Open the wing and fold along the left and right corners. Open the left flap of the wing, then fold down the entire wing and tuck inside the loose flap. Fold the wing down to the corner as shown, then unfold.Go to Next page to continue. Beginning at the tip of the tail, fold the rest of the tail inside to conceal the "fat". Fold most of the tail back out, leaving a small crimp. Open the tail so you can fold up the tip as shown. Beginning at the jaw, fold in both sides of the neck as shown. Open the head so you can fold the tip back at the crease, then flatten down.All that's left is the tail and wings! Go to Next page to continue. Fold the tip of the head back and unfold as shown. Once you get it like the picture, flatten down. Hold the "neck" with one hand, and push the jaw against the neck with your other hand. Inside reverse fold the bottom right flap and make it extend straight out. To do this, open the left side so you can perform an inside reverse fold, then flatten down.Go to Next page to continue. Fold the sides to the center like before. Using the top layer only, lift from the bottom all the way up. Now fold the top triangle down.You're on your way to making an origami dragon! Go to Next page to continue. Fold the top layers of both sides to the center. Make the left flap stand vertically, then open and squash down. Turn the paper over so we can repeat the last step. Open and spread the top flap, then crease the left and right sides so you can flatten the flap down. Now fold the triangle in half by taking the left corner and folding it to the right. Fold the paper in half by folding the top corner to the bottom corner. If you only have regular 8.5x11 paper, follow these instructions to make a square sheet. Start with a square piece of origami paper. Read the steps and look at the images carefully and you'll get this awesome origami dragon flapping in no time. The trickiest fold is probably the wing, but the step by step instructions should guide you through it because it's really not hard at all. The folds are pretty simple and the pictures are pretty self explanatory. Fold it and see for yourself how this origami dragon can be so simple, yet so awesome. Yes, there's the neat little horned head and cool dragon tail, but the wings stand out above all with it's mid flight curvature and gothic form. Besides being entirely foldable and not too complex, it can also flap when you pull its tail! It looks awesome, it's easy to fold, and you can play with it. The foil may rub off and accidental creases will show up much more visibly.I designed this origami dragon so I may be biased ), but I have to say that this is one of the coolest looking ones while being one of the easiest to fold. Creases also stay better when editing the wings to their desired look, but be careful to not over-fold the paper in the same area. Note: It is easier to make cool designs on dragons folded with foil, especially if you are rolling the paper rather than folding it. I wanted this blue dragon to look like an ice dragon. The wings are folded to make it look like icicles or glacier effect. The blue dragon has a more swirly effect on its tail, as well as two extra folds added to the horn. The neck is slim enough for me to put a pen's spring around it for decoration. Like the silver dragon, it's neck and tail are folded inwards again. The red dragon also has it's tail edited slightly, and it's wings are folded inwards and flattened. I named it the "mantis dragon" because of it's similarities to a praying mantis. The silver dragon has its horn rolled downwards, tail edited slightly, and wings folded into more of a claw look. These images are simply ideas of what can be done when playing around with the dragon.
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