Elephant Shuki Kato

African Elephant

Difficulty:aEEEEEaSuper-Complex Designed:a2015 Recommendedastartingasize:a15"a638acm/ Finishedasize:a6a1/2"alonga616acm/ Expectedatimeaneededatoafold:a5+ahoursa 0.42

1.aWhiteysideyup.yFoldyandy unfoldyalongyoneydiagonal.y

2.aPinchytheyleftysidey inyhalfyandyunfold.y

3.aPinchyandyunfold.

4.aPinchyandyunfold.

5.aFoldyoveryfromytheypinchymarkytoythe bottomyrightycorner,ycreaseyonlyyatythe diagonalyintersection,yandyunfold.y

6.ayPinchytheytopyedgeydownytoytheycircledy pointykeepingytheyleftyedgeyatyayrightyangley andyunfold.yRepeatyalongytheybottomyedge.

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7. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9

8. Pinch9and9unfold.9

9. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9

2/9

10. Fold9in9half9being9careful9not9to9 crease9inside9the92/99mark9except9 for9a9pinch9along9the9center.9

11.9Pinch9and9unfold9creasing9 through9both9layers.9

13. Pinch9and9unfold9into9eighths.9

14. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9 dividing9it9into9thirds9and9unfold.

16. Pinch9along9the9 diagonal9and9unfold.

17. Fold9in9half.9

12. Unfold.9

15. Pinch9along9the9 diagonal9and9unfold.

18. Fold9and9unfold9through9 both9layers9as9shown.9Note9 the9uncreased9sections.

Shuki9Kato9-9African9Elephant92.

19. Foldwandwunfold.w

22. Foldwandwunfoldwthenwzoomw inwonwthewlowerwsection.

25. Addwtwowmorewpinchwmarks.

28. Foldwandwunfoldwadding 4wmorewparallelwcreases.w

20. Foldwandwunfold.w

23. Foldwandwunfoldwdividingweachw regionwintowthirds.wRepeatwbehind.

26. Bringwthewcircledwpointsw together,wcrease,wandwunfold.

29. Valleywfoldwthewcornersw notingwthewreferences.

21. Foldwandwunfold. Repeatwbehind.

24. Likewso.wReturnwtowfullwview.

27. Foldwandwunfoldwadding 3wparallelwcreases.w

30. Foldwandwunfold.

ShukiwKatow-wAfricanwElephantw3.

31. Fold1and1unfold1dividing1evenly1 and1using1existing1creases1as1guides.

32. Fold1and1unfold.

33. Unfold1the1corners.

~18°

34. Pinch1marks1will1no1longer1shown1 unless1required1for1reference.1Rotate1 the1model1to1match1the1next1diagram.

37. Zoom1in.

41. Push1in1the1darkened1region1keeping1it1 closed1at1the1circled1point1and1simultaneously1 crimp1the1paper1as1shown.1

35. Crimp1using1existing1creases.

38. Squash-fold.

42. Like1so.1Fold1and1 unfold1extending1the1 existing1creases.

36. Pleat1using1existing1creases.

39. Swivel-fold.

40. Unfold1to1step136.

43. Crimp.1

44. Pleat1while1swiveling1 the1lower1edge1behind.

Shuki1Kato1-1African1Elephant14.

x44-47

45. Foldxthexcornerxupxandxtox thexright.xDoxnotxcreasexsharply.

46. Foldxthexnarrowxedgex downxandxsimultaneouslyx spread-sinkxthexsmallxcorner.

49. Foldxandxunfold.

50. Pushxinxthex darkenedxregion.

53. Foldxandxunfoldxcreasingx throughxallxlayers.

47. Likexso.xFoldxthex cornerxbackxdown.

48. Repeatxstepsx 44-47xbehind.

51. Invertxthexdarkxregionxthenx reverse-foldxitxbackxoutwards.

54. Foldxandxunfoldx throughxonexlayer.x

52. LikexSo.xReturnx toxfullxview.

55. Extendxthex existingxcrease.x

x54-57

56. Foldxandxunfoldx throughxonexlayer.x

57. Foldxandxunfold,xcreasingx throughxthexnearestxtwoxlayers.x

58. Repeatxstepsx54-57 behind.xReturnxtoxfullxview.

59. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxandx crimpxinxaxsimilarxmannerxasxbefore.

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61. Squash-fold.

60. Open-sink.

63. Pushxinxthextopxedgesxofx thexdiamondxthenxpullxthex excessxpaperxfromxbelow.

67. Valley-foldxallowingxax smallxedgextoxswivelxdown.x

71. Foldxandxunfold.

64. Collapsexasxshown.

68. Valley-fold.

62. Unsink.

65. Valley-fold.

69. Likexso.xZoomxout.

72. Pleatxandxbeginxtoxcollapsex usingxthexcreasesxfromxstepx54.

66. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionx thenxfoldxthexedgexbackxdown.

70. Foldxandxunfold.

73. Pleatxagain.xthexmodelxcanxliex flatxatxthisxpoint,xbutxit4sxbetterxtox leavexthexrightxsidexuncreased.

ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx6.

74. PleatPoncePmoreZPinvertPthePedgeP onPthePrightZPandPflattenPcompletely1

77. Open6sink1PReferPtoPtheP nextPstepPforPthePresult1

80. WrapPonePlayerPinP frontP(closed6sink)1

75. Reverse6foldPtheP smallPhiddenPcorner1

79. Spread6sinkPthePcorner1

78. FoldPthePedgeP downPthenPzoomPin1

81. Valley6fold1

76. UnfoldPtoPstepP721

82. Valley6fold1P

83. LikePso1PZoomPout1

P6b683

84. RepeatPstepsP6b683Pbehind1

85. FoldPandPunfoldPcreasingP throughPtwoPlayersPonPthePleftP andPonePonPthePright1

86. SpreadPapartPthePpleats1

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87. PushUtheUdarkUtriangleUbehindU thenUcollapseUtheUmodelUinUtheU sameUmannerUasUinUstepU72.

90. Valley-fold.

93. Closed-sink.

96. LikeUso.UZoomUout.

88. LiftUtheUnearUlayer.

91. Spread-sink.

89. UnsinkUoneUlayerUtoUtheUfront.

92. Valley-fold.

94. Mountain-foldUandUunfold.

95. FoldUandUunfold.

97. PleatUandUcollapseU exceptUforUtheUrightUside.

98. Reverse-foldUtheU partillyUhiddenUflap.

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99. OpenCsinkDtheDhiddenDcorner)

102. BringDoneDlayerD inDfrontD1ClosedCsink0)

100. OpenCsinkDtheDedge)DYouDwillD haveDtoDpullDoutDsomeDpaperDfromDtheD previousDsinkDtoDaccomplishDthis)

103. ValleyDfoldDtheDtopDcornerD andDreverseCfoldDtheDlowerDone)

101. FoldDoneDlayerDover)D DoDnotDcreaseDfirmly)

104. FoldDtheDlayerDbackDover)

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105. FoldDtheDcornerDbehind)

108. Next(Dwe8llDworkDonDtheDlegD andDbellyDsection)DZoomDin)

106. RefoldDasDinDstepD7PC75)DNoteD thatDtheDsmallDcornerDhooksDitselfD behindDedgeDinDfront)

109. PythagoreanCstretchDtheDfrontDlegDoverD toDtheDright)DDoDnotDcreaseDtheDnearestD layerDevenDthoughDit8sDshownDthatDway)

107. RepeatDstepsD 85C,x6Dbehind)

110. StretchDsimilarlyDonDtheDleft)

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111. WrapOtheOsmallOedgeOaround.

114. CutOawayOview.OReverse-fold.

117. FoldOtwoOedgesObackOdown.

120. FoldOandOunfold.

112. FoldObothOflapsOdown.

113. TurnOtheOmodelOover.

115. FoldOthreeOedgesOinwardOandOup.

116. ReleaseOtheOtrappedOpaper.

118. FoldOandOunfold.

119. Open-sinkOexceptOforOtheOcircledO edgeOwhichOhasOtoObeOclosed.

121. SinkOtheOdarkenedOregionOandO pullOtheOexcessOpaperOtoOtheOright.

122. FoldOandOunfold.

ShukiOKatoO-OAfricanOElephantO10.

123. Sinkgagain.

126. Foldgthegcornerg overgandgover.

124. Foldgtheglowergedgesgupwardsg andgflattengcompletely.

127. Foldgthegcornergbehind.

125. Squash-foldgtheg cornergtogthegright.

128 Foldgthegedgegbackgdowng incorporatinggagswivelgongthegright.

g109-130

129. Pullgoutgthegtrappedgedge.

132. Next,gweTllgworkgong thegheadgandgneck.

130. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.

133. Foldgthegindicatedglayergdown.

131. Repeatgstepsg109-130g behind.gReturngtogfullgview.

134. Foldgandgunfold.

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135. Mountain-foldgandgunfoldg throughgthegnearestglayers.

136. Squash-fold.

137. Foldgandgunfold.

g133-139

138. Squash-fold.

141. Pythagorean-stretchgthegtuskg overgtogthegright.gRepeatgbehind.

144. Closed-sinkgthegcorner.

139. Squash-fold.

142. Pleatgthegtusksgthengoutsidegreverse -foldgthegentiregheadgassembly.

145. Reverse-foldgthegcorner.g

140. Repeatgstepsg133-139gbehind.

143. OutsidegReverse-fold.

146. Squash-foldgthegcornerg andgtuckgthegedgeginside.

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147. LikeIso.IUnfold.

150. CollapseIinIprogress.

153. Closed-sink.

156. Closed-sinkItheIcorner.

148. OpenIoutItheIpocketI belowIasIshown.

151. InIprogress.

154. Reverse-foldItheI earIbackIdown.

157. BringIoneIlayerIinI frontITclosed-sinkm.

149. SinkItheIcorner.ICheckItheI nextIstepIforIadditionalIreferences.

152. Valley-fold.

155. Reverse-foldItheIcorner.

158. TurnItheImodelIoverIandI viewIthisIsectionIfromItheIinside.

ShukiIKatoI-IAfricanIElephantI13.

159. Valley-foldgandgpleatg thegexcessgpaper.

160. Narrowgthegtuskgwithg valleygandgmountaingfolds.

161. Pullgoutgthegrawgedge.

162. Valley-foldgasg fargasgpossible.

g144-163

163. Likegso.gTurng thegmodelgover.

164. Repeatgstepsg144-163gbehind.g

165. Open-sinkgthegcorner.

166. Foldgandgunfold.

167. Open-sinkgspreadingg theglayersgongthegleft.

168. Reverse-foldg thegedgesgbackgup.

169. Sinkgthegsmallgcorner.

170. OutsidegReverse-foldg andgcrimpgthegexcessgpaper.

171. Valley-fold.

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172. Valley-fold.

175. Makegagnarrowgcrimpginsidegtog lowergthegtrunkgagbitgmoregRoptionalL.

178. Roundgthegeyegandg crimpgthegtrunkgdown.

181. Squeezegthegtrunkgandgshapegtheg earsgwithgsoftgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.g

173. Unfold.

176. Swivelgthegtopgofgtheg earsgandgvally-foldgthegeyes

179. Squeezegandgcurvegtheg tusksgandgpleatgthegears.

182. Likegso.gReturngtogfullgview.

174. Crimpgusinggexistinggcreases.

177. Swivelgagaingatgthegtop,g sinkgthegforehead,gandgreverse -foldgagtinygflapgtogformgthegeyes.

180. Crimpgthegtrunkgandg reverse-foldgthegtip.

183. Next,gwe,llgworkgongtheg undersidegofgthegmodel.

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184. Tuckbonebcornerbintobtheb pocketbonbtheboppositebside.

188. Releasebtheb edgebupwards.

192. Likebso.bReturnb tobfullbview.

195. Shapebtheblegsbandbback.

185. Foldbthebconnectedb edgesboverbandboverbtoblock.

189. Mountain -foldbandbunfold.

186. Likebso.bNext,b we'llbworkbonbthebtail.

190. Closed-sinkb thebcorner.

193. Reverse-foldbthebback,bsinkb thebrump,bandbpleatbthebfeet.

187. Outsidebreverse -foldbthebtail.

191. Squeezebandbcurvebthebtailb andbpullboutbsomebpaperbatbthebtip.

194. Swivelbthebedgesbbehind.b Repeatbonballblegs.

196. ThebCompletedbAfricanbElephant.

ShukibKatob-bAfricanbElephantb16.