Origami - the ancient Japanese art of making different shapes (most often animals) by folding paper squares. This art is not complicated, but, on the contrary, is considered fascinating and interesting!
Try to make at least one origami figure. Fish is a great choice. In ancient Russia, fish was a symbol of Christianity, and in Japan - a symbol of good luck. Making a figurine is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance.
So, in order to do the craft, we need one square of colored paper 20x20 centimeters.
You can see the front side of the paper in the picture on the right, and the reverse in the picture on the left.
It is permissible to use other paper if you want your origami fish to have a different color.
So let's get started:
1) Put the previously prepared square with the back side up. Bend it diagonally.
2) Turn the resulting part clockwise about 45 °.
3) Bend the corners of the part (as shown in the figure).
4) After completing step "three" you should get a rhombus. Lift the corners up horizontally and bend them.
5) Bend the ends by 22.5 ° in different directions.
6) Roughly divide the lower part of the rhombus into two halves with a horizontal line. Bend and bend the part along this line.
7) Consider the resulting fold line. It divides the lower part of the part into two; let's call them "part 1" and "part 2" for convenience. Divide part 1 into two halves with a horizontal line. Fold the top layer of paper along the horizontal line that you drew in the previous step.
8) Lift and bend half of part 1 (as shown).
9) Bend the remaining lower part of the rhombus back.
10) Get ready to open your pocket. To do this, bend and bend the part vertically in the middle.
11) Press the craft on both sides. You will see how the pocket began to open.
12) Continue to press down the part.
13) Turn the resulting craft 90 o .
14) Squeeze the edge of the part, which is indicated by an ellipse.
15) Separate, bend and straighten the future fish, as shown in the illustration.
16) Return to step 8.
17) Turn the part over. Cut it as shown.
18) Repeat from steps 9-13.
19) Bend inward ¼ part of the future tail of the fish that you bent at step 15.
20) Look at the back of the part.
21) Squeeze the product along the lines indicated by the dotted line. Get ready to arch its back.
22) Lift the back of the product. If your figure looks the same as in the figure, then you are doing everything right.
23) Lower the back while bending it along the fold line.
24) Bend the part inwards along the dashed lines.
25) Origami fish is ready! You can stick her eyes or draw them.
Such a figure can be used as a Christmas toy. Origami fish will decorate any Christmas tree, both live and artificial. If you have a large houseplant, you can make several of these figures and decorate the flower with them. It is worth noting that origami fish is a great gift for a loved one.
If you enjoyed practicing this type of art, you can study similar instructions borrowed from Japanese masters. It is useful to engage in origami with a child - this develops the motility of his fingers. There are various origami schemes - for children and for adults, which detail the process of making crafts of varying degrees of difficulty. The main thing in this business is desire.