Dorcus Curvidens by Brian Chan.pdf

Dorcus curvidens

Relative size of finished model

Designed by Brian Chan, 2008. http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami

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Crease the angle bisector.

Crease the angle bisector.

Crease the angle bisector.

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Fold the corner to the indicated reference point.

Unfold.

Detail of the corner.

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Crease horizonally from the intersection of the edge and last crease.

Mountain-fold the corner behind.

Valley-fold a thin strip on either side.

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Valley-fold the strips in half.

Fold this base as the new square.

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Crease the angle bisector.

Only fold sharply where indicated.

Only fold sharply where indicated.

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Fold the corner up to touch the edge.

Unfold.

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Fold corner to corner, unfold.

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Repeat on the lower right.

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Crease from the diagonal.

Detail of the corner.

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Fold the corner to the diagonal. Only crease where indicated.

Mountain-fold behind along the edge, unfold.

Unfold.

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Repeat steps 22-24 on the other side.

Crease the angle bisectors.

Crease diagonally.

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Crease diagonally. Flip the paper.

Crease diagonally.

Crease the angle bisectors.

Crease from the intersection.

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Unfold the corner.

Valley-fold diagonally.

Crimp the corner.

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Spread-squash.

Fold one layer behind and one layer over.

Squash-fold.

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Form a rabbit-ear.

Swivel-fold the edges toward the center.

Mountain-fold the top behind.

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Inside reverse-fold.

Fold up the tip while pulling out two points.

Unfold the tip.

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Valley-fold.

Pull out two more points.

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Inside reverse-fold.

Squash-fold.

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Unfold the squash-fold made in 47.

Crease the angle bisector.

Inside reverse-fold.

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Crease the corner to the tip.

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Inside reverse-fold.

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Valley-fold.

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Crease the regions in half.

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Swivel-fold the edges.

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Open-sink in and out.

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Crease from one tip to the other.

Valley-fold the corner.

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Valley-fold.

Squash-fold.

Detail of the corner.

Rabbit-ear.

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Mountainfold the corner behind.

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Open-sink the lower flap.

In progress.

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Opensink.

Detail of the corner. Separate the flaps.

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Finished appearance.

In progress.

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Crease the thin flap in half.

Open-sink in and out.

Crease the flap into fourths.

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Finished appearance.

Close the flaps.

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Spread-squash the layers symmetrically.

Flip the model.

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Rabbit-ear.

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Valley-fold.

Inside reverse-fold

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Crease the flap into 5 parts.

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Valley-fold.

Valley-fold.

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Valleyfold.

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Flip over.

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Squashfold.

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Crease into fourths.

Open-sink in and out.

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Inside reverse-folds.

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Valley-fold one layer.

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Untuck the hidden flap.

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Fold the layers over.

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Repeat steps 88-90 on the left side.

Detail of the center.

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Untuck a some layers.

Untuck the remaining layers.

Valley-folds.

Finished appearance.

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Wrap one layer of paper around either side.

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Crease the bisectors.

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Valley-fold.

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Flip over.

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Valley-fold.

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Open-sink.

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Crease the sides into fourths.

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Crease the flap into fourths.

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Crease the corners of the kite shape to the center.

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Valley-fold.

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Crease the outer regions into eights.

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Crease into eigths.

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Fold one layer over.

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Fold one layer back to the right.

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Spread-squash all layers symmetrically.

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Crease from the edge of the flap to the corner shown.

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Crease into fourths.

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Repeat steps 107-112 on the right.

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Flip the model over.

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Fold one layer over.

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Crease into eigths.

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Open-sink in and out.

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Valley-fold.

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Open-sink in and out.

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Crease the tip.

Open-sink the middle flap.

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Pull out a layer of paper, forming a gusset on either side.

Pleat.

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Unfold the two points.

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Reverse-fold.

Detail of the center.

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Unsink the tip.

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Fold the two points back toward the center.

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Close the flap.

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Mountain-fold.

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Open-sink in and out.

Open-sink in and out.

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Valley-fold

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Wrap a layer from behind.

Mountain-fold.

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Fold one layer over.

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Closed-sink.

Spread-squash.

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Fold one layer over.

Repeat 136-140 on the left side.

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Fold up all but the last two flaps.

Flip over.

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Crease diagonals.

In progress.

Crease bisectors.

Crease to the line.

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Crimp.

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Opensink.

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Rotate.

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180°

Pull out two flaps.

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Closedsink.

Fold two short flaps up.

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Valley-fold the front legs.

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Crimp the antennae .

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Valleyfold the middle legs.

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Pinch the small two flaps.

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Valleyfold the hind legs.

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Bend them slightly.

Detail of the mouthparts.

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Spread-sink

Crimp.

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Detail of the front foot.

Finished appearance. Repeat on the left side.

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Pull out a layer.

Pull out the edge of paper.

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Detail of the middle foot. Pleat.

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Crimp.

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Spread-sink, repeat behind.

Finished appearance. Repeat on the remaining four tips.

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Flip over.

Detail of the head.

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Inside reverse-fold the hidden edge.

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Crimp the jaws outward.

Mountain-fold.

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Fold the edges of the head behind.

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Mountain-fold the tip of the head.

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Valley-fold the tips forward.

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Crimp the body.

Pull out two small points.

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Pull out the two small hidden flaps.

Pinch and shape the jaws.

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Inside reverse-fold the wingtips and tuck them inside the body.

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Pleat the feet.

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Pinch the legs to thin them.

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Shape the legs.

Shape the body

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Open the barbs of the feet.