in this video I'm going to show you how
to fold an origami labrador designed by
Steven Casey. I'm going to use a square
sheet of paper with a side length of 24
centimeters or nine and a half inches
and the finished dog is then 12 cm
or 4 3/4 in
long, it's going to be 8 cm
or 3 1/8 in
high and depending on shaping about
4.5 cm or
1 3/4 in deep. Now,  for a
colored model we're going to start with
the color side up and crease the
diagonals. Next we're going to pinch the
halfway point just on one side and then
we're going to make a pinch on this
diagonal connecting these two points, but
we're not going to add the whole
crease. You just want to mark one third
of the whole paper, so just secure the
two points, bend the paper over and then
add a pinch right here. And then I'm just
going to rotate this, so that the pinch
mark is more towards the top. We're going to
bring this edge to meet that
intersection and then add a crease
throughout. Unfold, rotate and bring
the edge to the crease line you just
added. And now if you want to double-check
that these are thirds, you can check that
the raw edge and the folded edge align.
Now we need thirds in the other
direction, too, so I'm just going to take
this edge and bring it to these two
intersections. And finally add the last
crease to have a 3-by-3 grid.
Unfold and now we're going to bring this
point to that first intersection.
Unfold and bring the point to that
intersection. And same on the opposite
corner. Now we're going to bring this
folded edge to the center. And same with
the other one. Then we're going to go
along this long diagonal crease and then
we're going to add a crease along this
color change edge and try to get a nice
accurate point down here. And same on
the other side. Unfold and then do an
inside reverse fold opening up this
paper, pushing in the white section and
collapsing down. Same on the other side.
Then we're going to fold down these
single layers of paper. Now we're going
to bring this folded edge to that
central crease line. Make a very strong
crease, because you have many layers of
paper. And then we're going to make an
open sink, so we're going to open this
paper and all around this rectangle
we need mountain folds, so we need to reverse some of
the creases. And once you have that you
can push this in, so that we'll have valley
folds on these creases and then flatten
and strengthen the creases by going all
along them. Then we're going to open all
of this paper up again and that includes
the corners. And then we're going to have
a long mountain fold along here and then
we're going to align that mountain fold
with this point right here, the edge
meeting the crease line, and this point
right here and down here we
again have an edge and a crease line. And
because we have three points, you should
be able to get a nice and straight
crease. And then to strengthen the crease
just unfold that one flap and fold all the
way through. And then we're going to flip
this like so, so that you can see you
have that small brown triangle on the
left. And then we're going to take this
edge and align it with this crease line
right here.
Crease all the way through and then we're
going to open this up, up to that pleat
and then take this edge and also align
it with that crease line. And then here
we're just going to straighten this out,
soften the paper a little, so that we can
bring this over and add a crease all the
way through.
Now i'm going to zoom in on this section.
First we're going to take this flap and
fold it over so that we meet this corner
down here and align edge with edge. Make
a strong crease and then we're going to
add a crease that goes through where the
crease line meets the edge and then
we're going to bring this point so that
it meets this edge right there. Then
we're going to take this lower part and
add a crease along this edge.
Add a very strong crease, unfold, unfold
again and now we want to make a sink
here, so we're just going to press this
and then have mountain folds all around.
And now we also need to take care of the
center. So, can you see that small crease
right here? That also needs to be a
mountain fold. Can you see that? And then
some paper we go in here when we close
this again.
Just ensure that all the creases are
straightened out and press flat. So now
you can see this is inside.
Next we're going to add a crease from
this point over to where this straight
crease meets that edge. So i'm just going to
open the top layer get a crease started
in here and then move it over, secure
that point and then crease all the way
to that point in there. And then we're
going to start flattening this and we
want this to flatten completely, but we
have paper tension here. So we're going
to just squeeze this in a little, so that
the paper is in a soft curve and then
we're going to press this down flat, so
that we get the correct angle. So you
might have to push and pull a little and
then we're going to press this flat so
that the crease we're creating right
here is just an extension of that one
right
there. And this should actually mean that
the crease meets here again with a
crease line that we added before. Like
this. Then we're going to take this edge
and fold it over to narrow the first
front leg that were folding. So just
opening this up a little and then
bringing it over and then bringing it in,
adding a small squash fold here and then
folding it in and then it needs to be
folded back just a tiny bit, so that we
have some extra paper here, but it's not
going to be visible in the end. Like this.
And then we need to repeat all of these steps
on the other side, but this time on the
mirror image. So this time we're going to
work on the right rather than on the
left first.
Once we have both front legs done, we're going
to fold in these sections along existing
creases and then we're going to add a
crease that starts in this point and
goes over to that point here. So I'm just
going to first catch that point, then
curl the paper over and then press this
paper in to add a crease right along
that edge. And then flatten. Same on the
other side. Then we're going to extend
these mountain folds right here, so that
they go through the brown paper. I'm just
going to lift this up and then extend
the crease. Same on the other side. And
then we're going to go along these mountain
folds right here and we have mountain
folds here and a long valley fold here -
kind of like a very big open sink. So
we're folding this in half here and here
and then this goes in along existing
creases. Just ensure that none of the
paper curls and then we have this. Next
we're going to add a crease that starts
down here and we're just going to fold
the paper up in a precrease. We're going
to unfold it and make an outside reverse
fold. We're going to open it up and
press the paper inside out and then we
want to go along that crease line to
flatten the model again.
On this side we want mountain fold along
this edge, so I'm just going to precrease
that and then open it up and make the
mountain fold all the way through. And
then we're going to pinch this together,
so that we kind of press here and we
want to make a crimp and it meets right
in this top point and then we swivel it
over so that you have just a slight
extra section after this point that you
can see right here. And basically my
orientation point is to usually get
these two points to be about the same
height,
although this is just a tiny bit further
up and this is the start of the hind legs, as
you can see. Now we're going to make a
crease where we know we leave just a bit
of a gap here so that we have a nice
shape of the back and about like this
this is just a shaping of the tail so it
doesn't matter that much what the angle
is and we're going to make an inside
reverse fold out of it and then we're
going to take this edge and fold it over
to that edge and swimmer this paper
inside to narrow the hind leg and the
tail at the same time so first we're
going to open this layer and then swivel
this in
and then we're going to press that paper
to the inside too narrow and same on the
other side like this then we're going to
take this section and fold it up like
this perhaps so that this point it's
pretty much half way of that tail and
here you can also see you're about
halfway and then press flat then we're
going to take this section right here
and you can perhaps precrease adding a
crease between this point and that point
and then followed inside same on the
other side and then we're going to
narrow the tail bringing it in so that
we could rid of this paper right here
we're going to bring it up a little but
not all the way to the point we don't
want the tail to be too pointy
so we have this then we're going to work
a bit on the inside of the model we want
to use this flap and fold the angle in
half like that a strong crease and
followed and then make an inside reverse
fold flat and then you have this then
we're going to take this section and
we're also going to floating and again
it's a bit in the inside of the model
let's just open this up a little and
then
fold it in like that and then make and
inside reverse fold out of it so just
unfolded and then bring that paper in
along the existing creates and press
flat same on the other side first
precrease and then inside reverse found
like this and then we can narrow the
belly
we're just going to open this up a bit
and then followed in so that this paper
within lie flat and press flat do the
same on the other side and press plat
those the model strength of the creases
and then we can shape the hind legs so
first I'm going to add a crease that
starts in this point I'm going to bend
out the paper and if you want to
orientation point you might perhaps try
and get this to be straight as in the
same direction as that back and just
ensure it goes all the way to the top
press there's many layers of paper here
and then followed back out just a tiny
section of paper is he here to give this
kind of look and then you want the same
on the other side
adding the same creases and it's easier
if you perhaps unfold this so that you
get nice symmetry
unless of course you intentionally
wanted to be asymmetrical because you
want a different stats for the dark then
just align these two points and then
press flat and then we have that now we
can make our dog stand on behind legs
right here we're going to open these
layers and then press so that you get
this small kite shape if you look at it
from below and then flatten looks like
this year and same on the second kind
leg just try to get about the same size
always compare the sides and then again
press flat in the front
you're going to open from behind and
then you're going to again have a kite
shape and you're going to fold that kite
shape to the front and then close it up
like this and same on the other side
first a kite shape press it flat and
bring it forward and close it up
so that's what we've got now finally
we're going to work on the head and I
wanted to keep that for the finish
so we're going to add a crease between
this point and that what just going to
slightly precrease and then make an
inside reverse code and add precision
here and then you have this and we're
going to take this point and bring it
over here many layers of paper so make a
strong crease and then an open sink so
just going to open us up Mount goes all
the way around and then press in along
existing crease lights like this then we
can hide some paper right here just
folding it in in a mountain vote when we
have that we can also bring in this
small section of white paper this and
same on the other side
then we're going to take this flap and
we're going to bring it up and out and
then we want to align edge with edge
this and flatten then we're going to
open this section like this and you're
going to have a crease starting in about
that point right here so not quite here
with the brown edge but rather on the
white edge and then you're just going to
ensure that this edge right here aligns
with the edge below so that we have the
right angle for the head this next we're
going to form the ears and for this you
go about halfway in your add a crease
just going to go inside these two layers
right here and start adding a mountain
fold in a slight angle so that this
section is wider than that section
perhaps like this and then push in the
paper here in and also push on this
crease so that you're adding some extra
paper here to change the shape of the
ear a little then present flat and if
you're not quite happy with that shape
you can change it now but I'm okay with
this so I'm just going to try and make
this look approximately the same
although you know with real dogs the
ears are also not going to be completely
symmetrical so don't worry too much
about making it look exactly the same
then to shape the ears a bit we're just
going to fold inside that corner a
little bit like this and same on the
other side and also up here floating in
some paper to shape the ears and the
head and press because there's many
layers of paper here and if you want to
hide this small section of paper you can
fold it inside that and depending on how
you shape the ears
you might not see that section of paper
to begin with
now the final step is shaping the head
and for this we're going to start a
crease up here that goes a bit towards
the inside and then back out
perhaps like this and then you also need
to shorten it and then you can check
whether you like that look and if you
don't you can adjust it so i wanted to
have this may be slightly differently
angled and it's a bit too short i'm just
going to lengthen it and now I'm happy
when I have that i'm just going to press
on these creases to make them strong and
then i'm going to open it up and open
this up go along the first one and then
third one in a mountain fold again and
then the second one like this
and then your Labrador designed by
Stephen Casey is all done now you might
want to shape this a little so that the
dog stands very nicely just going to
press this flat you can put some heavy
books on top overnight that helps a lot
and then you can see that the dog stands
nicely and isn't it absolutely cute
now if you're interested in diagrams for
this model they are included in the book
everything origami by Matthew gardener
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