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Origami Mew

  • Completed Project: Origami Mew Picture #1

A paper version of the famous Pokemon!

I designed this a year or so ago while being bored in Geometry class. Be warned, it's not for the beginner! You should at least be able to fold a frog base (preferably from memory) before attempting this model.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    1. Begin with a square.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    2. Fold a frog base in the color you want the
    finished model to be.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    3. Sink one of the small flaps. Repeat on an
    adjacent flap.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    4. Step 3 completed with the middle
    flattened.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    5. Now flip to a remaining flap...

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    6. And valley fold the side like so. Repeat
    behind.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    7. Step 6 completed. Repeat on the other
    flap side (it should be adjacent to this one).

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    8. Steps 6 and 7 completed.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    9. Flatten the middle part.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    10. And valley fold the side flaps like so. This
    is vaguely similar to making a kite base.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    11. Open out the side and pull out the small
    flap as far as it will comfortably go. Repeat
    on the other side.

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    12. Step 11 completed. These are the arms.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    13. Fold the bottom point up like so.

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    14. Flip the model over.

  15. Step 15

    Step 15

    15. Valley fold to one side.

  16. Step 16

    Step 16

    16. And valley fold the side again. Repeat on
    the other side.

  17. Step 17

    Step 17

    17. Step 16 completed on both sides.

  18. Step 18

    Step 18

    18. Turn the model over again and fold the
    top point down 1/3 of the way to the tip of
    the belly flap. Crease well.

  19. Step 19

    Step 19

    19. Now the hard part begins. Open out the
    tail flaps folded in step 16 as well as the
    back leg flaps.

  20. Step 20

    Step 20

    20. And begin to open up the model! It helps
    to stick a finger up into the model.

  21. Step 21

    Step 21

    21. Flatten out the top along the creases
    formed in step 18. This will become the
    head.

  22. Step 22

    Step 22

    22. Collapse the model back to its previous
    shape, except for the top point which is
    squashed down. The model will now lie flat.

  23. Step 23

    Step 23

    23. Now focus on a side. Reverse fold the
    first two layers as shown (I apologize for
    blurriness!). Repeat on the other side.

  24. Step 24

    Step 24

    24. Step 23 completed on both sides.

  25. Step 25

    Step 25

    25. Flip the model over.

  26. Step 26

    Step 26

    26. Fold the top bit down. Note the reference
    points.

  27. Step 27

    Step 27

    27. Swivel fold like so. Repeat on the other
    side.

  28. Step 28

    Step 28

    28. Step 27 completed on both sides.

  29. Step 29

    Step 29

    29. Turn the model back over and fold the
    top corner down. Note the reference points.

  30. Step 30

    Step 30

    30. Fold the corner back up to pleat. Repeat
    on the other side.

  31. Step 31

    Step 31

    31. Step 30 completed on both sides. These
    are the ears.

  32. Step 32

    Step 32

    32. Now open up the belly flap....

  33. Step 33

    Step 33

    33. And fold both corners to meet the center
    line! Then fold the tip of the belly flap to the
    edge of the two folded corners.

  34. Step 34

    Step 34

    34. Step 33 completed.

  35. Step 35

    Step 35

    35. Reverse fold the feet and mountain fold
    the sides to narrow them.

  36. Step 36

    Step 36

    36. Open the feet up and fold the tip inside
    to shorten them.

  37. Step 37

    Step 37

    37. Step 36 completed. The tips of the feet
    have also been reverse folded.

  38. Step 38

    Step 38

    38. Turn the model over and rabbit-ear the
    tail.

  39. Step 39

    Step 39

    39. Mountain fold the sides of the back.

  40. Step 40

    Step 40

    40. Open up the tip of the tail, curve it, valley
    fold the feet forward and you have....

  41. Step 41

    Step 41

    The adorable finished Mew!

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Lilim

Lilim

October 3rd, 2008 03:11

@___@ This is going to take a few tries.... Thank you for the how-to

Mi.ezekatze

Mi.ezekatze

October 3rd, 2008 16:02

Well, I'm sure it's not too easy to explain, but no matter what, I have -no- idea how to get from the picture at step 6 to the one at step 7.
Maybe you could name the sides or just add left-right-descriptions....

Tami

Tami

October 4th, 2008 04:31

Wow nice. Pretty good origami model for having designed it yourself. I love Mew. :3

DIS.AR.RAY

DIS.AR.RAY

October 9th, 2008 03:59

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! I LOVE MEW!!!! I INSTANTLY RECOGNIZED HIM! Its so cute!

I always wondered HOW people just MADE UP an entirely new creature with origami. Are you just fooling around and it ended up making something, or do you actually set out to do a certain thing?