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A general tutorial to make any kind of modular origami
The owl that I have in the photo is just a suggestion for what to do with all your pieces. There are MANY other options-- swans, dragons, lobsters, pokemon. Just try google imaging it!
The second photo is my friend making a swan out of these modules.
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You Will Need
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Step 1Get a square piece of paper!
I just cut up printer paper into small squares, about 1.5"
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Step 2Cut it in half!
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Step 3You'll just be using one of those halves now, so put the other aside.
Fold that rectangle in half hotdog style
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Step 4And then fold that hamburger.
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Step 5Then, with the folded side on the bottom, fold one of the legs upwards and crease along the hamburger fold line
(flip it over and do the same with the other side too)
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Step 6Unfold along the original hamburger fold line, and press it flat.
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Step 7Fold the corners of the legs up
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Step 8And then fold the triangles up along the edge.
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Step 9Then, fold the triangle in half, with the two triangle side in.
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Step 10I like to stack my modules by color like this to keep them organized.
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Step 11
To make any circular animal (or any object really!), you'll have to start out with a circle base.
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Step 12Each module has two pockets and two pointy tips, so you can stick them together, kind of like legos!
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Step 13[front view]
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Step 14Keep going until you have the circle the size you want the bottom of your object to be!
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Step 15May I suggest an owl?
You will need about 100 modules to make one of these.
The base has 14 pieces, and starting the row above the base, the tummy starts with 4 pieces, then the row above has 5, then 3, then 2. There's one piece for the beak, and six pieces for the eye shadows, and 8 pieces for the actual eyes.
Be creative! =]
I've been folding these little modules while in class, watching a movie, on the bus / train, etc. Just something to keep my hands busy, and then just dropping them into a jar. You'll have 100 before you know it!
@ violetta - I'd love to see what you come up with =]