Oragami - Peacock

Today we will be making Peacock Origami. It's a slight difficult process. But if you follow through the instructions and the photos you will understand how I folded the paper to make it.

Only few supplies are needed:

1. Crisp Paper
2. Scissor
3. Pencil
4. Scale
5. Glue

Begin with the side you wish to be the predominant colour face down. Have the paper arranged with the longest sides horizontal, then fold in half in both directions, folding and unfolding each time to establish the central creases.

Fold the two outer corners at the left-hand end to the horizontal centre line.

Unfold, then fold a water-bomb base at the same end of the paper.

Raise the sharp point of the paper base furthest away from you, so that it projects upward at right angles to the rest of the model

Squash fold this point symmetrically.

Fold the squashed section in half, top to bottom using the natural hinge crease that goes through its centre.

Fold the short sloping edge of this section back upward to the horizontal fold line

Swing the entire squashed section upward on the hinge crease, then repeat above step on the reverse face.

Now petal fold the paper take hold of the inner point of this squashed section and fold it outward to the left, so that it meets with the extreme left corner. You will need to make this crease, although as a guide, you actually connect the ends of the two creases

The creases made will come into play as the sides squash inward and line up along the horizontal centre crease. Flatten the model.

Fold the point created by the petal fold back across to the right on the natural hinge crease.

Fold the squashed section in half away from you bottom to top.

Take hold of each of the sharp points (the legs) and separate them apart, pulling open gently as shown

Mountain fold the small central triangle up inside the model

Now allow the paper to collapse back again. Flatten the model.

Valley fold each of the sharp points outward, making preparatory creases for the following step.

Inside reverse fold both sharp points into the position shown.

Fold the lower single layer of each leg upwrds, opening out to a kite shape.

Narrow each leg by valley folding the outer edges to the centre crease.

Refold the legs back in half, top to the bottom

Fold the remaining upper sloping edges of the paper base to the vertical centre line, making sure they stuck underneath the leg sections. You will need to lift each leg flap up slightly to allow this to be done.

Pinch in a horizontal mountain crease across the mode, cutting through the point where the corners of the flaps folded . You will need to lift the paper up off your folding surface to do this. Unfold. This is the first tail fold.

Now pinch in another creases by taking hold of the mountain fold and sliding it away from you, until it lands upon the point at the base of the leg sections. Press down, making another horizontal crease.

Fold up the lower edge to meet the crease

Unfold, then fold the lower edge to meet the crease. Here we are creating a concertina effect; pleating the paper this way and that, to form the tail. We do this by adding a series of valley and mountain folds to the lower end of the model.

Change the creases made to make a mountain fold. then use the same process of division to drag this crease down to the line.Crease again.

1. Add further divisions until you have at least eight equal pleats in the paper as shown in the picture.
2. Turn the paper over, then add additional horizontal crease lines in between all the creases already made, thus enabling you to pleat the paper into 16th divisions.
3. Start gathering all the pleats. The first fold on the predominantly patterned side shown here is a valley fold.
4. The pleats gathered.

1. With the predominantly coloured side on top, unfold just the final pleat at the lower edge.
2. Turn the model over.
3. Fold the left upper sloping edge of the body section down to lie along the natural horizontal line. Unfold and repeat in the other direction. The next stage will make a rabbit ear out of the whole of the upper section of the body.
4. Holding the pleated tail section down, squeeze the upper section to a point using the two creases.
5. At the same time, mountain fold the tail section in half, bringing both the ends of the pleated area together.

Turn the model over, and notice where the two edges of the unfolded lower edge. To join these without the aid of glue, fold the outer corners of these long strips together as one.

Double over the whole section and tuck in- between neighbouring pleats. Squeeze the whole tail section together firmly to ensure that the lock holds.

Outside reverse fold the upper body.

Fold the rear edge of the neck section forward, creating a swivel and squash fold simultaneously, to shape the neck and chest.

Add an outside reverse fold to create the head and further reverse folds to suggest a beak

Inside reverse fold the legs backwards.

Inside reverse fold the leg back into a forward position, developing the position of the upper and lower leg.

Add reverse folds for the feet.

The completed Peacock. The tail can rest on your folding surface.

Or you can push the tail up from behind the Peacock , so that the tail feathers display.