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Origami Outside Reverse Fold

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Author: Folding Dragon
Outside reverse fold main picture.
Copyright:Traditional
Level:Easy
Steps:15
Supplies:-Sheet of square origami paper.
Recommendations:-Use 4in x 4in paper or larger.

The origami outside reverse fold is a key technique in origami that allows a flap or section of paper to be folded outward while changing its direction. It is often used to create details like legs, beaks, or tails that point outward from the main structure of the model.

Instructions

Quick Reminders

  • Read all of the instructions before getting started.
  • Take your time and be patient with yourself.
  • It’s ok to start over.

Paper Setup

  • If one side of your paper is white then start with the white side of the paper facing down.
  • If your paper has color on both sides then start with the main color facing up.
  • For example, the paper above has two colors; brown and white. Because we want the main color to be brown; like in the above picture, we placed the brown side of the paper up.

Step: 1 of 16

Important: Follow the “Paper Setup” instructions first.

Start with the main color facing up. This outside reverse fold will be brown so the brown side is facing up.

Instruction step 1 Start origami reverse fold

Step: 2 of 16

Fold the upper left hand corner of the paper to the lower right hand corner of the paper.

Instruction step 2

Step: 3 of 16

Fold the lower right corner of the top piece of paper upward; toward the left, and align it with the edge of the triangle’s slope.

Instruction step 3

Step : 4 of 16

Turn the paper over from left to right.

Instruction step 4

Step: 5 of 16

Fold the lower left corner of the paper upward; toward the right, and align it with the edge of the triangle’s slope.

Instruction step 5

Step: 6 of 16

Fold and flatten the top flap of the paper to the right and rotate the paper until the smallest point is facing upward.

Instruction step 6

Step: 7 of 16

Fold the paper in half by folding the left flap of the paper to the right and under the right flap of the paper.

Instruction step 7

Step: 8 of 16

This is how the model should look.

Instruction step 8

Step: 9 of 16

Fold the top point of the paper towards the left and flatten it out.

Instruction step 9

Step: 10 of 16

Unfold the previous fold.

Instruction step 10

Step: 11 of 16

Push open the center of the paper and place it on a flat surface with the inward pointing crease facing upward.

Instruction step 11 This is how to push open the origami reverse fold center

Step: 12 of 16

Push the left and right sides of the paper’s top most edges inward until the left and right sides touch.

Instruction step 12

Step: 13 of 16

Push the left and right sides of the creases down until each side touches the surface and the paper point is facing upward.

Instruction step 13

Step: 14 of 16

This is how the paper should look. Turn the paper over from left to right.

Instruction step 14 This is how the origami reverse paper should look

Step: 15 of 16

Push together the left and right sides of the top most piece of paper and lay the paper on it’s side.

Instruction step 15

Step: 16 of 16

Flatten out the creases.

Instruction step 16

Congratulations on completing the Origami Outside Reverse Fold!

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