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Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

There are three types of flowers: red, white, and yellow. According to legend, red flowers bloom in hell and white flowers bloom in heaven. What I want to share with you below is the origami diagram of the three-dimensional Higan flower. Prepare the materials and tools: a good compass, a ruler, a protractor, a pencil, 7 pieces of red paper and one piece of green paper.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

First take a square piece of paper. Here we use white paper so that everyone can see clearly.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold into a square.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Open.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Use a compass to draw a circle as large as possible.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

The circle is drawn.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Use a protractor to draw points every 72° and connect them to the center.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Connect the lines on the circle.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Cut it out to get a pentagonal paper.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

This is replaced with red paper. Fold diagonally.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold along the line.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Looking from top to bottom.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold toward the midline.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Open.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Use scissors to cut, not too much.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

The cut appearance.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

When folded, it looks like a five-pointed star.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold along the previous line.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Put one side up.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold it in half along the center line (isn’t there a line in the middle? Just fold it toward that line).

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Press down (open along the midline and press down).

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

What it will look like after everything is healed.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Turn over to the smooth side.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold toward the middle crease.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Everything is folded like this.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Use a pen to roll down the petals.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

A paper flower is folded.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Fold six flowers like this.

Take a piece of green paper.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Roll into a stick.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Combined.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Take a piece of red paper and cut it into strips.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

Stick it up.

Illustration of steps to fold Higan flower. Detailed process of origami Higan flower.

The beautiful and coquettish Higanhua origami is completed!~