
slightly rotate the model, and again
there's no exact reference point for
this, so you can adjust the crease any way
that you like. Then you can make your
crease in the center of the model, just
like this. Crease sharply because you're
folding through a lot of layers. Then
we're going to turn the model over, and
you'll see that it's not exactly
symmetrical. So we simply need to fold
the entire model and half. And I find it
easiest to do this by folding the top
right corner over to the top left corner.
So we're just going to fold over the
right side of the model, just like this,
until both of those corners are aligned.
If you've done this correctly, all of the
layers on the left side of the model should
align as well. Then what you want to
do is reinforce this crease on the right
side of the model. So just create sharply
because you're folding through a lot of
layers. Then what we want to do is lift
up the model, and we're going to separate the
two layers from the top. So you can
slightly open up the model a bit, and
this is the completed butterfly! I hope
you've enjoyed this video tutorial on
how to fold an origami butterfly! Feel
free to upload photos of your completed
model to the YouTube gallery on my
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some of the other simple origami videos
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