Hey guys, this is Evan from EZ Origami.
And today I'll be teaching you how to
fold an Origami Flower X designed by Ali
Bahmani (from Iran). This is a very clean
and elegant design, and it's fairly
simple to fold. This model requires one
square sheet of paper.
If this is your first time folding this
model, I recommend using a six inch or
larger square. Using a 6" (15cm) square
will result in a flower that is
3" (7.5cm) wide.
i'm going to be using paper with color on
one side and white on the other just to
make it a bit easier to follow along. And
once you've prepared your paper, then we're
going to start with a white side up. And
then we're going to fold in half
vertically. So take this right edge and
fold it over to the left edge. Align the
corners and the edges, then make your
crease, and then unfold.
Now we're going to rotate the paper 90
degrees and we're going to do the same
exact thing. So once again, take this
right edge and fold it over to the left
edge. Align the corners and the edges, then
make your crease, and then unfold. And now
we're going to pull up this bottom edge
and align it with the center horizontal
crease. So simply pull up the bottom
edge, and once it's completely aligned
with the horizontal crease, then you can
make your crease. And then you can unfold.
Then we're going to rotate the paper 90
degrees and we're going to do the same
thing. So once again, fold up the bottom
edge and align it with the center
horizontal crease. Just pull it up like
this, and once it's completely aligned,
then you can make your crease. Unfold.
Then again we're going to slightly
rotate the paper and fold up the bottom
edge and align it with that center
horizontal crease. Then you can make your
crease. Again, unfold. Then we're going to
rotate the paper 90 degrees and we're
going to do the same thing one last time.
So just pull up the bottom edge, and
once it's aligned with that center
horizontal crease, then you can make your
crease. Unfold one last time, and you'll
see that we've created a 4x4
grid. And now we're going to fold in half
diagonally. So take this bottom right
corner and fold it up to the top left
corner. Align the corners and edges, then
make your crease, then you can unfold. And
then we're going to make a diagonal
crease in the opposite direction. So I
find the easiest to do this by rotating
the paper 90
degrees, and then we're just going to do
the same exact thing. So pull up the
bottom right corner, align it with the
top left corner, and once both corners
are aligned then you can make your
crease all the way across. Then you can
unfold, and then we're going to turn the
paper over. And now we're going to fold
up this bottom edge and align it with
this top horizontal crease. So we're just
going to pull it up like this, and once
the edge and the crease are aligned, then we're
not going to crease all the way. Instead,
we're going to make a small horizontal
crease in between the left- and right-
most vertical creases. So you basically
want to start your crease in the middle,
and then we're going to fold out in each
direction until we reach those vertical
creases, just like this. Unfold, and you
can see that we've made this small
crease here. And what we want to do is
rotate the paper 90 degrees, and we're
going to do the same thing. So once again,
we're going to lift up the bottom edge
and align it with the top-most horizontal
crease. And once they're aligned, then we're
not going to crease all the way. We just
want to make a small crease, just like we
did before, in between these two vertical
creases here. Then you can unfold, and
again we're going to rotate the paper,
pull up the bottom edge, align it with that
top-most horizontal crease. And once
they're aligned, then we're going to make
a small horizontal crease in between the
two vertical creases just like we've
been doing. Unfold. Then we're going to rotate
the paper 90 degrees and we're going to
do the same thing one last time. So again,
pull up the bottom edge, align it with
the top-most horizontal crease, and then
make a small horizontal crease in
between the two vertical creases just
like we've been doing. Unfold, and your
model should look like this. Now we've
finished all of the pre-creasing for this
model, so we're just going to start
collapsing along existing creases. And as
you can see, I've only marked the
important creases that will need for the
next step.
So what we want to do is start making
mountain folds along the outer diagonals
and this larger inner square here. And if
you've been following along up to this
point, then the creases should already be
in the correct orientation, so we just
want to reinforce them. So we're going to
lift up the model, and I find the easiest
to start by reinforcing mountain folds
along this larger inner square here. So
we're going to start with the bottom
edge, and we're just going to pinch that
mountain fold from the top, just like this.
Then we're going to rotate the paper 90
degrees, and we're going to do the same
thing.
Then we're just going to repeat this
process on all four sides of that inner
square, just like this. And to make that
square keep its shape, what we want to do
is reinforce the small diagonal creases
that extend from its corners. So we're
going to start with the bottom right
corner here, and we're simply going to
pinch that small diagonal crease from
the top, just like this, to make it a
mountain fold. Then we're going to rotate
the paper 90 degrees, and we're going to
do the same thing. Then we simply want to
repeat this process on the remaining two
corners, just like this, until you've done
that on all four sides. And once you've
done that, you'll see it really
emphasizes that inner square here. And as
you can see, I've marked the creases that
we'll need for the next step, so basically
we're creating valley folds along these
small diagonal creases, as well as around
this inner square here.So we're going to
start by making valley folds along these
small diagonal creases here. So let's
start with this bottom right corner, and
what we want to do is push down on that
small diagonal crease from the top, just
to make it a valley fold. And at the same
time, you want to push the bottom and the
right edges towards one another. So we're
just going to push them in like this,
just to re-collapse along that crease.
Once you've done that, then we're going
to rotate the model 90 degrees, and
we're going to do the same thing on this
bottom right corner here. So once again,
push down that small diagonal crease and
bring the bottom and right edges towards
one another, just like that. And your
model should look something like this.
Then we're going to rotate the model 90
degrees once again, and we're going to do the
same thing. So once again, push down the
small diagonal crease from the top and
pinch the bottom and right edges towards
one another. Then we're going to rotate
the paper one last time, and we're going to
do the same thing. So again, push down on
that small diagonal crease. Then bring the
bottom and right edges towards one
another, and once you've done on all four
sides, your model will not lie flat and
it should look something like this. And
now comes the interesting part.
So what I want you to do is put one
finger on each edge of this inner square
here, just like this. And you basically
want to push all four edges towards the
center of the model at the same time,
just like this. And a model will lie flat in the
center, and you'll have these four flaps
that are standing straight up and down.
And to flatten out the model, we're going to
fold down these four flaps in the
counter-clockwise direction. So we're going
to start with this flap on the bottom right,
and we're simply going to fold it over to
the right as far as it goes, just like this.
Then you want to make a new crease, just
to flatten it out, and you'll see that
the top edge of the flap will align with
an existing horizontal crease. Then we're
going to do the same thing on the top
right. So we're going to fold this flap
up as far as it goes, just like this. Then
you can make your crease just to flatten it
out. And again it's left edge will align
with an existing vertical crease. Then
we're going to fold the top left flap
over to the left as far as it goes, just
like this.
Flatten it out by making a crease, and then
we're going to do the same thing on the
bottom left one by folding it down as
far as it goes.
Make your crease, and once you've done
that on all four sides, your model should
look like this. And now we're going to
make four new creases by folding these
flaps in the clockwise direction.So
let's start with this bottom right flap
here, and we're simply going to fold it
down as far as it goes, just like this.
Then you can make a crease, just to
flatten out all the layers. Then on the
top right flap, we're just going to fold
it over to the right as far as it goes.
Again, make your crease just to flatten
everything out. On the top last lap we're
just going to fold it up as far as it
goes.
Make your crease, and then on the bottom
left flap, we're just going to fold it
over to the left as far as it goes.
Make your crease, and once you've done
that on all four sides, your model should
look like this. And now we're going to
focus on the top right flap here. And
we're going to start by lifting up the
top right flap so that it's straight up
and down. And you'll notice that the flap
has two separate layers of paper on this
part, here, closest to the center of the
model. So what we want to do is slightly
separate those layers. So you just want
to put your finger inside, just like this,
just to separate those layers a bit. Then
I want you to notice this point here
where three layers of paper come
together. And what we want to do is bring
that point into the very center of the
model. So i find that the easiest way to
do this is to grab the back side of the
unit, and you basically want to push it
in towards the center of the model like
this. And you'll see that as you're doing
this, the model start to collapse along
existing creases and it will form a small
square in the center of the model. So
you just want to flatten out that small
square, and you'll notice you still have
this flap which is straight up and down.
So in order to make it lie flat, we want
to separate these two layers on the
backside of the model, just so that you
can see the white inside. You want to put
your finger all the way inside towards
the center of the model like this, and
then you basically want to push down on
this colored flap so that the model
re-collapses along existing creases,
just like this. And you'll know that
you've done this correctly if you've
created a square shape like this. So just
flatten out all of the layers of paper, just
like this. And now we're going to repeat
this process on the remaining three
sides. So we're going to start by
rotating the model 90 degrees, and we're
going to do the same thing on the top
right flap here. So we're going to start
by lifting up that flap so that it's
straight up and down. And we first want
to separate the two layers closest to
the center of the model. Just put your
finger inside, just like this, so that
those layers are separated. And then
again we want to bring this point
towards the center of the model. So we're
going to grab the backside of that flap,
and we're carefully going to fold it in
towards the center of the model, just
like this, so that it re-collapses along
existing creases. And you'll see that you
created this little square shape inside.
Then to flatten out the rest of the flap, we
simply want to separate the two layers
on the back side, just like this. So push
in towards the center of the model, and then
we want to push down this color flap
from the top, just so that it flattens out
along existing creases. At this point,
your flap should have a square shape,
then you just want to flatten out all of the
layers. And now we're going to repeat the
same process on the remaining two sides.
And once you've done that
on all four sides, your model should look
like this. And now we're going to focus
on these four flaps in the center of the
model. So let's start with this flap on the
top right. And what we want to do is lift
up that flap from the center of the
model, and we're going to pull it up and
over to the right as far as it will go,
just like this. You'll see it reaches a
point where it doesn't want to go any
further, and that's where you want to
make your crease. And once you have that,
then we want to do the same thing on the
top left. So we're going to lift up the
top left flap from the center of the
model, and we're going to pull it up and
over to the left as far as it goes.
Once again, it will reach a point where
it doesn't want to go any further, and
that's where you can make your crease.
Then we're going to do the same thing on
the bottom left. So we're just going to
pull that flap down and over to the left
as far as it goes, just like this. And
once it reaches a point where it doesn't
want to go any further, then you can make
your crease. Then we're going to do the
same thing one last time on the bottom
right. So just pull that flap down and
over to the right as far as it goes,
and then you can make your crease. And
once you've done that on all four sides,
your model should look like this. Now
we're going to turn the model over. And
now we're going to focus on this bottom
flap here. You'll see that there are separate
layers on the left and right sides, so
we're going to start on this right side.
And what we want to do is basically fold
up this corner as if we we're creating a
paper airplane. So you're just folding the
corner up and over to the left, just like
this, so that the flap aligns with this
existing vertical crease. And as you're
doing this, you'll see that the paper
will re-collapse along existing
creases on the layer underneath. So once
you have that, then we're going to do the
same thing on the left. So we're just going to
fold it up and over to the right, then
you can make your crease. And once you've
done that on the left and right sides,
then we're going to rotate the model 90
degrees and we're going to do the same
thing. So once again, fold up the bottom
right corner and align it with the
center vertical crease. Then you can make
your crease, and then we're going to do
the same thing on the left. Just pull it
over to the right. You can also align
with the flap that you just folded in, and
then you should have this. Then you're
going to rotate the paper 90 degrees, and
we're going to repeat this process on
the remaining two sides.
And once you've done that
on all four sides, your model should
look like this. And then you can unfold
all 8 flaps that you just folded in. And
now we're going to reverse fold along
existing creases. So we're going to start
with this top flap here, and what we want
to do is lift up on the top layer paper
so that we can see the colored layers
underneath, just like this. And from here
we want to pinch these two diagonal
creases from the top to make them
mountain folds. So we're going to start with
this one on the right, and
we're just going to pinch it from the
top like this. Then we're going to do the same
thing on the left. And once you've done
that on both sides, you'll see that the
layers behind will collapse along
existing creases as well. Then you can
just fold this flap back down, and now
you've reverse folded those two corners. So
from here we're just going to rotate the
paper 90 degrees, and we're going to do
the same thing. So again, lift up on the
very top layer of paper, just so that you can
see the colored layers underneath. Then we
want to pinch these two diagonal
creases from the top to make them
mountain folds. So we're going to start with
this one on the right, and when you pinch
it from the top, you'll see the layers
will re-collapse along existing creases from
behind. And we're going to do the same
thing on the left. So just pinch that crease
from the top to make a mountain fold, then
we can just fold that flap back down. And
now you've done that on two sides. So we're
simply going to rotate the paper 90
degrees, and we're going to repeat the
same process on the remaining two sides.
Once you've done that on all four sides, your
model should look like this. And now
we're going to focus on the bottom of
the model. So what we want to do first is
lift up on this small white triangle. So we're
just going to pull it up like this
temporarily. And then you'll notice that
the layers on the left and right sides
of the bottom of the model are separated.
So we're going to start by working on this
right side, and what we want to do is
fold this corner over to the right
corner of this small square here. So we're
basically going to lift up that corner, and
we're going to pull it up and over to
the right as far as it goes, just like
this. Then you can make your crease. And
then we're going to do the same thing on
the left.
So we're going to lift up that small corner, and
we're going to pull it up and over to
the left as far as it goes, just like
that. Then you can make your crease. And
once you've done that on both sides, then
you can fold down the small white
triangle that we folded up at the
beginning. Now we're going to rotate 90
degrees, and we're going to do the same
thing. So again, lift up that small white
triangle. Then we're going to start on the
right side and we're going to fold that
corner over to the right as far as it
goes.
Then you can make your crease, and we're
going to do the same thing on the left.
And this time you can align it with the
colored flap on the other side as well.
Then you can make your crease, and then
you can fold down the white flap just
like we did before.
Now we're going to rotate 90 degrees
once again, and we're going to repeat the
same process on the remaining two sides.
Once you've done that on all four sides, then you can turn
the model over, and your Origami Flower X
is complete! I hope you've enjoyed this
video tutorial on how to fold an Origami
Flower X designed by Ali Bahmani.
Feel free to upload photos of your
completed Flower to the YouTube Gallery
on my website to be featured here my
next video, or simply upload your photos
to Instagram with the hashtag
#ezorigami to be featured here as well.
Also, be sure to check out Ali's
Instagram and Flickr photostream for
more of his impressive work. I'll post
the links in the video description below.
And if you liked this video, definitely
check out some of the other low
intermediate origami tutorials featured
on my YouTube channel as well. Again, I
hope you enjoyed this video. Please
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watching!
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