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How to make a paper owl cutout

Paper Owl 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 owl with pointed ear tufts, a round head, folded wings and two feet.

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

Finish

Draw the owl’s eyes and beak

Smooth the centre crease. Draw two large eye rings with a dot inside each one, then add a small pointed beak below them. The finished paper owl, with its ear tufts above its head and its feet together below.

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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 owl outline
Start on the folded edge at the top of the head. Cut out and up to the point of the ear tuft, back down to the side of the head, then down round the wing to the foot. Cut around the three toes and finish on the folded edge between the feet. Keep the half owl beside the fold and remove the surrounding paper.
3
Open the owl
Open the centre fold gently. The head, ear tufts, body and feet stay joined in one sheet.
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Finish
Smooth the centre crease. Draw two large eye rings with a dot inside each one, then add a small pointed beak below them. The finished paper owl, with its ear tufts above its head and its feet together below.