Western Dragon V3

Western Dragon V3 - 2011
Difficulty: ***** super-complex

Recommended starting size: 20 inches (50 cm)
Finished size: 5 1/2 inches tall (14 cm)
Expected time needed to fold: 7 hours
1. Colored side up.

Fold and unfold.
4. Pinch and unfold.
2. Pinch in half and unfold.
5. Fold and unfold.
3. Pinch and unfold.
6. Fold and unfold.
Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 1.
7. Kite-fold behind.
8. Fold and unfold.
9. Fold and unfold.
10. Fold and unfold.
11. Close up.
12. Fold and unfold the

small point into sixths.
13. Unfold.
18. Fold and unfold. Turn over.
22. Valley-fold the corner.
28. Extend and reform

the previous creases.
23. Turn over.
26. Fold and unfold into thirds,

crease through all layers.
21. Rabbit-ear the corner.
24. Rabbit-ear the corners

on existing creases.
27. Like this. Unfold everything.
30. Pleat along the center.
45
31. Fold behind. Rotate

clockwise 45.
34. Fold and unfold the top layers

into sixths. Use the previous
creases to help with alignment.
37. Crease where shown

through only one layer.
40. Fold the flap

back to the right.
32. Sink both sides in on existing creases.
35. Zoom in.
33. Fold one layer to the left.
36. Crease where shown

through the first two layers.
38. Fold the flap to the left.
39. Add the same

creases on this side.
41. Open-sink in and out on existing

creases. The creases do not need
to extend to the edge, but are drawn
that way in the next steps.
42. Begin to squash-fold.
43. Petal-fold. Fold the

excess paper to the right.
46. Unfold.
49. Fold one layer to the left.
52. Squash-fold.
44. Fold to the right

noting the reference.
47. Open-sink in and out.
53. Petal-fold.
45. Fold to the left.
48. Sink (spread-sink and close

back up) the small corner.
51. Open-sink.
54. Open sink the edge in and

out and flatten completely.
55. Fold down.
56. Like this. Turn over.
57. Fold one layer to the right.
42-55
58. Repeat steps

42-55 on this side.
62. Fold two layers

to the right.
66. Like this.
59. Fold one layer

to the left.
63. Fold the assembly of

layers to the left, the model
will not lie flat. Repeat behind.
60. Spread-sink the edge.
64. Fold the top edge down

so that it points straight out.
Repeat behind.
67. Fold the flap up while

reverse-folding two edges
61. Reverse-fold
the edges.
65. Pull the top layer up while

squeezing the sides in extending
a central mountain-fold.
68. In progress.
69. Open both sides.
73. Fold over as far as possible,

squashing a hidden edge.
70. Reverse-fold in and out.

These flaps will not lie flat
for some time to come.
74. Fold back along

the center line.
71. Sink in and out on existing

creases. The sinks must be
performed simultaneously and
form accordion-like folds at
the base.
75. Unfold.
72. Close the sides back up.
76. Closed sink.
73-77
77. Fold to the center.
78. Repeat steps

73-77 on the left.
79. Fold and unfold

then zoom in.
82. Reverse fold.
83. Swivel-fold to the left.
85. Squash-fold.
86. Fold up.

Zoom in again.
87. Squash-fold.
89. Fold down.
90. Sink inside.
91. Lift the edge and

fold over to the right.
84. Bring one layer in front.
88. Petal-fold.
92. Squash-fold.
87-91
93. Repeat steps

87-91 on the left.
94. Squash-fold.
97. Squash-fold.
98. Reverse-fold both sides.
101. Rabbit-ear
both corners.
102. Sink the sides in

on existing creases.
105. Fold the small flap down.
109. Narrow the legs

and tail simultaneously.
106. Fold and unfold

the top edge.
110. Fold the hidden layers down.
95. Petal-fold.
96. Unwrap the top layer.
99. Fold up as
far as possible.
100. Unwrap the top layers.
103. Mountain-fold the top layer

and valley-fold the second one.
107. Open-sink both sides.
111. Swivel-fold the edges down.
104. Turn over.
108. Fold the remaining

edges behind.
112. Fold the edges back up.
113. Sink the small edges

(or just mountain-fold them).
115. Reverse-fold
114-117
114-117
116. Reverse-fold.
117. Reverse-fold.
118. Repeat steps 114-117

on the next 2 flaps.
120. Fold the wing up while swiveling the arm down.

90
119. Fold in half and

rotate clockwise 90.
121. Pull out the three narrow edges.
122. Carefully release the top

layer and bring it to the right.
125. Sink in on existing creases.
128. Fold the farthest edge of the wing down.
131. Fold the top layer down.
123. Pull the top layer down, you will need

to release some paper at the neck.
126. Sink in on existing creases.

This is a litte more complicated,
so check out the next step for details.
129. Bring some paper in front.
132. Pull out a trapped edge (unsink).
124. Close back up, incorporating two

reverse-folds at the base of the wing.
127A. The creases

go from this...
127B. ...to this.
130. Swivel-fold up.
133. Fold inside.
134. Mountain-fold and unfold

along angle bisectors.
135. Mountain-fold the lower edge of

the wing and reverse-fold the edge above.
136. Closed-sink the bottom

edge and reverse-fold the
other one into the new pocket.
120-138
114-118
137. Tuck the top layers

into the new pockets.
138. Repeat steps 114-118 on the arms.
139. Repeat steps 120-138 behind.
x12
140. Zoom in on the head.
142. Sink the second layer

on the side and pull out
some paper below.
141. Perform a ton of

connected reverse-folds.
144. Open-sink.
145. Spread-sink.
146. Fold 2 layers up.
147. Open-sink.
150. Begin to collapse.
151. Fold up, this is

actually a straight line.
152. Collapse back down.
142-155
142-145
154. Fepeat steps 142145 on the next layer.
149. Open up.
155. Fold all the layers back down.
156. Repeat steps

142-155 behind.
158. Pleat the top layer only.
153. Fold 2 more layers up.
x6
157. Now perform a

series of connected
outside reverse-folds.

159. Unfold.
161. Open-sink.
162. Begin to spread-sink the edge.
163. Push the sides in on existing

creases and swing the long flap up.
164. Fold down and incorporate a pleat.
166. Open-sink.
167. Fold the sunken layers down.
158-164
168. Repeat steps 158164 on the next edge.
172. Close back up.
169. Fold a couple layers

up and open the pocket.
173. Fold the first

point to the right.
170. Carefully invert the

pocket and bring it to the side.
174. Reverse-fold the next

point to the right as you
fold some layers down.
171. Fold the point to the right.
175. Fold two layers (including

the small one) down.
158-176
90
176. Reverse-fold the next

point into the last one.
177. Like this. Repeat

steps 158-176 behind.
178. Fold half of

the layers up behind.
179. Squash-fold evenly.

Rotate clockwise 90.
180. Pull the edges out

while you fold down.
184. Fold one layer to the right.
188. Open-sink the top edge.
181. Fold behind (this

point is unused).
185. Fold two points up .
189. Open-sink the next edge.
182. Unsink one layer.
183. Pull the top point

up as far as possible.
186. Bring one layer

in front (unsink).
187. Fold and unfold like

you did in steps 158-159.
190. Begin to spread

-sink the edge.
191. Untrap and fold

one edge to the left.
192. Release some

paper from the left.
193. Push the sides in and

swing the long flap to the right.
195. Fold the first point down.
194. Close back up.
185-195
196. Fold the long

flap to the left.
200. In progress. Pull

a loose edge out and
flatten it to the right.
204. Squash-fold.
197. Repeat steps

185-195 on this side.
201. Swivel the edge as you

swing the large flap to the left.
205. Swivel inside.
198. Open the center pocket.
199. Invert the

pocket and fold up.
202. Pull out a hidden edge.
206. Swivel and

close back up.
203. Swivel the edge as

you squash the large flap.
207. Reverse-fold the

point out to the side.
204-207
208. Repeat steps 204

-207 on the right.
209. Fold up.
212. Fold the top point

down in between the eyes.
213. Fold behind.
210. Fold the corners in.
211. Fold to the sides while

incorporating a tiny reverse-fold
on the first layer (skip the reverse
-fold if the figure is too small).
215. Fold behind to

lock the last fold.
214. Swivel behind.
90
216. Fold the model back in half

and rotate counterclockwise 90.
217. Reverse-fold
the jaw down.
220. Crimp the hips down.
218. Add some final details.
219. Like this.
221. Fold the edges inside.
222. Fold the edge of the

wing inward and zoom in.
223. Shape the wing with gentle

valley and mountain-folds.
222-224
224. Reverse-fold the claw on the wing,

fold it down, and shape the wings further.
226. Like this. Now focus

on the arms and legs.
225. Repeat steps 222224 on the other wing
227. Squeeze the arms in

and crimp (or pleat) the legs.
228. Crimp the arms and spread out the

claws. Repeat similarly on the legs.
230. Like this.
232. Add a couple rabbit-ears for

spikes and shape the model to taste.
229. Outside reverse-fold each

claw (only two are shown).
231. Crimp the neck and tail.
233. Model complete.

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Western Dragon V3 - 2011

Difficulty: ***** super-complex

1. Colored side up.

4. Pinch and unfold.

2. Pinch in half and unfold.

5. Fold and unfold.

3. Pinch and unfold.

6. Fold and unfold.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 1.

8. Fold and unfold.

9. Fold and unfold.

10. Fold and unfold.

11. Close up.

12. Fold and unfold the

14. Fold and unfold.

15. Fold and unfold.

16. Fold and unfold.

17. Fold and unfold.

18. Fold and unfold. Turn over.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 2.

19. Fold and unfold.

22. Valley-fold the corner.

25. Fold and unfold.

28. Extend and reform

20. Fold and unfold.

23. Turn over.

26. Fold and unfold into thirds,

29. Fold and unfold.

21. Rabbit-ear the corner.

24. Rabbit-ear the corners

27. Like this. Unfold everything.

30. Pleat along the center.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 3.

31. Fold behind. Rotate

34. Fold and unfold the top layers

37. Crease where shown

40. Fold the flap

32. Sink both sides in on existing creases.

35. Zoom in.

33. Fold one layer to the left.

36. Crease where shown

38. Fold the flap to the left.

39. Add the same

41. Open-sink in and out on existing

42. Begin to squash-fold.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 4.

43. Petal-fold. Fold the

49. Fold one layer to the left.

44. Fold to the right

47. Open-sink in and out.

50. Fold and unfold.

45. Fold to the left.

48. Sink (spread-sink and close

54. Open sink the edge in and

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 5.

55. Fold down.

56. Like this. Turn over.

57. Fold one layer to the right.

58. Repeat steps

62. Fold two layers

66. Like this.

59. Fold one layer

63. Fold the assembly of

60. Spread-sink the edge.