Dragon Origami/ Kirigami

Today you will learn how to make this dragon origami piece!

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One sheet of square (preferably origami) paper

Scissors

***ATTENTION***

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO FOLD A SQUARE BASE YOU MAY SKIP TO STEP 4

***ATTENTION***

Fold a diagonal mountain fold and two horizontal valley folds, each covering half of the sheet of paper.

Pull one corner on the end of the diagonal fold up and onto it's neighbor. Do not crease.

Fold part of the side back, as shown, so there is a crease from the corner to the middle.

Fold the other corner into the same corner in the same fashion. As before, do not crease yet.

Squash down the fold into the square shape shown.

Fold the corners in and out as shown, with the square base in the same orientation.

Repeat on the other side, so that the square base looks as shown.

Open up the side of the square base by holding a corner and pulling it out.

Using the prefolds, fold in the side of the opening.

Repeat on the other side.

Fold the new triangle shape into the square base.

Fold the triangle slightly inwards and squash it shut.

Repeat on the other side

Prefold as shown. The angles of the folds are up to you.

Pinch the two sides together using the prefolds, and push the triangular shape to one side. (In this case, left.)

Repeat on the other side, with the wings going in the same direction.

Push the tail down with an inside reverse fold.

Fold up the tip of the tail in an inside reverse fold.

Push the head to the opposite direction of the wings (in this case, right) and flatten.

Fold the head out in an inside reverse fold.

Square off the head by folding the tip in with an inside reverse fold.

Cut along the up-and-down lines of the bottom of the dragon, separating it into four right triangle shapes.

Fold up one of the triangles fully.

Fold the triangle down so that the farthest side from the cut is parallel with the cut.

Lift up the pocket and move it toward the cut. Press down to complete the leg.

Repeat with all other legs.

You are finished! The dragon can stand on its four legs, or you can display it flat.