How to make an origami crow
Origami Crow: try all 8 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
The traditional simple crow: a long kite-shaped body and a short beak folded over its head.
- You need
- One square of origami paper, dark on one side. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Start white side up, with one corner pointing up. The folded crow will show the dark side.
- Tips
- Keep the head fold short enough to leave a long triangular body.
Your model is ready
Press the crow flat. Its folded tip makes the drooping beak; the broad lower triangle is the body and tail. The simple crow, in profile with its beak pointing down.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Crease the middle
Fold the left corner to the right corner, press, and open.
- 2
Fold the left edge in
Fold the lower left edge to the center crease.
- 3
Fold the right edge in
Fold the lower right edge to the center crease the same way.
- 4
Turn the point up
Turn the kite halfway round so its long point faces up.
- 5
Fold the kite in half
Fold the left half over the right half along the middle crease.
- 6
Mark the head
Fold the long top point down along the marked line, press, and open it again.
- 7
Reverse the beak
Open the tip's layers a little. Push the tip between them along the slanted head crease, then close the layers and press flat.
- 8
Turn the bird into profile
Turn the bird slightly so its beak slants down and its tail points back.
- ✓
Finish
Press the crow flat. Its folded tip makes the drooping beak; the broad lower triangle is the body and tail. The simple crow, in profile with its beak pointing down.
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