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There are plenty of wild or exotic animals you can fold from a sheet of paper, such as a jumping frog, flapping bird and hopping rabbit, but what if you want to make an origami farm? You can fold an easy origami pig to populate your paper barnyard. After all, what's a farm without a pig?
Steps
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1Start off with a square piece of paper.
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2Fold the top and bottom to the center line.Advertisement
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3Fold all four corners to the center line.
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4Reverse the corner folds you've just made to crease, then return to the original fold.
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5Fold the 2 triangular ends toward the center (you'll end up with a rectangle) to crease, then unfold.
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6Flatten out the corner triangles.
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7Repeat for the other three corners.
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8Fold the model in half vertically with the triangles on the outside.
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9Fold the inside of the triangle in half so it points down to create the feet.
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10Repeat for all four triangles, front and back.
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11Fold the left triangular end on itself (to the edge of the foot) and unfold.
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12Then open it up and turn your last fold inside out.
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13Get the point from inside this fold and fold it back out again.
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14Fold the point at the other end, not to the edge but slightly above it.
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15Unfold, open it out, and then reverse the crease.
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16Stand the pig up. All done.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat size paper did you use for the pig?Community AnswerAny square paper is okay. It depends on how big you want the pig to be.
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QuestionIs there an origami pig that I could make with more complexity or detail?Community AnswerLook up Jo Nakashima's origami tutorials on YouTube. He does some pretty complicated things, and I'm pretty sure he's done a pig before.
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QuestionCan I make a curly tail?Community AnswerYou would have to get rid of the folded tail, make your own, and then attach it to your pig.
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Things You'll Need
- Piece of square origami paper (of any colour).
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