Beautiful Origami Swan Examples

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Here are some origami swan examples I made. The first photo below is the basic swan origami I started off with. After I was done I put a red bow on its neck! This swan is not as detailed as you can see - each round only has 17 pieces. The second and the third swans each has 21 pieces making them appear more detailed and meticulous!



The origami swan is easy to make, but it is quite time-consuming How much time it takes depends on people, but in general I'd say it takes about 10 hours. It also depends on how big and how detailed you want to make it. For example, you can make the girth of the swan larger, but it requires a lot more pieces for each round. To start off each round can consist of 17 pieces. Once you get the hang of it, you can make another swan where each round has 25 to 30 pieces, and the swan will look much more detailed!

You should be able to see from the photo how it's made. Questions? Let me know!

Once you get used to it, you can get creative and make much more complicated models. Sky is the limit! You can add small decorative elements on your work. Here is a more advanced swan origami I made for my aunt who did so much for me. I would never have made it here if it wasn't for her help. I am not sure what a phoenix looks like, but I'll just call this one an origami phoenix. Any objections



Here is a picture of the origami swan and origami phoenix together.



Aren't they beautiful?

I like taking the time making something for someone important to me, and it really manifests my gratitude in a way that things you buy can't. Of course it really depends on the recipient. If they are materialistic, they probably would feel happier if you bought them something nice. If they are spiritual, a paper swan you made with sweat and blood would make a great gift. But in either case, you can learn how to make it in case the need arises

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Here is the general procedure of making an easy origami swan like the one in the photo:

* Get materials. A swan is white, so white paper is generally enough. If you want to go for a different color you can. The beak of the swan should be of a different color, like red. When you get good at this you can also add bells and whistles to your work. For example, you can add fake eyes and glitter

* Measure and cut paper. The goal here is to cut paper into rectangular pieces that you will be folding into basic parts. You need at least 150 basic parts to make a swan. For each basic part, the proportion of width versus height is 3 : 2. If you want to make a small swan, each part can measure 4.5cm by 3cm. If you want to make a bigger one, you can go 6cm by 4cm or even bigger.

* Make basic parts. You fold each piece of paper into the basic part which is the basic construction piece. How many depends on your design and size. I'd say you need at least 150 pieces. If you want to do something elaborate it can go up to 1000 pieces.

* Assemble the basic pieces into a swan. You don't need to glue the body, but you need to glue the neck and maybe the top part of the wings to make them stay. I use white glue, but you can use any glue you want!

* Post process: This is purely personal and depends on your design. You can decorate it by putting some things on the body such as glitter, whistles, fake eyes, etc. If you do be careful not to overdo it because it may look too fancy! A swan should be simple and white shouldn't it?

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Here are step-by-step visual instructions of making a basic piece that you'll use to make the swan origami in the picture:

Lay the piece of paper on the desk (ratio of width to height is 3 : 2).


Fold it in half.


Fold it in half again.


Unfold it and observe the crease.


Fold the left side.


Fold the right side. Note I leave a small split between the two flaps to make the next step easier.


Turn it over.


Fold the left corner. Note I leave a small split to make folding easier.


Fold the right corner. Note I leave a small split to make folding easier.


Fold the bottom part up.


Fold the whole thing in half.


Here is what it looks like from another angle.


That's it! Easy isn't it? If you haven't got it, let me know!

It's easy to make just one, but you gotta make hundreds and hundreds before you can make a swan! Make them while watching TV, listening to music or the radio, waiting for the bus, etc. There are plenty of occasions where you can fold these little pieces while not wasting any time. Go Go Go! You are almost there!

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Easy Origami Swan Paper Folding

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Origami is the art of folding paper into a variety of things, so it's also called "paper folding". It can be simple or complicated, and the sky is the limit. In this post I'll introduce one way to make origami: I fold a small piece of paper into some shape, and make many of them and assemble them into something beautiful. Usually after I am done I give it to somebody as a gift, and usually his or her reaction involves crying and slobbering (haha not really..). It really warms the cockles of the recipient's heart.

I'll give you origami instructions on how to make a beautiful origami swan like the one in the photo. Don't worry: it's easy origami paper folding and anyone can do it. Then I'll show you some work I've done. Let's go on and see how you can impress your loved ones with this beautiful work of paper.

Without further ado let's get started on making a beautiful piece of art!

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