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Origami Archaeopteryx (flying dinosaur) diagrams

I really like the bright colorful paper I used for this model, it does make the dino look better

blue purple origami paper for folding an archaeopteryx

blue purple origami paper for folding an archaeopteryx

                                                                        Step 1:
                                                                        This is the front of the paper,
                                                                        turn the paper



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 2:
                                                                        Prefold over these 4 lines




                                                                        Step 3:
                                                                        First, valley-fold over the 2 lines at the bottom-right.
                                                                        Then mountain-fold over the 2 diagonal lines in the
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        middle. And valley-fold over the 2 lines at the top left.


                                                                        Step 4:
                                                                        Pull the flap indicated by the pink arrow upwards


Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 5:
                                                                        Squash fold the flap



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

Step 6:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines

Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 7:
                                                                        Unfold the folds of step 6


Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 8:
                                                                        Pull the edge indicated by the pink arrow downwards
                                                                        by making a valley-fold over the yellow line


Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 9:
                                                                        Push the edges downwards, see arrows




Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 10:
                                                                        Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards





Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 11:
                                                                        Repeat steps 5 to 10 on the other 3 flaps,
                                                                        see pink arrows




Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 12:
                                                                        Pull the 2 ends outwards, in the direction of the
                                                                        arrows.

                                                                        Step 13:
                                                                        Valley-fold the triangular flap to the inside
                                                                        of the model
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 14:
                                                                        Push the 2 ends towards each other again
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 15:
                                                                        Repeat steps 12 to 14 one more time
                                                                        on the left, see pink arrow


Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 16:
                                                                        Bookfold 2 edges to the left





Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 17:
                                                                        Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines


                                                                        Step 18:
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Repeat step 17 on the little flap at the left,
                                                                        see large pink arrow.

                                                                        And bookfold the 2 edges to the right again,
                                                                        see smaller arrow





                                                                        Step 19:
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Bookfold one layer to the left





                                                                        Step 20:
                                                                        Valley-fold over this line
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 21:
                                                                        Bookfold one layer to the right
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 22:
                                                                        Repeat steps 20 and 21 on the flap at the left
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        (mirror-wise), see arrow


                                                                        Step 23:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over these 2 lines
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 24:
                                                                        Turn the model

Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 25:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these 2 lines



                                                                        Step 26:
                                                                        Press the 2 little flaps flat between your fingers
                                                                        by making a valley-fold over the yellow lines.
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Then valley-fold them upwards over the 2
                                                                        pink lines.

                                                                        Step 27:
                                                                        Push/fold the 2 little flaps a little to the left,
                                                                        see pink arrows



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 28:
                                                                        Turn the model



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 29:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over these 2 lines.




Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 30:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over this line





Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 31:
                                                                        Hold the model the same as I do.
                                                                        Then, push the tip downwards by making
                                                                        a valley-fold over the line on the left and
                                                                        a mountain-fold over the line on the right.
                                                                        Make the same folds on the other side
                                                                        (mirror-wise)

Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 32:
                                                                        Pull the flap indicated by the arrow downwards



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 33:
                                                                        Valley-fold over this line


Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 34:
                                                                        Now the head looks like this

                                                                        Step 35:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these 2 lines
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 36:
                                                                        Press these 2 edges inwards from aside,
                                                                        see pink arrows.

Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

Step 37:
Valley-fold the edge indicated by the arrow
Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

upwards

                                                                        Step 38:
                                                                        Bend/fold/curl the tip of the wing downwards,
                                                                        see arrow



Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions

                                                                        Step 39:
                                                                        Repeat steps 37 and 38 on the other wing,
                                                                        see pink arrow


DONE!

Origami archaeopteryx dinosaur folding instructions