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Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

Although the domineering little crab is not very kind, he still has a lot of fans! Share a tutorial on origami three-dimensional crab. There are a lot of steps. Friends who want to give it a try should be patient~~~

1. With the colored side facing up, fold the diagonal lines into peak marks, and the horizontal and vertical lines into valley marks. After making the creases, restore the paper.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

2. Fold the four corners toward the middle of the paper.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

3. Flip the paper model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

4. According to the diagram, make the diagonal line into a peak mark, fold the lower left part and the upper right part of the diagonal line together in half, and make two horizontal and vertical valley marks at the same time.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

5. Then fold the right corner of the upper surface of the origami model pointed by the yellow arrow to the left to the middle position.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

6. Follow the direction pointed by the small yellow arrow, fold it downwards and flatten it. At this time, the sides pointed by the thick yellow arrows on the left and right sides will expand to both sides.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

7. Fold the left and right corners of the quadrilateral made in the previous step toward the middle.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

8. Expand the structure in the middle of the origami model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

9. Then fold the edge pointed by the yellow arrow downward and operate according to the crease marked in the middle.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

10. Then flatten the four sides pointed by the four yellow arrows.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

11. Then fold the triangle under the crease upward.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

12. Fold the other three corresponding corners according to the operations from steps 6 to 11.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

13. Then pull the top corners of the origami model to the left and right sides.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

14. Then fold the triangle above the purple peak mark inwards.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

15. Then fold the top corner pointed by the yellow arrow back. That is to restore the folding in step 13.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

16. Fold the other three parts at corresponding positions in the origami model according to steps 13 to 15.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

17. Fold the left and right sides of the origami model in half toward the middle. The folding range does not need to be too large.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

18.Unfold the paper on the upper surface pointed by the arrow.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

19. Then fold the origami model in half according to the creases shown in the figure.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

20. Then fold the triangle in the lower half of the origami model upward according to the crease.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

21. Follow steps 17 to 20 for the other three corresponding positions in the origami model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

22. Fold the two triangles marked by the middle crease in the origami diagram in half to form the pattern as seen in step 23.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

23. Then flatten the edge pointed by the yellow arrow.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

24. Follow the steps 22 to 23 on the structure on the back of the origami model. Flip paper model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

25. Fold the triangle at the bottom of the crease upward.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

26. Then fold the left and right triangles below the crease to the left and right sides according to the crease.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

27. Then press and fold the triangle pointed by the yellow arrow downwards, paying attention to the two folds.The marks are sandwiched in the form of acute angles, with the lower ones being peak marks and the upper ones being valley marks. The finished pattern can be seen in Figure 28.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

28. Fold the upward triangle on the left according to the operation method in step 27. Then press and fold the upward triangle pointed by the yellow arrow at this time to the left and right sides. The operation method is the same as step 27.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

29. Flip the paper model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

30. Then fold the triangle pointed by the yellow arrow downward, using the same method as step 27.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

31. Fold the end of the triangle worked in the previous step forward.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

32. Fold the top corner pointed by the yellow arrow inwards.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

33. At this time, fold the newly formed inner corner (pointed by the yellow arrow) inward again.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

34. Press and fold the outer edge of the origami model pointed by the yellow arrow inwards.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

35. Flip the paper model.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

36. Then move the two sides pointed by the yellow arrows towardFold in half. Treat the remaining 5 legs in the same way.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

37. Then fold the top of each leg inwards.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

38. Then fold the bottom corner pointed by the yellow arrow at the bottom of the origami model upwards, and fold it in half to the position pointed by the yellow arrow at the top.

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial

39. Such a handmade origami crab is folded. Doesn’t it look a bit showy? !

Illustrated step-by-step origami crab origami tutorial