How to make origami in the form of a whale?

The origami technique allows you to make original and beautiful paper products with your own hands. Such a craft in the form of a whale looks unusual. Today we will talk about how you can make such a decorative figurine yourself.

You should start with the simplest options that will work for children.

• First, a square sheet of paper is prepared. Most often, such a base is simply cut out from a regular A4 sheet. After that, the material is placed with its top towards itself.

• Next, the workpiece is folded in half along a diagonal line from top to bottom. It all unfolds.

• The sides that are adjacent to the right corner fold towards the middle.

• The corner on the left folds to the edge of the folded pieces.

• Later, the workpiece is folded in the "valley". The fold is placed at the top.

• The corner on the right is neatly folded up. The whale's tail is formed with the help of the outer fold.

• At the final stage, draw the animal's eyes with a black felt-tip pen or gel pen.

Let's analyze another simple step-by-step master class for making such an origami craft.

• To begin with, prepare a square blank. In this case, it is best to take single-sided paper, in which one side will be white, and the other - blue or light blue.

• After that, the square is carefully folded so that the end result is a triangle, that is, it will be necessary to connect the opposite corners to each other.

• Then the paper is opened, the lower side is folded, while slightly aligning it along the fold in the middle.

• The material is turned over to the opposite side. Then the bottom edge is folded over.

• The upper part is aligned with the central part, it also folds down.

• On the top left, small folds are formed in the corners.

• The paper blank is turned over. The whale's tail is folded up.At the final stage, using a dark felt-tip pen, the whale's eyes are drawn.

There is another easy way to create this craft yourself.

• A square paper sheet is folded diagonally across the strip and then unfolded. Mark the center line.

• After that, the two sides of the square product are folded to the marked center line, resulting in a basic kite shape.

• The corner is bent down from above. The figure folds in half lengthwise.

• Next, the whale's tail is gently folded back. The tail is turned inside out along the marked fold.

• After that, using scissors, you will need to cut the tail and separate its halves in different directions.

• At the final stage, the whale's eyes are completed with a felt-tip pen or pencil. And you can also additionally decorate the finished paper craft.

Now we will look at more complex schemes for creating an origami whale.

• A square-shaped paper base is prepared. Its opposite corners are aligned and diagonal lines are marked.

• After that, the figure is returned to its original position.

• The lower and upper corners are folded to the diagonal strip.

• Then the product is turned over to the other side.

• Next, the left and right corners are connected to each other.

• The product turns over again.

• The edges are folded towards the center strip. The paper blank is opened.

• A formed pocket expands inside. After that, it stretches a little.

• The pocket is later flattened. The same actions are carried out with the second half.

• The back opens forward. The result should be a standard fish shape.

• Then the paper blank is turned over again. The corner on the right is bent to the middle. The material is placed face up again.

• The product is bent in half "mountain". The workpiece is placed with its open edge forward.

• A fold is made on the front side on the left, and it is also created on the back side.

• Next, the tail is formed. To do this, the part on the left is folded up. The same operation is carried out from oneself.

• With the help of the reverse fold, the tail of the animal is raised.

Let's analyze one more detailed instructions for making such a whale.

• At the initial stage, the basic "double square" shape is folded. Then they move on to the complicated "bird" figure.

• Work begins with the layer closest to you. The edges of both the left and right folds towards the center.

• Further, the resulting fold is neatly revealed. The end from the bottom of the figure rises, and the top corner bends down.

• The sides are pressed in.

• All the steps taken are also repeated on the back of the paper blank.

• The material is turned towards itself with a forked part. The ends are spread apart.

• The extreme points on the right are connected to each other. At the same time, the fold line is smoothed well. Then it all unfolds back. A small indent is made, and a second fold is formed.

• The tip on the right is led into the inside of the material.

• The large valve must be lowered to the bottom. The same manipulations are carried out with the reverse part.

• The material will need to be folded in a "mountain".

• The side on the right folds and then unfolds. Then this part will fold again, but already before the fold formed earlier.

• The tip of the product is gently pulled out.

• The corner from the bottom is folded into a "valley". The corner from above is folded in a "mountain".

• The whale's muzzle is bent inward. Further, in the lower part, a fold is made with a "valley", a bend is formed symmetrically in the other direction.

• The formed fins are pulled down.

And it is also worth considering in more detail how to correctly make such a paper craft from individual modules.

• At the initial stage, you should prepare the modules themselves. You will need to make 56 blue large elements, 1 blue element a little smaller and 8 blue parts even less. And it is also better to immediately prepare the adhesive composition.

• The big parts come in first. The first level of the product is formed from 4 elements, the second level from 5, and the third level from 6.

• The fourth tier is made of 7 modules.

• For the fifth row, 6 elements are used. The sixth tier is made of 7 parts, the fifth - from 6, the seventh - from 6, the eighth - from 5, the ninth - from 4, the tenth - from 3, two subsequent rows - from 2 and 1 module. In order for all parts to be securely fixed, you must additionally glue them.

• Later they take a smaller module, cut it in half. The parts are glued to each other. The resulting part is inserted into the tail of the animal.

• One small module is inserted between 8 and 7 tiers. In this case, you must leave one corner free.

• After that, the whale's eyes are drawn. They are often cut out of white and black paper.

• Then white paper modules are taken. They fold in the form of a snake. The finished part is carefully fixed between 5 and 4 levels in the craft.

A master class on making a whale can be found in the following video.