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How to fold an origami fish

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Fold into a triangle and unfold”. A pen is optional if you want to add the facial details shown in the finished model.
What you will make
A fish with a folded mouth and tail.

Make a fish by marking the creases, folding in the mouth corner, layering the lower half, and shaping the tail. Identify which corner moves at the mouth and tail stages. A side view helps you follow the orientation of the overlapping paper.

Follow the 6 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 6 folding steps
  1. Fold into a triangle and unfold
  2. Crease the center and unfold
  3. Fold in the mouth corner
  4. Fold the lower half up
  5. Fold the top corner diagonally down
  6. Fold the tail up

Tricky points and what to check

When should I fold the mouth?

Steps to review: 3・4

Fold the mouth corner inward before layering the lower half. Review the model before layering to identify the mouth corner.

I confuse the body corner with the tail

Steps to review: 5・6

Check the top corner folded diagonally down before raising the tail. Use the illustrations to distinguish the diagonal body fold from the moving tail tip.

Step 6：Fold the tail up

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Fish with the diagonal body fold completed and its tail corner extending down to the right
Fish with the diagonal body fold completed and its tail corner extending down to the right

After step 5. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 5. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Fish tail lifting with its narrow tip extending to the right
Fish tail lifting with its narrow tip extending to the right

Keep the diagonal body fold in place and fold the tail upward. Compare the directions of the body and tail.

During：Keep the diagonal body fold in place and fold the tail upward. Compare the directions of the body and tail.
Completed fish with its tail angled upward and an eye drawn
Completed fish with its tail angled upward and an eye drawn

After “Fold the tail up”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Fold the tail up”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a fish by marking the creases, folding in the mouth corner, layering the lower half, and shaping the tail.

Completed origami fish

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