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How to fold an Origami RAVEN

I used a paper which is completely black on one side to fold this cool raven

origami paper for folding a black raven

                                                                        Step 1:
                                                                        The other side of this paper is white.
                                                                        Prefold over these 4 lines.


                                                                        Then turn the paper

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 2:
                                                                        First valley-fold over the 2 lines at the bottom-right.
                                                                        Then mountain-fold over the 2 diagonal lines in the
                                                                        middle. And valley-fold over the 2 lines at the top-left.


                                                                        Step 3:
                                                                        Fold this flap upwards

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 4:
                                                                        Squash-fold the flap


How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 5:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these 2 lines.



How to fold an origami Raven

Step 6:
Unfold the folds of step 5

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 7:
                                                                        Pull the edge indicated by the red arrow downwards
                                                                        by making a valley-fold over the yellow line

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 8:
                                                                        Push/press the edges indicated by the red arrows
                                                                        downwards


How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 9:
                                                                        Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards




How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 10:
                                                                        Pull the two ends at the bottom/back of the arrows
                                                                        outwards, in the direction of these arrows




How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 11:
                                                                        Mountain-fold the triangular flap to the inside
                                                                        of the model




How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 12:
                                                                        Push the two ends towards each other again,
                                                                        see arrows

                                                                        Step 13:
                                                                        Repeat steps 4 to 12 on the other 3 flaps,
                                                                        see red arrows
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 14:
                                                                        Bookfold one layer to the left,
How to fold an origami Raven

do the same on the backside
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 15:
                                                                        Open the flap at the back, see red arrow



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                                                                        Step 16:
                                                                        Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines





How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 17:
                                                                        Repeat step 16 on the left, see arrow




                                                                        Step 18:
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                                                                        Fold the model in half









                                                                        Step 19:
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                                                                        Now the model looks like this





                                                                        Step 20:
                                                                        Hold the model the same as I do.
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Then push the tip to the left, see red arrow,
                                                                        by making a valley-fold over the line at the left and
                                                                        a mountain-fold over the line at the right.
                                                                        Make the same folds on the other side, mirror-wise

                                                                        Step 21:
                                                                        And now the model looks like this
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 22:
                                                                        Push the tip further to the left by making a
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        mountain-fold over the line at the left and a
                                                                        valley-fold over the line at the right.
                                                                        Make the same folds on the other side, mirror-wise

                                                                        Step 23:
                                                                        Pull the end indicated by the arrow downwards
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 24:
                                                                        Valley-fold the end in half

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 25:
                                                                        Now the model looks like this





                                                                        Step 26:
                                                                        Hold the model the same as I do here.
                                                                        Then push the tip upwards and flat with your other
How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        hand, against the fingers which are holding the model


                                                                        Step 27:
                                                                        Valley-fold the tip to the left




How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 28:
                                                                        Push the edge inwards by making an inside
                                                                        reverse fold over the 3 yellow lines (mountain-fold
                                                                        over the short line in the middle and a valley-fold
                                                                        over the two outer lines)

How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 29:
                                                                        Press the leg flat between your fingers, see red arrows




How to fold an origami Raven

                                                                        Step 30:
                                                                        Repeat steps 26 to 29 on the other leg,
                                                                        see red arrow




How to fold an origami Raven

DONE! Hmmm! They must be up to something...

origami ravens around an old house

This is a video with instructions to fold the black raven: