Grilo Briaan Chan

Perched Locust
Designed by Brian Chan, 2008.

http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami
It is possible for origami to be unnecessarily
complex. With this grasshopper, I decided to
depict the folded hind legs with single flaps, and
the folded wings with a single flap. I think it is
one of my most realistic insect designs.
Crease the bisector, only

fold sharply where
indicated.
Precrease.
Relative size of finished model.
Only fold sharply where

indicated.
Mountain-fold in half on
the diagonal.
Crease along the angle

bisector.
Valley-fold along the

centerline.
Valley-fold one corner to

the other.
Valley-fold along the

centerline.
10
11
Detail of corner.
Precrease vertically.
13
14
Precrease the angle

bisector.
Precrease the angle

bisectors.
16
17
Precrease the angle

bisector, repeat behind.
Precrease the angle

bisectors, repeat behind.
Unfold to step 5.
12
Precrease the angle

bisector.
15
Inside reverse-fold.
18
Unfold to step 15.
19
20
Repeat steps 10-18 on

the left side.
Precrease horizontally,
repeat behind.
22
23
Crimp-folds.
21
Crease diagonally from

the intersections, repeat
behind.
24
Valley-fold.
Rabbit-ear, repeat behind.
25
Inside reverse-folds, repeat

behind.
28
Precrease.
26
Spread-squash.
29
Precrease in half.
27
Untuck the small flap.
30
Precrease in fourths.
31
Fold one flap over to the

right.
34
Precrease the bisector.
37
Spread-squash.
40
Flip the model over.
32
Repeat steps 26-31 on the

right, and 28-13 behind.
35
Crimp.
38
Untuck the small flap.
41
Detail of flap.
33
Precrease the flap.
36
39
Inside reverse-folds.
42
31
32
Precrease the angle

bisector.
Precrease the angle

bisectors.
34
35
Open-sink in and out.

Repeat behind.
Repeat steps 36-39

on the left.
Crimp.
38
Fold one flap over to the

right.
39
Repeat steps 26-31 on the

right, and 28-13 behind.
41
Valley-fold.
Crimp.
36
Valley-fold.
37
40
33
42
Precrease the flap.
43
Flip over.
Fold one layer over

to the left.
44
Spread-squash.
48
Note that some of

sinks overlap.
52
Fold the layers

over.
56
Crease the tip in

fourths.
45
46
Closed-sink.
Precrease the
bisector.
49
50
Precrease the bisector.

repeat behind.
53
Repeat steps 4352 on the left.
57
Open-sink in
and out.
47
Repeat 40-42 on the

remaining edges.
51
Open-sink.
Repeat behind.
54
Note that some of

the sinks overlap.
55
Precrease the tip

to the corner.
58
Crease the tip in

half.
59
Pleat
Pull out some

paper.
60
Open sink the

edges.
64
Note the shape of

the thorax.
68
Valley-fold up the
tip.
61
62
Reverse-fold a thin
edges in toward the
center.
65
Unsink.
66
Fold three
points up as
far as they go.
69
Valley fold the

edge, tuck inside.
63
Fold a thin edge

behind.
67
Fold three
flaps down at
their base.
70
Fold the layer back

to the right.
Valley-fold one
layer.
71
Repeat steps 67-70

on the left side.
72
73
74
75
Pleat the head.
Valley-fold the
edges toward the
center.
Detail of the head.
Valley-fold the
small corners to
form eyes.
76
77
78
79
Valley-fold up the
tip.
Rabbit-ear.
Pull out one layer

of paper.
Fold the flap

to the left.
80
81
82
83
Pull out one layer

of paper.
Squash-fold.
Fold down the tip.
Pleat.
84
85
86
87
Precrease the tip in

half.
Fold the tip of the

mouth behind.
Fold down the

entire head area.
89
Detail of the end of

the body.
90
91
88
Open sink.
Reverse-fold the
nearest leg flaps to
become the knees.
92
93
Reverse-fold the
next leg flaps to
become the feet.
Mountain-fold the
next leg flaps to
become the middle
legs.
94
Valley-fold the knees up.

Mountain-fold the
next leg flaps to
become the front legs.
Mountain-fold as
shown to shape the
body.
95
96
Round the tips of

the knees.
97
Fold the face

outward.
Detail of the head.
98
Crimp the edges to

round the face.
100
Detail of the feet.
Final appearance of
the head.
101
Pinch the legs, feet and

antennae to thin them.
102
99
Detail of the feet.
103
Crimp at the knee
104
Crimp to form the

foot
105
Final shape of the

front four legs.
106
107
Repeat on the other three

forelegs.
Finished Perched Locust.
Indent the thorax slightly.

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Perched Locust

Designed by Brian Chan, 2008.

Crease the bisector, only

Relative size of finished model.

Only fold sharply where

Crease along the angle

Valley-fold along the

Valley-fold one corner to

Valley-fold along the

Precrease the angle

Precrease the angle

Precrease the angle

Precrease the angle

Precrease the angle

Unfold to step 15.

Repeat steps 10-18 on

Crease diagonally from

Inside reverse-folds, repeat

Untuck the small flap.

Fold one flap over to the

Precrease the bisector.

Flip the model over.

Repeat steps 26-31 on the

Untuck the small flap.

Precrease the flap.

Precrease the angle

Precrease the angle

Open-sink in and out.

Repeat steps 36-39

Fold one flap over to the

Repeat steps 26-31 on the

Precrease the flap.

Fold one layer over

Note that some of

Fold the layers

Crease the tip in

Precrease the bisector.

Repeat steps 4352 on the left.

Repeat 40-42 on the

Note that some of

Precrease the tip

Crease the tip in

Pull out some

Open sink the

Note the shape of

Valley fold the

Fold a thin edge

Fold the layer back

Repeat steps 67-70

Pleat the head.

Detail of the head.

Pull out one layer

Fold the flap

Pull out one layer

Fold down the tip.

Precrease the tip in

Fold the tip of the

Fold down the

Detail of the end of

Valley-fold the knees up.

Round the tips of

Fold the face

Detail of the head.

Crimp the edges to