Origami Canopy Boat from Childhood How to Origami Boat - Origami Complete Illustrated Series

Origami Canopy Boat from Childhood How to Origami Boat - Origami Complete Illustrated Series

In addition to the popularity of origami airplanes when I was a child, another popular origami production was origami boats. Since origami boats can be folded in various ways, there are several common types of origami boats. The method of making an origami boat shared here today is the method of making an origami canopy. It is also a relatively common method of making origami boats when I was a child. The biggest highlight of this origami boat is that it can easily float on the water. Especially if you use some waterproof paper to fold it, the origami boat itself will float on the water for a long time, so this origami boat brings The fun is more intense and more interesting.

This kind of origami canopy is often used for rafting and wishing activities. Because this kind of small tent boat has a closed structure at both ends and a flat sampan structure at the bottom, it can float easily on water with moderate waves. When people make a wish, they will put the folded Thousand Paper Cranes inside, and then send the origami boat away with their hands after making a wish. At this time, the origami boat will drift with the current, slowly disappearing in the winding waves. in the river. This feels very good, and because everything is made of paper, it is also very environmentally friendly. When they were young, children also liked making this kind of origami boat because it looked more real and more like a common boat in real life.

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1. Next, let’s learn in detail how to make the origami canopy from childhood. The first material you need to prepare is a square piece of paper. Almost all other origami boats start from a square piece of paper, and our origami boat is no exception. It starts from a square piece of paper. Fold the two diagonal corners of the paper in half to create a triangular structure as shown in the picture.

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2. Then after opening the folded triangle structure, we will get a diagonal crease, which is just the first crease. Fold the two corners on the other diagonal in the same way, and then open them after the folding is completed, so that you get two intersecting diagonal creases. Such a basic folding method can be seen in the production of many Origami Encyclopedia Illustrations.

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3. Then fold the four corners of the paper toward the midpoint, and then flatten it after folding, thus obtaining a square structure as shown in the picture. Such a square structure is also a common structure in origami production, especially in some simple manual origami operations. In order to make some basic creases, it is always necessary to complete this step before proceeding with the following folds.

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4. When the paper is unfolded, we get the crease diagram as shown in the picture. Because the four corners were folded toward the middle point in the previous step, in this step, we will get 4 new creases. These four new creases form a crease inside the paper as shown in the picture. Small square structure.

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5. Then unfold the four corners of the paper forward and fold it into four new creases, thus obtaining the origami structure as shown in the picture.