Fox Face

An origami fox from a single square: a triangle, two corners folded up for ears, and the tip of the nose folded back. You trace the fold lines and the face through the camera right onto the square — once it’s folded, the eyes and nose land in the right place on their own.

• Easy
• 1 3½ × 3½ in square
• 5 folds
• 0 glue

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 8769

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Outline. Trace the solid line — the edge of the piece. You’ll cut along it.
2. Fold lines. Trace the dashed lines thinly, without pressing hard, as on the screen, and write its number next to each line — that’s the order of the folds. Each step will tell you which way to fold: you’ll fold with the drawing side down.
3. Draw. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.

Color

4. Color the face. Color the fur orange; the cheeks stay white. Use black for the eyes, nose and insides of the ears, and pink for the blush. Don’t color the rest of the square — you can’t see it after folding.

Cut

5. Cut out: square. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.

Fold

6. Drawing side down. Flip the square drawing side down and turn it so one corner points toward you. You can’t see the pencil lines on top now — that’s how it should be.
7. Triangle. Fold the square in half along the diagonal: top corner exactly onto the bottom corner. Crease the fold with your fingernail. Now you can see lines 2, 3 and 4 on top.
8. Center crease. Fold the triangle in half — left corner onto the right corner — along line 2, then unfold. There’s now a crease in the middle: it helps you make the face even.
9. Left ear. Fold the left corner up along line 3: the fold starts at the bottom corner. The tip will stick out above the top edge — that’s the ear.
10. Right ear. Do the same with the right corner: fold it up along line 4. Check that the ears match: the tips should be at the same height.
11. Flip it over. Flip the blank over like a page. Now you see a face with ears.
12. Nose tip. Fold the white tip under the black nose back — with the fold right along the bottom edge of the black (line 5 is under the marker) — and crease it. The nose looks neat now, and your fox is done.

Done. Done — ready to show off.

Make it with your phone camera

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