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In this video I am going to show you how to fold
an origami rabbit Jun Maekawa.
Diagrams can be found in the book "Genuine Origami".
It includes 43 fantastic models with very clear diagrams.
Jun Maekawa also rates the complexity of the designs
and gives paper recommendations.
Now, this wonderful rabbit is an intermediate model.
Jun Maekawa suggests folding it from
15cm square of standard origami paper,
so that's what I'm going to use in this video.
In inches, that's a square with a side length of 6in.
The resulting model then has
a height of about 6cm,
a width of about 5cm,
and a depth of about 3cm.
In inches, that's 2.5in by 2in by 1.25in.
So, let's get started.
With the color side up, we're going to crease the diagonals.
Then take each of the corners
and fold it to the central intersection.
Now we're going to form three rabbit ear folds.
by taking this edge and creasing it to that edge.
You only need to crease up to this point
where you can see the diagonal crease we prepared as the first step.
Unfold. You can see the crease only needs to go up to that point.
Same thing on the other side.
And then fold in both,
so that we have this rabbit ear popping up
and fold it to one side.
And do that on two more sides.
Incidentally, none of these rabbit ears
will actually form an ear of the rabbit.
It doesn't matter in which direction you fold that tip in the end.
We're actually going to crease it in both directions.
Just once in this direction
and once in that direction
on each of the corners.
And then we're going to align
these two opposites to the right
and this one like that.
Now, this is the head section.
For that we're going to fold the tip
to the top.
Then we're going to take this edge
and align it with that edge
to create a crease only going up to
where this extra layer starts.
So you can see: you don't need to go any further than this.
Then we're going to take this small edge
and start a crease in the center of that edge right here.
We're going to make a crease
that goes from that point up to this point about there.
It's shaping the head, actually,
which will be revealed in the very last step,
but it's much easier to make these creases right now
rather than in the end.
It's only shaping, so if you're not
100% on the reference, then it's not entirely bad.
But I think you'll manage fine anyways.
Now we can take this whole section and fold it behind.
And fold the model in half.
Now we're going to take this corner
and align it with that point, making a diagonal crease.
A sharp crease.
Then inside reverse fold
by pushing in the paper on both sides.
Be careful to align it like this, so that both sides look the same.
Now, here in the bottom, there are
a lot of extra layers of paper.
We're going to fold the paper
along those extra layers of paper
and then again inside reverse fold.
Now we can take one layer
and fold it up, making a crease.
Fold it up as far as it will go on one side.
And the other side.
For the other side you can align
these two edges with those two edges
to make it a bit easier.
Now we're going to take this section
down here and we're going to reverse it,
so that it's colored.
For that we're just going to open it
and we're going to push on this point right here
to push it to the top
and then close the model again.
Just like that.
Next we're going to take
this edge right here
and align it with that edge, making a crease.
For that I open the model a bit here
and crease right there.
Then make a mountain fold
right along this edge here.
Then collapse the model,
making a new crease right there.
Same thing on the other side.
First fold in,
then add the mountain fold,
and collapse.
Then let's take this layer right here
and fold it down as far as it goes.
And up again.
Same thing on the other side.
Then we have this small corner here.
We're going to fold it to the back
and then bring that edge up
to the crease we just created,
creasing through both layers.
Make a strong crease, there's lots of layers here.
Then we're going to make a spread-squash.
For this we're going to separate these two layers,
right there.
This is going to be a mountain fold
So we're going to go inside these layers here.
And we're going to make a nice mountain fold out of it
on both sides.
From the inside push
to get a nice mountain fold on the precreasing right here, too.
So you have this rectangle here.
Now once you have the rectangle
we can start collapsing this by pushing this flat.
And that will give you a nice, precise spread-squash.
Next we're going to take this rabbit ear remainder
and we're going to squash it.
So open up with your finger here
and then push.
Ensure that you get a nice corner right here.
Then make it a symmetrical squash
by turning over
and ensuring that that central crease
is in alignment with
the parting you can see right there.
Then fold in half
and here we're going to take that one layer and
push it inside while collapsing this down
to incorporate an inside reverse fold.
Next we're going to make a small, hidden fold.
For that we open the model
and we're going to take this layer right here
and we're going to fold it to one side,
so that the crease basically starts
right inside here and it ends
where you can see these rabbit ears from the beginning ending.
It doesn't have to be 100% precise
and it basically goes where you want it to,
but that's the reference.
So you push that layer up a bit
and then you check - "How far do you want to go?"
About that far.
And then you can push it flat.
And that will give a nice lock and
get rid of some paper that's in the way.
Then we can close this again.
Now we're going to open these layers,
basically making a crease between this point and that point.
But when you open it up as far as it will go
that will happen automatically.
Then we make a petal fold on existing creases
by bringing in this side,
bringing in that side,
and then pushing up
and flattening the model,
making a new crease in these both locations.
To form the tail we're going to fold in a corner.
You can fold this up to that tip
or a bit farther or a bit less.
It just depends what you want the tail to look like.
Then we can fold this in half
and that's your small tail already.
Next we're going to form the hind legs.
We're folding along an existing crease here.
And also in the back.
Then make a crease,
a precrease for an inside reverse fold,
going from this point down here
up to right there,
where this layers meets a crease we have right here.
This is just a rough reference.
Well, it's an exact reference,
but it's a reference so you get a specific shape of the leg.
Repeat that on the other side,
making it symmetrical.
Then make an inside reverse fold out of it.
So you go in here,
make that small valley fold here into a mountain fold,
bring that inside.
Then we're going to fold up
in another inside reverse fold.
So we're going to push this to the top,
starting a crease in this point right here.
Then push from the left to the right
to close the model.
This will give you a small, white corner here.
That's intended.
Same thing on the other side.
First make that inside reverse fold.
And then another inside reverse fold.
Like that.
Then we can fold down this layer right here.
Same thing on the other side.
Now the hind legs are done.
Now, for the front legs, we're going to fold
one layer over and then align this edge
with that crease right there.
Same thing on the other side.
And the front legs are also done.
Now all that remains is the head.
For the head we're going to start a crease in this point,
getting a right angle on this edge.
So we're going to take one layer,
start a crease here,
and then align edge with edge.
And make a crease.
Same thing on the other side.
Then unfold and make an inside reverse fold out of it
to get a color change.
So we don't have that small, white corner.
Next, we'll take one layer.
Start a crease in this point and go up to
as far as you can go, which is up to that point right there.
And fold.
Same thing on the other side.
And then we're going to take the ears
and fold them down a bit.
This is mostly a judgement fold.
I prefer not to crease all the way,
but just perhaps halfway to give the ear a softer look.
But you can also crease it all the way
if you like.
Then we have this corner up here.
We're going to fold it down
in a precrease.
Then open this up,
make a mountain fold
on those crease lines and then push that
inside, a bit like an open sink.
So you first have this box
and then you push that box together.
Then take that head
fold it down a bit, just to give it a bit of shape
on each side.
Then on one side
perhaps add a crease here to give
the neck a tilt.
There are many layers of paper here, but it's just
a small change of posture.
And then finally we're going to open here
and we're going to get out the head
- the paper for the head.
The creases from the beginning
already give it a nice shape.
We want to round it a bit
and pop out the paper completely carefully.
Then check that the top of the head still looks nice.
And finally we're going to pull apart the legs
to make the rabbit a bit more 3D.
Go inside on each side and push out.
And then your rabbit designed by Jun Maekawa
is all done. It stands stably
and I love this model and hope you enjoyed it, too.