ShukiyKatoy-yAfricanyElephanty1.a

African Elephant

2.aPinchytheyleftysideyinyhalfyandyunfold.y

1.aWhiteysideyup.yFoldyandyunfoldyalongyoneydiagonal.y

3.aPinchyandyunfold.

5.aFoldyoveryfromytheypinchymarkytoythebottomyrightycorner,ycreaseyonlyyatythediagonalyintersection,yandyunfold.y

Difficulty:aEEEEEaSuper-ComplexDesigned:a2015Recommendedastartingasize:a15"a638acm/Finishedasize:a6a1/2"alonga616acm/Expectedatimeaneededatoafold:a5+ahoursa

0.42

6.ayPinchytheytopyedgeydownytoytheycircledypointykeepingytheyleftyedgeyatyayrightyangleyandyunfold.yRepeatyalongytheybottomyedge.

4.aPinchyandyunfold.

Shuki9Kato9-9African9Elephant92.

12. Unfold.911.9Pinch9and9unfold9creasing9through9both9layers.9

7. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9 8. Pinch9and9unfold.9

10. Fold9in9half9being9careful9not9to9crease9inside9the92/99mark9except9for9a9pinch9along9the9center.9

13. Pinch9and9unfold9into9eighths.9

9. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9

14. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9dividing9it9into9thirds9and9unfold.

15. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9and9unfold.

2/9

16. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9and9unfold.

17. Fold9in9half.9 18. Fold9and9unfold9through9both9layers9as9shown.9Note9the9uncreased9sections.

ShukiwKatow-wAfricanwElephantw3.

28. Foldwandwunfoldwadding4wmorewparallelwcreases.w

19. Foldwandwunfold.w 20. Foldwandwunfold.w 21. Foldwandwunfold.Repeatwbehind.

23. Foldwandwunfoldwdividingweachwregionwintowthirds.wRepeatwbehind.

24. Likewso.wReturnwtowfullwview.

26. Bringwthewcircledwpointswtogether,wcrease,wandwunfold.

25. Addwtwowmorewpinchwmarks. 27. Foldwandwunfoldwadding3wparallelwcreases.w

22. Foldwandwunfoldwthenwzoomwinwonwthewlowerwsection.

29. Valleywfoldwthewcornerswnotingwthewreferences.

30. Foldwandwunfold.

Shuki1Kato1-1African1Elephant14.

37. Zoom1in.

42. Like1so.1Fold1and1unfold1extending1the1existing1creases.

36. Pleat1using1existing1creases.

~18°

38. Squash-fold.

41. Push1in1the1darkened1region1keeping1it1closed1at1the1circled1point1and1simultaneously1crimp1the1paper1as1shown.1

35. Crimp1using1existing1creases.

31. Fold1and1unfold1dividing1evenly1and1using1existing1creases1as1guides.

32. Fold1and1unfold. 33. Unfold1the1corners.

39. Swivel-fold. 40. Unfold1to1step136.

43. Crimp.1

34. Pinch1marks1will1no1longer1shown1unless1required1for1reference.1Rotate1the1model1to1match1the1next1diagram.

44. Pleat1while1swiveling1the1lower1edge1behind.

ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx5.

53. Foldxandxunfoldxcreasingxthroughxallxlayers.

45. Foldxthexcornerxupxandxtoxthexright.xDoxnotxcreasexsharply.

48. Repeatxstepsx44-47xbehind.

54. Foldxandxunfoldxthroughxonexlayer.x

55. Extendxthexexistingxcrease.x

46. Foldxthexnarrowxedgexdownxandxsimultaneouslyxspread-sinkxthexsmallxcorner.

47. Likexso.xFoldxthexcornerxbackxdown.

x44-47

49. Foldxandxunfold. 50. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregion.

51. Invertxthexdarkxregionxthenxreverse-foldxitxbackxoutwards.

52. LikexSo.xReturnxtoxfullxview.

56. Foldxandxunfoldxthroughxonexlayer.x

58. Repeatxstepsx54-57behind.xReturnxtoxfullxview.

59. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxandxcrimpxinxaxsimilarxmannerxasxbefore.

57. Foldxandxunfold,xcreasingxthroughxthexnearestxtwoxlayers.x

x54-57

ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx6.

61. Squash-fold. 62. Unsink.

66. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxthenxfoldxthexedgexbackxdown.

60. Open-sink.

63. Pushxinxthextopxedgesxofxthexdiamondxthenxpullxthexexcessxpaperxfromxbelow.

64. Collapsexasxshown. 65. Valley-fold.

68. Valley-fold. 69. Likexso.xZoomxout.

72. Pleatxandxbeginxtoxcollapsexusingxthexcreasesxfromxstepx54.

73. Pleatxagain.xthexmodelxcanxliexflatxatxthisxpoint,xbutxit4sxbetterxtoxleavexthexrightxsidexuncreased.

71. Foldxandxunfold.

67. Valley-foldxallowingxaxsmallxedgextoxswivelxdown.x

70. Foldxandxunfold.

ShukiPKatoP6PAfricanPElephantP7.

76. UnfoldPtoPstepP721

77. Open6sink1PReferPtoPthePnextPstepPforPthePresult1

75. Reverse6foldPthePsmallPhiddenPcorner1

74. PleatPoncePmoreZPinvertPthePedgePonPthePrightZPandPflattenPcompletely1

78. FoldPthePedgePdownPthenPzoomPin1

80. WrapPonePlayerPinPfrontP(closed6sink)1

79. Spread6sinkPthePcorner1

82. Valley6fold1P81. Valley6fold1 83. LikePso1PZoomPout1

86. SpreadPapartPthePpleats185. FoldPandPunfoldPcreasingPthroughPtwoPlayersPonPthePleftPandPonePonPthePright1

84. RepeatPstepsP6b683Pbehind1

P6b683

ShukiUKatoU-UAfricanUElephantU8.

88. LiftUtheUnearUlayer.87. PushUtheUdarkUtriangleUbehindUthenUcollapseUtheUmodelUinUtheUsameUmannerUasUinUstepU72.

89. UnsinkUoneUlayerUtoUtheUfront.

90. Valley-fold. 91. Spread-sink. 92. Valley-fold.

93. Closed-sink. 94. Mountain-foldUandUunfold.

95. FoldUandUunfold.

97. PleatUandUcollapseUexceptUforUtheUrightUside.

98. Reverse-foldUtheUpartillyUhiddenUflap.

96. LikeUso.UZoomUout.

ShukiDKatoDCDAfricanDElephantD9.

99. OpenCsinkDtheDhiddenDcorner) 100. OpenCsinkDtheDedge)DYouDwillDhaveDtoDpullDoutDsomeDpaperDfromDtheDpreviousDsinkDtoDaccomplishDthis)

101. FoldDoneDlayerDover)DDoDnotDcreaseDfirmly)

106. RefoldDasDinDstepD7PC75)DNoteDthatDtheDsmallDcornerDhooksDitselfDbehindDedgeDinDfront)

107. RepeatDstepsD85C,x6Dbehind)

D85C,x6

105. FoldDtheDcornerDbehind)

102. BringDoneDlayerDinDfrontD1ClosedCsink0)

103. ValleyDfoldDtheDtopDcornerDandDreverseCfoldDtheDlowerDone)

104. FoldDtheDlayerDbackDover)

108. Next(Dwe8llDworkDonDtheDlegDandDbellyDsection)DZoomDin)

110. StretchDsimilarlyDonDtheDleft)109. PythagoreanCstretchDtheDfrontDlegDoverDtoDtheDright)DDoDnotDcreaseDtheDnearestDlayerDevenDthoughDit8sDshownDthatDway)

ShukiOKatoO-OAfricanOElephantO10.

112. FoldObothOflapsOdown. 113. TurnOtheOmodelOover.

118. FoldOandOunfold.

111. WrapOtheOsmallOedgeOaround.

119. Open-sinkOexceptOforOtheOcircledOedgeOwhichOhasOtoObeOclosed.

114. CutOawayOview.OReverse-fold. 115. FoldOthreeOedgesOinwardOandOup. 116. ReleaseOtheOtrappedOpaper.

117. FoldOtwoOedgesObackOdown.

121. SinkOtheOdarkenedOregionOandOpullOtheOexcessOpaperOtoOtheOright.

120. FoldOandOunfold. 122. FoldOandOunfold.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg11.

131. Repeatgstepsg109-130gbehind.gReturngtogfullgview.

123. Sinkgagain. 124. Foldgtheglowergedgesgupwardsgandgflattengcompletely.

125. Squash-foldgthegcornergtogthegright.

129. Pullgoutgthegtrappedgedge. 130. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.

127. Foldgthegcornergbehind. 128 Foldgthegedgegbackgdowngincorporatinggagswivelgongthegright.

126. Foldgthegcornergovergandgover.

g109-130

132. Next,gweTllgworkgongthegheadgandgneck.

133. Foldgthegindicatedglayergdown. 134. Foldgandgunfold.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg12.

136. Squash-fold. 137. Foldgandgunfold.

138. Squash-fold. 139. Squash-fold. 140. Repeatgstepsg133-139gbehind.

135. Mountain-foldgandgunfoldgthroughgthegnearestglayers.

g133-139

141. Pythagorean-stretchgthegtuskgovergtogthegright.gRepeatgbehind.

142. Pleatgthegtusksgthengoutsidegreverse-foldgthegentiregheadgassembly.

143. OutsidegReverse-fold.

145. Reverse-foldgthegcorner.g 146. Squash-foldgthegcornergandgtuckgthegedgeginside.

144. Closed-sinkgthegcorner.

ShukiIKatoI-IAfricanIElephantI13.

150. CollapseIinIprogress.

147. LikeIso.IUnfold. 148. OpenIoutItheIpocketIbelowIasIshown.

149. SinkItheIcorner.ICheckItheInextIstepIforIadditionalIreferences.

151. InIprogress. 152. Valley-fold.

155. Reverse-foldItheIcorner.154. Reverse-foldItheIearIbackIdown.

153. Closed-sink.

157. BringIoneIlayerIinIfrontITclosed-sinkm.

158. TurnItheImodelIoverIandIviewIthisIsectionIfromItheIinside.

156. Closed-sinkItheIcorner.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg14.

159. Valley-foldgandgpleatgthegexcessgpaper.

160. Narrowgthegtuskgwithgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.

161. Pullgoutgthegrawgedge. 162. Valley-foldgasgfargasgpossible.

163. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.

164. Repeatgstepsg144-163gbehind.g

g144-163

165. Open-sinkgthegcorner.

166. Foldgandgunfold. 168. Reverse-foldgthegedgesgbackgup.

167. Open-sinkgspreadinggtheglayersgongthegleft.

169. Sinkgthegsmallgcorner. 170. OutsidegReverse-foldgandgcrimpgthegexcessgpaper.

171. Valley-fold.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg15.

179. Squeezegandgcurvegthegtusksgandgpleatgthegears.

172. Valley-fold. 173. Unfold. 174. Crimpgusinggexistinggcreases.

175. MakegagnarrowgcrimpginsidegtoglowergthegtrunkgagbitgmoregRoptionalL.

176. Swivelgthegtopgofgthegearsgandgvally-foldgthegeyes

177. Swivelgagaingatgthegtop,gsinkgthegforehead,gandgreverse-foldgagtinygflapgtogformgthegeyes.

178. Roundgthegeyegandgcrimpgthegtrunkgdown.

180. Crimpgthegtrunkgandgreverse-foldgthegtip.

181. Squeezegthegtrunkgandgshapegthegearsgwithgsoftgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.g

182. Likegso.gReturngtogfullgview. 183. Next,gwe,llgworkgongthegundersidegofgthegmodel.

ShukibKatob-bAfricanbElephantb16.

188. Releasebthebedgebupwards.

189. Mountain-foldbandbunfold.

191. Squeezebandbcurvebthebtailbandbpullboutbsomebpaperbatbthebtip.

193. Reverse-foldbthebback,bsinkbthebrump,bandbpleatbthebfeet.

194. Swivelbthebedgesbbehind.bRepeatbonballblegs.

195. Shapebtheblegsbandbback.

184. Tuckbonebcornerbintobthebpocketbonbtheboppositebside.

185. Foldbthebconnectedbedgesboverbandboverbtoblock.

186. Likebso.bNext,bwe'llbworkbonbthebtail.

196. ThebCompletedbAfricanbElephant.

187. Outsidebreverse-foldbthebtail.

190. Closed-sinkbthebcorner.

192. Likebso.bReturnbtobfullbview.