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How to make an origami fish. Step-by-step instructions + 300 photos

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Fishes are colorful, exciting creatures. Don't you have an aquarium? It's okay, you can always make paper origami fish. All you need is a square sheet of paper for origami. It will be easiest to work with, but you can also try plain paper.

Origami fish as popular as origami birds or flowers. You can stack marine life from small goldfish origami to paper whales and dolphins. A beautiful origami paper fish is a cute decoration and a fascinating way to develop your skills in paper crafts. Most of the models presented here are very simple and take only a couple of minutes, so they are great for children.

 

Origami Goldfish

origami goldfishHere is the instruction and diagram origami goldfish. This fish comes from China and today has more than 300 species. People like it because of the high decorative value. Most goldfish are mostly red, so in this case red paper selected. This species has a large tail and a thick body with short fins. When folding your origami goldfish according to these instructions, make sure it looks like the original that floats in the aquarium. Just follow the step by step photo.

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How to make origami a goldfish

how to make origami a goldfishThis traditional origami goldfish is a good example to study the differences between internal and reverse fold. A folded angle valve is always used inside the back bend. He flips the front of the corner valve to reveal the inside. Outside fold it is applied to the bent angle valve and turns the surface of the angle shutter out. This technique is often used for many origami models, so it is important to know how to use it correctly.

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Origami simple fish

simple origami fishThis is one of the simplest models. origami fish for beginners. It does not use any kind of special origami technique, only the most ordinary folds of the valley. Start folding up on the back of the paper. Rotate the sheet 45 degrees. Squeeze the valley horizontally and then expand. Then a vertical crease in the valley, then again horizontal. So add up several times, like shown in step by step photos. It should be such an origami fish.

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Master class origami fish

master class origami fishFor this model origami fish thin square paper was used, preferably foil, 25 x 25 cm in size. First bend the left and right edges 4 cm wide. Then pull out the corner as shown in the photo. Fold the top of the triangular valve and bend the sheet in half. Squash. Press the right side to form the tail. Then press a little forward to make the fish tail. Open the small triangular valve on the right. Press the right side, then the left, to make the rear lower fin. Narrow the bottom with folds by the mountain and repeat from behind. Then apply the base fold of the rabbit's ear. Fill the ventral fin with the crease of the mountain. Repeat for the pelvic fin. Pinch the top and make the dorsal fin. Squeeze part of the head and neck. Flip the bottom of the head to make pectoral fins. Adjust the tail to the correct position and .... done.

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Origami fish for children

origami fish for childrenIf your kids are keen on origami or just starting out, this one is very simple origami fish the most suitable project for them. Start by folding a square sheet of paper diagonally and in half - bend and unfold as shown in the left image. Hold the paper like shown by blue dots and fold to the center to get the shape of a triangle. Now hold the lower right corner of the triangle and fold it to the center along the fold.Do the same with a different angle - we have a fish tail!

That's all, glue the plastic eyes and origami fish for kids ready.

origami fish for childrenorigami fish for childrenIt is very simple and the children are happy.

Origami fish: instructions and diagrams

origami fishaThis origami fish It is distinguished by its remarkable shape and in reality it looks much better. You are not visible in the photo gills under the headthat make the fish swell, which makes it more realistic than other fish models. This origami fish is generally quite simple, but there are several uncomfortable, albeit simple folds. If you are looking very light origami fishthen check out the other models in this article. But if you need one to look good and not be too simple or complicated, then this origami fish is an ideal option.

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Origami fish scheme

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Origami fish for children 6-7 years old

See a beautiful example, how to make origami fish for kids.

origami fish for kidsorigami fish for kidsBelow you will find step by step photos and under the gallery a link to a site where you can read detailed instructions and other examples simple origami fish do it yourself.

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How to make origami fish

how to make origami fishThis walkthrough shows you how to fold a traditional model. paper origami fish. It uses the basic form of origami fish. This foundation is made by applying six folds in the valley and four folds in the mountains after execution two folds of a kite on square paper. Another basic form required for this model is rabbit ear. The rabbit ear fold consists of three folds of the valley and one fold of the mountain. The point is to pinch the upper corner diagonally and then fold along certain fold lines (visual).

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Origami fish step by step

origami fish step by stepThis origami fish not the easiest model, because it will take 26 steps to make it. If you are a beginner, try some other options first. If you think other models are too simple, you can try folding this origami fish. You can use any kind of paper, but it’s better to take one so that the sides were different in textureIt will be easier to fold. Step-by-step photos are very detailed, although for a beginner, a lot may not be clear. Because if you are not familiar with origami symbols, it’s hard to understand what these or other arrows and lines mean. Therefore desirable read the instructions on the site.

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Origami fish for children 5 years old

origami fish for children 5 years oldIt will be very easy for children to fold this origami fish, and fun to draw eyes and beautiful stripes. They are unlikely to need help at all, as they are used here. very simple foldstherefore suitable for children from five years old. You just need to fold the paper into a triangle and make fins. To perfectly center the fins without bending, place them one above the other. Then bend up or down until they are flat and bend. However, this well shown in step by step photos.

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Origami fish instruction

origami fish instructionIf you ever wondered how to do paper fish with your children, then you will find this simple origami very exciting! First step, fold the paper in half. Then bend one of the corners in the middle of the folded paper. After that, open this part and fold it in the middle to there were two extreme corners outside. Repeat this for the other side. You should have a triangular shape folded inward. Now fold the extreme ends into a rectangular fish shape. Cut the middle part of the lower triangle - to determine the shape, look at the lines. Flip over and paper fish ready! It is so simple!

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Origami tropical fish

origami tropical fishDo you like small tropical fish? If you like, here is an example of how to fold a model paper origami exotic fish. Lay out the double square. Take both sides of the top layer and fold them so that they join in the middle, then unfold, then fold the left and right sides inward. Fold the top triangle down. Well, the repetition goes mainly, we will not reproduce the entire instruction here, you can read it on the site.Or maybe you do not need it. Just look below step by step photos.

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Light origami fish

This is a simple model. origami fish resembles a tropical fish.

light origami fishlight origami fishSee the master class below for step-by-step photos.

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light origami fishHere is another example, the model in shape resembles the above origami fishbut the folding technique is a little different. Here, the basis will be rhombus, which then must be folded along the axis, and hide the ends in the resulting pockets. The instructions on the site describe this process in some detail. So if you want to fold this do-it-yourself origami fish, help you and detailed instructions step by step photos below in the gallery.

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Koi origami fish

koi origami fishIn this walkthrough you will learn how to make a traditional koi origami fish. That you were informed, so called in Japan brocade carp. This is a domesticated fish, which is bred by breeding, some believe that it brings good luck. This traditional koi origami fish begins with a square base, allowing make a three-dimensional model. Here, the petal folding method is used. Petal fold used to transform a square base into the base of a bird, although it applies to other forms. It consists of the upper horizontal folds of the valley, the two lower triangular folds of the mountain and two flat folds at the edges.

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Below you can still see step-by-step photos, how to fold koi fish from colored paper.

koi fish made of colored paperkoi fish made of colored paperIt uses the same basic origami folds.

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Origami fish photo

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