How to make an origami bear face
Origami Bear Face: try all 8 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor bear face with two short, flat-topped ears and a blunt chin, folded from one square of brown paper.
- You need
- One square of brown origami paper and a pen for the face. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Start white side up, with one corner pointing up. Brown paper makes a brown bear.
- Tips
- Fold both ears at the same angle so the bear looks straight at you.
- Fold the ear tips only a little; small ears look cuter.
Draw the bear’s face
Press the folds flat. Draw two dot eyes, a round nose and a small smile on the smooth front of your bear. The finished bear face, with its two short ears up and its smooth brown face in front.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Make a triangle
Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner.
- 2
Fold the top down
Fold the top point down to make a wide, flat forehead. Fold both layers.
- 3
Raise the left ear
Fold the left corner up along the slanted line, starting at the middle of the bottom edge. Its tip stands up beside the forehead.
- 4
Raise the right ear
Fold the right corner up the same way to match.
- 5
Blunt the chin
Fold the bottom point up a little, through all the layers.
- 6
Turn over
Turn the bear over. The smooth face is in front, with the ears behind it.
- 7
Flatten the right ear
Fold the tip of the right ear down a little.
- 8
Flatten the left ear
Fold the tip of the left ear down the same way.
- ✓
Finish
Press the folds flat. Draw two dot eyes, a round nose and a small smile on the smooth front of your bear. The finished bear face, with its two short ears up and its smooth brown face in front.
Fold next
Dog face ↗
Fold floppy ears and a little muzzle, then give your paper dog a face.
Cat face ↗
A traditional triangle cat head with two pointed ears and a straight forehead.
Fox face ↗
The traditional pointed fox face, recorded in Japan in 1878, with two tall ears.
Turtle ↗
The common cut turtle with four pointed feet, a small head and tail, and a colored shell. One slit divides the rear feet while leaving the shell underneath whole.