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HUMPBACK WHALE Designed by Michael G. LaFosse Paper Suggestions: Use black and white dua washi for this model, Use paper at least 5 inches square, We make large sheets by spraying paper pulp onto a cloth, Pulp spraying is an unusual papermaking technique, requiring special equipment and studio facilities. Since this is more difficult we also produce large sheets by transferring smal er, couched sheets of pulp from the papermaking screen onto a large, wat felt. The individual sheets will bond together when you leave 1/2 t01 inch of averlap, and pound ‘che seams smooth wth a waaden mallet, or Flatten them with a paint raler A 2 4 3, Squash-fold. Look te figure faur For tthe angle 8. Pre-crease for a potal fold by moving the battam raw edge to the nearby folded edge. Unfold. Repeat behind HuMpaack WHALE 1. Begin white side up. Valley-Fold in 2 half, bottom corer ta top Notice that crease X and line ¥ ‘would divide the angle of the folded corner into aqual thirds. Turn over, ‘top ta bottom Petel-fold yp Lhe pre-craused layer: 2. Valley-fold in half, 5. Squash-fold to match. | AY Mountein-fold From the cenvar ta the outer corner and move the cormier up. Flatten the carner ORIGAMI ART ee Repeat behind 10, Valley-fold the outer edge tothe 14. Rearnange the layers. Look to folded edge. Repeat behind figure twelve for the shape. (Zig \ ~ i px 12. Fold-the exposed comers inward to 13, (1) Vallev-fld the bottom edges 44, Expose the white color on the Fins ress each ather: Notice that the under the top layers to mest at the by valley-folding tre indicated layer fold extends deep under the ‘middie, (2) Squash-Fold the Fine ta aver Inside-reverse Fold the covering layer point beckwara bottom comers together to Ferm the ta 15, Separate the two layers of the tall instal 16. Mountein-fald the paper in the lower jaw. Crimp curved mauntain-folds in the top laver of the the excess paner into the packet in Front of the head to shape the upper jaw pectoral fin, Repeat on the ather side Zs, for 17, Fold the tal Fukes to point autward Crimp the tallto narrawit 48, ‘Shape the leading edge of the fine with a series and round out: Install ine mountain and valley foe in 18 af rounded dents lower jaw (ontionall. Fold the pectoral fins to paint outwards, 49, Detal view of the fukes eT” 20. Crimp the top layer close to the tall 21, Tuck the exposed paper of the crima ‘Swivel the top layer ta form an extra Under tre teil to lack and hide edge, 89.

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