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How to fold an origami banded clownfish

Fold both ends of a long strip in so a white band shows between them, taper the snout and body, then snip the tail and swing its halves out.

You need: 1 long strip (30 × 8 cm), orange on one side, scissors and a white and a black pen. Medium, 7 steps, about 8 minutes.

Steps

  1. Head end in. White side up, long side across. Fold the left end over to the right, about 7 cm. Orange shows.
  2. Tail end in. Fold the right end over to the left the same way, leaving a white band about 3 cm wide between the ends.
  3. Shape the body. Fold the four corners behind on long slants: short ones at the head for a snout, long ones toward the tail.
  4. Fold in half. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  5. Snip the tail. Snip along the bottom fold from the tail end in about 5 cm.
  6. Open it again. Fold the bottom half back down, so the fish lies flat with a slit in its tail.
  7. Spread the tail. Fold the top half of the tail up on a slant from the end of the snip, and the bottom half down, so the tail forks.

Found him!

Draw a big eye and a smile, black edges on the white band, and a thin white band with black edges just behind the head.

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