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How to make a paper cow cutout

Paper Cow Cutout: try all 3 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.

EasyAn Origami Tutor design3 steps15 × 15 cm · One square

Fold a square in half, cut one joined outline through both layers, then open a symmetric cow head with two curved horns, wide ears and a broad muzzle.

You need: Thin paper, a pencil, a ruler and scissors.
Start: Begin with a 15 cm square of black or brown paper, colored side up. Keep an edge at the top.

Finish

Your model is ready

Smooth the centre crease. Draw two eyes, two nostrils and a pale muzzle with a pencil. Stand the flat cow head against a book or hang it on a card. The finished paper cow, with its horns above its ears and its muzzle below.

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1
Fold the square in half
Bring the left edge to the right edge. Match the corners and press the vertical fold. Keep the folded edge on the left.
2
Cut the cow outline
Start on the folded edge at the top of the head, on the tuft between the horns. Cut round the tuft and up the outside of the horn to its tip, back down its inner side, then out along the long ear and back. Cut down the side of the face to the wide muzzle, round it, and finish on the folded edge below the chin. Keep the half cow beside the fold and remove the surrounding paper.
3
Open the cow
Open the centre fold gently. The horns, ears and face stay joined in one sheet.
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Finish
Smooth the centre crease. Draw two eyes, two nostrils and a pale muzzle with a pencil. Stand the flat cow head against a book or hang it on a card. The finished paper cow, with its horns above its ears and its muzzle below.