Origami
How to make a paper ship?
Origami
is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese
culture. In modern usage, the word "origami" is used as an inclusive
term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin.
A paper ship is a great example of this art and making one is way easier
than you think and if you make a big eough ship, you can even sail with
it in the seven seas! But for now, all you need is a sheet of paper
letter sized or A4. Regular print paper is perfect for this project. Use
as many colors as possible. Let's make a paper ship!
- Start off with a sheet of paper and fold it in half downwards.
- Fold in half again as shown on the second image (you don’t need to make the crease from top to bottom – you just need to mark the center).
- Bring corners to the center so that you get a triangle shape with a rectangle under it.
- Fold the rectangle part under the triangle upwards (as shown with the purple spots) – flip your origami and do the same on the other side.
- Grab the center of the triangle shape as indicated on the first image above with the red spot and pull both sides (holding the red spot) out. Flatten.
- You’ll get the shape as shown on the second image above (ignore that red spot in the left bottom corner – I have no idea how that one came there haha).
- Fold the front layer up (as shown with the green spot) flip the origami boat to be and do the same with the back layer. You’ll get a triangle shape.
- Pull the sides outwards and you’ll again get the square shape as shown on the first image bellow.
- Slowly pull the top parts outwards and you have your paper boat!
Created by Narod Dabanyan