Mid-Autumn Festival paper art handmade origami lotus diy illustrated tutorial

Mid-Autumn Festival paper art handmade origami lotus diy illustrated tutorial

Mid-Autumn Festival In addition to moon cakes, rabbits and Chang'e, another auspicious object that is loved by people is the lotus. The lotus represents holiness and deep natural beauty, and there are many legends about the lotus and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Today, Paper Art Network shares with you this classic handmade paper origami lotus making tutorial, which can help you easily make a beautiful handmade origami lotus, thereby bringing you a different experience during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Just like Valentines Day has origami roses, Mid-Autumn Festival also has its own holiday flower, which is the lotus.

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1. Depending on the color of the hand-made origami lotus itself, you can choose different colors of paper. You can also use Japanese paper if it is available. For traditional festivals like the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you choose Waji, the final effect may be even better. Here we use green and pink paper to illustrate the production of the tutorial. The total papers that need to be prepared are 8 pink and 4 green. The size of the paper can be adjusted according to your needs. Here the paper size is 30cm x 10cm.

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2. First take out the pink paper and fold the paper in half lengthwise, that is, fold the long side in half.

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3. After folding in half, open the folded paper. At this time, in the front of the paperA vertical crease will be left in the middle.

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4. Then fold the four top corners of the origami model toward the longitudinal vertical creases made in the previous step to form a folded structure as shown in the picture.

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5. After the previous steps are completed, we can see that the four corners of the origami model have been folded to the middle longitudinal crease made previously.