Pinwheel Using Paper and Paint Brush
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This origami pinwheel produces a flat and neat pinwheel design, as opposed to the three-dimensional design of the usual paper craft pinwheel. This design can be used as a pinwheel or has many other uses as a decorative item on crafts such as cards and gift boxes, or as a decoration on its own. Follow the instructions to make your own origami pinwheel.
To make this project all you need is an origami paper and a paint brush.
Creasing the Paper
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Let's place the cardboard infront and start to crease the paper
- Creasing a paper is most important in origanics technique.
- The creasing of paper is done by folding the paper into half through vertical, horizontal and diagonally.
- As soon as you recrease the paper you must observe the star shaped creasing on the paper.
Making the Boat Base
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- Fold the right and left side of the paper to the vertical or horizontal crease as the contact point
- Now fold the bottom and top of the paper to the center of the crease as well
- Now unfold the top portion and make diagonal folding to the top paper
- press the top of the paper to the center of the crease forming a roof shape
- Repeat the same for opposite side of the paper
Folding the Blades and Sticking Brush
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Fold the upper right tip to the upward direction.Repeat the same step for all tip of the blade then stick the paper that projecting out using a glue.The Center of back side of the blade, we place the brush and fix it using an insulation tape.
So I guess you are happy with the windmill blades.stay tuned for my further updates,
Thank you.