Swan 1
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Aveuglami project - folding sheet
Swan 1
| Author | Traditional |
| Category | bird |
| Difficulty | ** |
| Format | square |
| Base | kite |
| Text | One of the variations of the relatively elementary folding of swans.
1. Take a square sheet, hold it in the 'point up' position. 2. Fold in a valley along the vertical diagonal, bringing the middle right corner to the middle left corner using a valley fold from right to left. Do not mark the fold too much. We obtain a triangular shape composed of two triangular flaps linked by a hinge edge. 3. Hold the fold in a vertical position, with the hinged edge on the right. 4. Form a valley fold by bringing, from left to right, the free top of the front triangular flap over the hinge edge by adjusting the upper left edge of the triangular flap along the hinge edge. 5. Flip the fold from right to left. The hinge edge is now on the left. 6. Form a valley fold by bringing, from right to left, the upper edge of the front triangular flap over the hinge edge by adjusting the upper right edge of the triangular flap along the hinge edge. 3. Flip the fold from right to left. We obtain a triangular shape with a long point downwards. A vertical hinge fold connects two identical triangular flaps, the lower part of which is double thickness. 4. Form an oblique valley fold by bringing, from left to right, the lower left edge of the front flap over the hinge fold. Mark the fold well. When making this fold, you must ensure that the two layers are folded well together and do not slide on top of each other. 5. Flip the fold from right to left. 6. Form an oblique valley fold by bringing, from right to left, the lower right edge of the front flap over the hinge fold. Mark the fold well. We obtain a thinner triangular shape than the first time, with a long point downwards. A vertical hinge fold on the left connects two identical triangular flaps, the lower part of which is quadruple thick. 7. Open the folding by bringing the rear flap forward with a movement from left to right. We recognize the base of the kite but bearing on the top two left and right flaps of triple thickness at the bottom. Neck and head preparation 8. Form a valley fold by bringing, from bottom to top, the lower point on the upper point. We now have a fairly thick triangular front flap, with a horizontal hinge base. 9. Locate the middle of the lower horizontal side. This point is at the intersection of a vertical fold mark located in the middle of the front flap (it's a median) and the horizontal bottom edge. 10. Form a valley fold by bringing the upper point of the front flap from top to bottom on the midpoint that you have just identified. Unfold. This fold allows the front flap to be divided into two parts: a triangular upper part, and a trapezoid-shaped lower part. We will only focus on the upper triangle. 11. Divide the upper triangular part into three parts, without marking the folds too much. Locate the third close to the base of the triangle. 12. Form a valley fold located in the lower third of the triangle by folding the upper point of the front fold down over the middle of the triangle. Mark the fold well. This will be the bird's forehead. We now have a small elongated triangular flap pointing downwards. It will be used to make the head. 13. Form a valley fold by folding the tip of the small triangular flap upwards. The fold should be parallel to the top edge of the triangular flap. Mark the fold well. There is no reference point. A fold of a few millimeters will be enough. We align the vertex of the triangle with the general direction of the median. 14. Form a valley fold by folding the upper point of the small triangle downward. The tip should come on the general direction of the median. We make the future beak, so that it is not pointy. There is no reference point, but the length ofthe beak will be equal to the distance between the horizontal fold that we have just made and the one that marks the forehead. If we observe the result of these folds on the initial triangular flap, we find, starting at the bottom and going up along the median, the mark of the first middle fold then a series of folds corresponding to the future head. 15. Form a valley fold by folding all the folds downwards without disturbing them, using the horizontal middle fold. 16. Fold the entire mountain fold along the vertical median. Carefully monitor what will make up the head so that the folds fall into place. We now have an elongated folding shape, characterized by the presence of a fairly thick complex structure flap (the neck and the head) straddling what will form the body and the wings. This part ends with a large point of double thickness which will be the tail of the bird. Positioning the neck and head 17. Hold the fold so that the flap carrying the neck and head is up, with the bird's tail on the right. 18. Take the bottom of the bird between the thumb and index finger of the right hand, to prevent it from opening during the following movements. 19. Take the flap on horseback between the thumb and index finger of the left hand at head height, without pinching too hard. 20. Using a rocking movement from right to left, rotate the flap so that it gradually separates from the body. Oblique folds form at the base of the flap. Bring the flap (neck) so that the rear edge forms an angle of approximately 60¡ with the horizontal line that forms the upper body. Once the ideal angle has been found, finish marking the oblique folds with your right hand. We have just performed a pivot fold, which causes additional folds to form. The head is still stuck along the neck. A new pivoting fold will allow it to be put in place. 21. Pinch the neck between the thumb and index finger of the right hand just below the set of folds forming the head. 22. Take the horse flap between the thumb and index finger of the left hand at head height, without pinching too hard. 23. Using a rocking movement from bottom to top, rotate the flap so that it gradually separates from the neck. Oblique folds form at the base of the flap. Bring the flap (the head) so that the general line is almost horizontal, inclined a little downwards. Once the ideal angle has been found, finish marking the oblique folds with the right hand. 24. All you have to do is make the bird three-dimensional by forming the body. To do this, you must spread the wings, rounding them slightly, and half-open the part forming the body from below. This is a folding that evokes a swan. It is the proportions between the neck and the different elements of the head that will make him a pretty swan or an ugly duckling! |
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