Beginner Lake Monster Created by Marcia Joy Miller Are lake monsters fact or fantasy? With origami, the answer is easy—the truth is in your hands PAPER: Create the model from the sheet of folding paper on page 111 You can also use a 10-inch square of origami paper BASIC TECHNIQUES: See Chapter for the Reverse Fold, Rabbit Ear Fold, and Fish Base exercises Start with a completed If you peek at the back Fish Base (If you are using the included folding paper, begin the Fish Base with the solid-color side facing you.) Turn the model over from side to side so that the flaps are on the back of the model you will see that the short flaps are still pointing towards the top Fold the right corner to the center point of the model Fold the left corner to the center point of the model Rotate the model one-quarter turn clockwise so that the top corner will be positioned at the right Fold the bottom edge to the center horizontal crease Fold the top edge to the center horizontal crease Turn the model over from top to bottom so that it looks like the position shown in the next step Ori for Busy People_INT 00-96 27jul.indd 32 7/27/11 3:55:13 PM COFFEEͳBREAK ORIGAMI Notice that the two short flaps are positioned so that they are pointing toward the right Fold the corner of the bottom flap downward so that its raw edges are in a vertical position Fold the corner of the top flap upward so that its raw edges are in a vertical position Fold the right corner of the front flap Turn the model over from top to 33 Notice that the raw edges of each bottom so that it looks like the position shown in the next step small triangular flap are on the left side of the flap Fold the left corner of the model to A 10 Fold the left corner to the right 11 Fold the right corner of the front making a fold at the point where the slanted folded edges meet flap to the left completing a pleat fold 13 Complete the pleat fold by folding 14 Mountain fold the model by the right corner of the front flap to the left folding the top half of the model behind the bottom half to the left as shown making a pleat with the flap You have made a pleat fold 12 Fold the left corner to the right making a fold as indicated 15 You will be making an outside reverse fold in this step and the next Prepare for an outside reverse fold by folding the right corner up and a little to the left and then opening the fold Look ahead to the illustration of step 17 to see the position of the reverse folded flap and use this illustration as a guide (Beginners should also make a mountain crease on the valley-crease line.) Next, separate the edges that are to the right of the crease and push that portion of the flap up and to the left Ori for Busy People_INT 00-96 27jul.indd 33 7/27/11 3:55:15 PM ...COFFEEͳBREAK ORIGAMI Notice that the two short flaps are positioned so that they are pointing toward the right