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Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

Sunflowers are a flower that many friends like because sunflowers always think about the sun and chase the light, symbolizing the yearning for life. Everyone should know about Van Goghs sunflowers, but the editor believes in the handicrafts of sunflowersorigami Many people don't know. Today I will share with you the steps of making a sunflower origami. Lets learn how to make origami in an easy and simple way. Lets start it together!

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

Tools/Materials Required:

1 piece of colored A4 paper; 1 pair of scissors

Illustration of the steps of sunflower origami:

1. Fold the crease.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

2. Fold the two corners of the triangle upward to form a square.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

3. Transform into a kite shape.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

4. Cut into an inverted triangle.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

5. Fold the tip of the triangle upward. Note: If the tip protrudes a little beyond the base of the triangle, the center of the flower will be larger.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

6. The tip protrudes from the base of the triangle.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

7. Spread the paper out (in a regular octagon) and the creases should be obvious enough.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

8. Turn the paper over to the back.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

9. Fold out the mountain line/valley line. Blue is the mountain line and yellow is the valley line. This step is a bit tedious but important. If you don’t fold the crease clearly, it will be difficult to fold it in the next step.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

10. A flower petal is a triangle shown in the red block instead of a kite shape shown in the green block.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

11. Start folding the petals according to the mountain line and valley line folded in the previous step.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

12. The areas I painted are the petals, and the center part of the flower should be concave downwards.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

13. All eight petals are folded.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

14. Divide the petals into left and right halves and flatten them into an inverted trapezoid shape. Fold the lower right corner of the inverted trapezoid upward.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

15. Fold the lower right corner of the inverted trapezoid upward. Each petal is folded like this. There are eight petals in total.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

16. Turn the petals outward, as shown in the red area (the red area is roughly a triangle). You must use "turn" instead of "fold". Otherwise, it will look very rigid when done that way.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

17. Demonstration of "turning over petals".

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

18. Turn over the second petal.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

19. All eight petals are turned over.

Detailed illustrations of simple sunflower origami steps

20. Carefully arrange the petals so that the center of the flower is ball-shaped, and you’re done!