Bat

OrigamiModelbyNoboruMiyajima
DiagramsbyCarlosA.Furuti

Diagramsandfoldingsequencedevelopedfromacrease
pattern;somedetailsmaydifferfromtheoriginalmodel.
Finishedwingspanisroughly70%ofinitialpaperwidth.

1. Beginwithasquare,white

2. Foldthediagonalsand

3. Foldtothecenterand

4. Foldandunfoldthe

5. Foldandunfoldtothe

6. Valleyfoldinhalf.

8. Foldandunfold.

9. Alignthecreaselines,

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sideupforamainlycolored
model.Foldandunfold.

diagonalonly;
experiencedfolders
mayskipthisstep.

7. Pleatfold.

unfold.

previousmark.

unfold.

bisectinganangle.

10. Again,valleyfold

bisectinganangle.

11. Unfoldtostep7.

12a. Sinkinandoutboth

sidessimultaneously.

1/8

12b. Flattenthemiddleflaps
inoppositedirections.

15. Foldandunfold.

13. Squashfold.

14. Squashfold

16. Swivelfold.

17. Foldinside.

again.

14-18

18. Closeflapwhile

incorporatinga
rabbitearalong
anglebisectors.

19. Repeatsteps1418
ontheright.

20. Tuckinside.Steps

2125willfocuson
thecircledarea.

21a. Lifttwo

pointsas
highas
possible.

24. Petalfold.

Flattenthe
triangularflap
totheleft.

22. Squashfold.

25. Turnover.

28. Valleyfold

aligningedges.

23. Foldandunfold.

26. Squashfold.

29. Valleyfold

totheedge.

30. Unfoldto
step28.

27. Petalfold.

21b. Inprogress.

31. Valleyfold

aligningthe
edgesagain.

32. Foldand
unfold.

33. Swivelfold.

34. Pullouta

layerfrom
bothsides.

35. Valleyfold
upwards.

36. Foldand

unfoldall
layers.

37. Opensink.

38. Reversefold,
swingingthe
triangleto
theright.

36-37

39. Repeatsteps

40. Valleyfold

43. Reversefold.

44. Unfoldto

3637onthe
left.

47. Squashfold.

downwards.

step41.

48. Bringalayer
tothefront.

41. Foldtothecentral
lineandunfold.

45. Squashfold.

49. Swing

upwards.

42. Valleyfold

aligningtwo
creases.

46. Squeezeandlift
theflap.

50. Reversefold.

50-51

51. Swingtheflap
totheleft.

55.

Mountainfold
onelayer.

59. Swivelfold,

flatteningtheflap.
Themountainfold
trisectstheangle.

52. Repeatsteps
5051onthe
right.

56. Reversefold.

Noticethelayer
distribution.

60. Swingtotheright
againaddinga
rabbitear.

53. Folddown.

57. Slightlyliftone

layer,butdont
flattenit.

61. Reversefoldthe
kneejoint.

54. Steps5565will
focusonthe
hindlimbs.

58. Reversefoldtwo
layers.Modelis
stillnotflat.

62. Reversefold
again...

55-63

63. ...andagain.

64. Repeatsteps55to
63ontheleftside.

65. Legsandfeetare
completed.

66. Foldtwo

layersaslow
aspossible.

67. Tuckinside.

68. Turnover.

69. Squashfold.

Checkhowlayers
lieinstep72.

71. Turnover.

69-70

70. Pullouta

hiddenlayer.

73. Crimpfold.

72. Repeatsteps69and

70ontheotherwing.

75a. Turnover.

75b. Swivelfold.

74. Focusingonthewingtip.Turnover.

73-75

75c. Turnover.

75d. Turnover.

76. Repeatsteps7375ontheright.Next
stepswillfocusonthewing.

77. Mountainfold

andunfoldto3
vertexesand
alongaspine.

78. Mountainfoldand

79. Valleyfoldand

unfoldbisectingan
angle.

unfoldbisecting
fourangles.

80. Mountainfold;
accordionfold
incorporating
rabbitears.

77-80

81. Repeatsteps7780on

theright,thenturnover.

84. Squashfold.

88. Done.

82. Nowfocusingon

theheadandears.

85. Squashfold

againontheleft.

89. Bendtheheadforwards
witha3Drabbitear.
Theheadandneckwill
nolongerbeflat.

86. Turnover.

83. Bringalayerto
thefront.

87. Unsinkthe

middlelayers.

90. Lookunderthe
neckagain.

91. Benddownthe

head.Narrowboth
muzzleandneck;
dontflattenthem.

92. Anoptional,

93. Reversefold

shallow3D
pleatfold.

thetipofthe
muzzle.

94. Opentheears
slightly.

95. Furthernarrow
theneck.

96-97

96. Rabbitearthethickest

layeronly,twistingthe
otherlayers90degrees.

97. Sharplybendthethicklayerat
bothelbowandthumbjoints.
Fanouttheotherlayers.

99. Tworabbitears.

100. ...justnarrow

Dontflatten...

98. Repeatsteps9697onthe

right.Nowfocusonthetail.

andshape
thetail.

101. Modelcompleted.