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Origami Spooky Tree with Raven

I used a light brown color for the tree to make the black raven on the branch more visible

origami spooky tree paper

                                                                        Step 1:
                                                                        This side of the paper is black and the other
                                                                        side is brown.
                                                                        Prefold over these 4 lines

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        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:
                                                                        Valley-fold this flap upwards.

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 4:
                                                                        Squash-fold the flap


origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 5:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these 2 lines



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

Step 6:
Unfold the folds of step 5

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 7:
                                                                        Valley-fold the edge indicated by the arrow
                                                                        downwards

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

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


origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 9:
                                                                        Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards




origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 10:
                                                                        Pull the two ends outwards, in the direction
                                                                        of the arrows




origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

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




origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 12:
                                                                        Push the two ends towards each other again


                                                                        Step 13:
                                                                        Repeat steps 4 to 12 on the other three flaps

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 14:
                                                                        Prefold over this line, fold the tip below to
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

the edge indicated by the upper arrow
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 15:
                                                                        Open the model, see arrow



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 16:
                                                                        Mountain-fold the center downwards over these
                                                                        prefolded lines.




origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 17:
                                                                        Push the model back in the same shape as in step
                                                                        15, with the center folded downwards now.





                                                                        Step 18:
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Bookfold one layer to the left









                                                                        Step 19:
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Valley-fold over these two lines





                                                                        Step 20:
                                                                        Bookfold the layer back to the right
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 21:
                                                                        Repeat step 19 on two other flaps, see arrows
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 22:
                                                                        Turn the model
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 23:
                                                                        Squash-fold this flap, press it flat against the fingers
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        which are holding the model



                                                                        Step 24:
                                                                        Valley-fold over this line

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 25:
                                                                        Make an inside reverse fold over these three lines
                                                                        (=mountain-fold over the short line in the middle and
                                                                        a valley-fold over the two outer lines).

                                                                        Do the same on the other side of the branch

                                                                        Step 26:
                                                                        Repeat step 25 on these two sets of three lines.

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 27:
                                                                        Make an inside reverse fold over these three lines
                                                                        (=valley-fold over the short line in the middle and
                                                                        a mountain-fold over the two outer lines)


origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 28:
                                                                        Valley-fold over this line



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 29:
                                                                        Rotate this branch clock-wise a few times,
                                                                        see arrow



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 30:
                                                                        Turn the model





origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 31:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these two lines



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 32:
                                                                        Mountain-fold these two branches in half
                                                                        over the length

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 33:
                                                                        Push/fold the branches in the direction of
                                                                        the arrows.

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 34:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over these two lines.
                                                                        Make the same folds (=valley-fold) on the
                                                                        two edges at the backside

                                                                        Then press the top of the main-stem inwards
                                                                        from all angles, see next picture

                                                                        Step 35:
                                                                        Here I am pressing the top of the main-stem
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        inwards

                                                                        Step 36:
                                                                        Pull the edges outwards, see arrows as example


origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

Step 37:
Open the tip of this branch
origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 38:
                                                                        Valley-fold the two edges outwards




origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 39:
                                                                        Push the part between the two large arrows flat
                                                                        between your fingers. Then squash-fold the tip
                                                                        flat, see small arrow, against the fingers which
                                                                        are holding the branch

origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 40:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over this line



origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 41:
                                                                        Valley-fold over the line on the left and mountain-fold
                                                                        over the line on the right. Make the same folds on the
                                                                        other side, mirror-wise


origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

                                                                        Step 42:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over this line, a part of it is
                                                                        behind a branch.



                                                                        Step 43:
                                                                        Mountain-fold the branch in half over this line.
                                                                        Then push the raven downwards a little, see
                                                                        arrow, so his tail gets below the branch


DONE origami spooky tree with raven folding instructions

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