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How to fold an origami otter face

A brown triangle with tiny ears peeking up behind, a white muzzle folded up from the front point and a brown nose on top. Draw the whiskers.

You need: 1 square sheet, 15 × 15 cm, brown on one side, and a black marker. Easy, 7 steps, about 5 minutes.

Steps

  1. Make a triangle. Fold the top corner down to meet the bottom corner.
  2. Tiny ears. Fold the left and right corners behind, on steep lines 2 cm in from each end, so just the tips peek over the top.
  3. Ear nubs. Fold the tip of each ear behind, halfway down, so only little round nubs peek up.
  4. White muzzle. Fold only the front layer's bottom point up, about 4 cm above the bottom.
  5. Flat chin. Fold the back layer's point up behind, along the same line.
  6. Brown nose. Fold the tip of the white flap back down, about 1 cm, to make a big brown nose.
  7. Round the head. Fold the four lower corners of the face behind, about 1 cm along each edge, so the head is round.

Splash, otter!

Colour the nose black, draw two shiny eyes, a little mouth under the nose and long whiskers out to both sides.

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