Origami Armadillo

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  Step 1

  I used a 7x15cm piece of recycled paper.

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  Step 2

  Follow the creases on the picture...

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  Step 3

  ... folding like this

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  Step 4

  Fold down one of the sides till de central (vertical) line

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  Step 5

  Now flatten this last fold. (See that the creases stay aligned)
  Turn it (as a book page) and repeat the step with the other side.

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  Step 6

  That's the appearence after both sides have been folded

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  Step 7

  Turn all these "pages" to one side, and fold up to the central line the lower edge of both sides (see the picture) just to crease

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  Step 8

  Unfold step "7" and now make the lower vertex together with the upper one. This is a little critical, but the creases will help you to fold in the right place

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  Step 9

  That's the appearence after step "8".
  Remember you'll have to turn these folds aside (as a book) and repeat the same with the other side

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  Step 10

  You'll obtain something like this

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  Step 11

  Another difficult step. The little triangle that appeared on last step will be refolded inwards

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  Step 12

  Take a breath... It's easier from now on.
  Make a "z" fold, respecting the proportion |_2/3_|1/3|

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  Step 13

  Fold down to the central line both sides. (that's the same fold we had on the first project "Rochen/Stingray")

  You'll have to adjust the paper (see the picture)

  We have now armadillo's head and long ears

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  Step 14

  Now, the tail...

  As you can see, it's the same fold of step "12" applied to the lower part of the paper

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  Step 15

  Now it'a a piece of cake.

  Make parallel superimposed folds, like a concertina... See the picture

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  Step 16

  Bend down the edge of both sides. (The better way to do this is using a ruller) This will help to mantain the folds done on step "15"

  (*Note that I turned it upside down for you to see what I describe on this step)

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  Step 17

  Fold the whole piece down on the central axis.
  Hold the snout and open its ears (pressing)
  Hold the lower part and stretch carefully the upper part, bending the body (carapace) of the armadillo.
  Ins't it cute??

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 28th January 2011

cute!!!

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