African Elephant

Difficulty:aEEEEEaSuper-Complex
Designed:a2015
Recommendedastartingasize:a15"a638acm/
Finishedasize:a6a1/2"alonga616acm/
Expectedatimeaneededatoafold:a5+ahoursa
0.42

1.aWhiteysideyup.yFoldyandy
unfoldyalongyoneydiagonal.y

2.aPinchytheyleftysidey
inyhalfyandyunfold.y

3.aPinchyandyunfold.

4.aPinchyandyunfold.

5.aFoldyoveryfromytheypinchymarkytoythe
bottomyrightycorner,ycreaseyonlyyatythe
diagonalyintersection,yandyunfold.y

6.ayPinchytheytopyedgeydownytoytheycircledy
pointykeepingytheyleftyedgeyatyayrightyangley
andyunfold.yRepeatyalongytheybottomyedge.

ShukiyKatoy-yAfricanyElephanty1.a

7. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9

8. Pinch9and9unfold.9

9. Pinch9and9unfold9into9fourths.9

2/9

10. Fold9in9half9being9careful9not9to9
crease9inside9the92/99mark9except9
for9a9pinch9along9the9center.9

11.9Pinch9and9unfold9creasing9
through9both9layers.9

13. Pinch9and9unfold9into9eighths.9

14. Pinch9along9the9diagonal9
dividing9it9into9thirds9and9unfold.

16. Pinch9along9the9
diagonal9and9unfold.

17. Fold9in9half.9

12. Unfold.9

15. Pinch9along9the9
diagonal9and9unfold.

18. Fold9and9unfold9through9
both9layers9as9shown.9Note9
the9uncreased9sections.

Shuki9Kato9-9African9Elephant92.

19. Foldwandwunfold.w

22. Foldwandwunfoldwthenwzoomw
inwonwthewlowerwsection.

25. Addwtwowmorewpinchwmarks.

28. Foldwandwunfoldwadding
4wmorewparallelwcreases.w

20. Foldwandwunfold.w

23. Foldwandwunfoldwdividingweachw
regionwintowthirds.wRepeatwbehind.

26. Bringwthewcircledwpointsw
together,wcrease,wandwunfold.

29. Valleywfoldwthewcornersw
notingwthewreferences.

21. Foldwandwunfold.
Repeatwbehind.

24. Likewso.wReturnwtowfullwview.

27. Foldwandwunfoldwadding
3wparallelwcreases.w

30. Foldwandwunfold.

ShukiwKatow-wAfricanwElephantw3.

31. Fold1and1unfold1dividing1evenly1
and1using1existing1creases1as1guides.

32. Fold1and1unfold.

33. Unfold1the1corners.

~18

34. Pinch1marks1will1no1longer1shown1
unless1required1for1reference.1Rotate1
the1model1to1match1the1next1diagram.

37. Zoom1in.

41. Push1in1the1darkened1region1keeping1it1
closed1at1the1circled1point1and1simultaneously1
crimp1the1paper1as1shown.1

35. Crimp1using1existing1creases.

38. Squash-fold.

42. Like1so.1Fold1and1
unfold1extending1the1
existing1creases.

36. Pleat1using1existing1creases.

39. Swivel-fold.

40. Unfold1to1step136.

43. Crimp.1

44. Pleat1while1swiveling1
the1lower1edge1behind.

Shuki1Kato1-1African1Elephant14.

x44-47

45. Foldxthexcornerxupxandxtox
thexright.xDoxnotxcreasexsharply.

46. Foldxthexnarrowxedgex
downxandxsimultaneouslyx
spread-sinkxthexsmallxcorner.

49. Foldxandxunfold.

50. Pushxinxthex
darkenedxregion.

53. Foldxandxunfoldxcreasingx
throughxallxlayers.

47. Likexso.xFoldxthex
cornerxbackxdown.

48. Repeatxstepsx
44-47xbehind.

51. Invertxthexdarkxregionxthenx
reverse-foldxitxbackxoutwards.

54. Foldxandxunfoldx
throughxonexlayer.x

52. LikexSo.xReturnx
toxfullxview.

55. Extendxthex
existingxcrease.x

x54-57

56. Foldxandxunfoldx
throughxonexlayer.x

57. Foldxandxunfold,xcreasingx
throughxthexnearestxtwoxlayers.x

58. Repeatxstepsx54-57
behind.xReturnxtoxfullxview.

59. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionxandx
crimpxinxaxsimilarxmannerxasxbefore.

ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx5.

61. Squash-fold.

60. Open-sink.

63. Pushxinxthextopxedgesxofx
thexdiamondxthenxpullxthex
excessxpaperxfromxbelow.

67. Valley-foldxallowingxax
smallxedgextoxswivelxdown.x

71. Foldxandxunfold.

64. Collapsexasxshown.

68. Valley-fold.

62. Unsink.

65. Valley-fold.

69. Likexso.xZoomxout.

72. Pleatxandxbeginxtoxcollapsex
usingxthexcreasesxfromxstepx54.

66. Pushxinxthexdarkenedxregionx
thenxfoldxthexedgexbackxdown.

70. Foldxandxunfold.

73. Pleatxagain.xthexmodelxcanxliex
flatxatxthisxpoint,xbutxit4sxbetterxtox
leavexthexrightxsidexuncreased.

ShukixKatox-xAfricanxElephantx6.

74. PleatPoncePmoreZPinvertPthePedgeP
onPthePrightZPandPflattenPcompletely1

77. Open6sink1PReferPtoPtheP
nextPstepPforPthePresult1

80. WrapPonePlayerPinP
frontP(closed6sink)1

75. Reverse6foldPtheP
smallPhiddenPcorner1

79. Spread6sinkPthePcorner1

78. FoldPthePedgeP
downPthenPzoomPin1

81. Valley6fold1

76. UnfoldPtoPstepP721

82. Valley6fold1P

83. LikePso1PZoomPout1

P6b683

84. RepeatPstepsP6b683Pbehind1

85. FoldPandPunfoldPcreasingP
throughPtwoPlayersPonPthePleftP
andPonePonPthePright1

86. SpreadPapartPthePpleats1

ShukiPKatoP6PAfricanPElephantP7.

87. PushUtheUdarkUtriangleUbehindU
thenUcollapseUtheUmodelUinUtheU
sameUmannerUasUinUstepU72.

90. Valley-fold.

93. Closed-sink.

96. LikeUso.UZoomUout.

88. LiftUtheUnearUlayer.

91. Spread-sink.

89. UnsinkUoneUlayerUtoUtheUfront.

92. Valley-fold.

94. Mountain-foldUandUunfold.

95. FoldUandUunfold.

97. PleatUandUcollapseU
exceptUforUtheUrightUside.

98. Reverse-foldUtheU
partillyUhiddenUflap.

ShukiUKatoU-UAfricanUElephantU8.

99. OpenCsinkDtheDhiddenDcorner)

102. BringDoneDlayerD
inDfrontD1ClosedCsink0)

100. OpenCsinkDtheDedge)DYouDwillD
haveDtoDpullDoutDsomeDpaperDfromDtheD
previousDsinkDtoDaccomplishDthis)

103. ValleyDfoldDtheDtopDcornerD
andDreverseCfoldDtheDlowerDone)

101. FoldDoneDlayerDover)D
DoDnotDcreaseDfirmly)

104. FoldDtheDlayerDbackDover)

D85C,x6

105. FoldDtheDcornerDbehind)

108. Next(Dwe8llDworkDonDtheDlegD
andDbellyDsection)DZoomDin)

106. RefoldDasDinDstepD7PC75)DNoteD
thatDtheDsmallDcornerDhooksDitselfD
behindDedgeDinDfront)

109. PythagoreanCstretchDtheDfrontDlegDoverD
toDtheDright)DDoDnotDcreaseDtheDnearestD
layerDevenDthoughDit8sDshownDthatDway)

107. RepeatDstepsD
85C,x6Dbehind)

110. StretchDsimilarlyDonDtheDleft)

ShukiDKatoDCDAfricanDElephantD9.

111. WrapOtheOsmallOedgeOaround.

114. CutOawayOview.OReverse-fold.

117. FoldOtwoOedgesObackOdown.

120. FoldOandOunfold.

112. FoldObothOflapsOdown.

113. TurnOtheOmodelOover.

115. FoldOthreeOedgesOinwardOandOup.

116. ReleaseOtheOtrappedOpaper.

118. FoldOandOunfold.

119. Open-sinkOexceptOforOtheOcircledO
edgeOwhichOhasOtoObeOclosed.

121. SinkOtheOdarkenedOregionOandO
pullOtheOexcessOpaperOtoOtheOright.

122. FoldOandOunfold.

ShukiOKatoO-OAfricanOElephantO10.

123. Sinkgagain.

126. Foldgthegcornerg
overgandgover.

124. Foldgtheglowergedgesgupwardsg
andgflattengcompletely.

127. Foldgthegcornergbehind.

125. Squash-foldgtheg
cornergtogthegright.

128 Foldgthegedgegbackgdowng
incorporatinggagswivelgongthegright.

g109-130

129. Pullgoutgthegtrappedgedge.

132. Next,gweTllgworkgong
thegheadgandgneck.

130. Likegso.gTurngthegmodelgover.

133. Foldgthegindicatedglayergdown.

131. Repeatgstepsg109-130g
behind.gReturngtogfullgview.

134. Foldgandgunfold.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg11.

135. Mountain-foldgandgunfoldg
throughgthegnearestglayers.

136. Squash-fold.

137. Foldgandgunfold.

g133-139

138. Squash-fold.

141. Pythagorean-stretchgthegtuskg
overgtogthegright.gRepeatgbehind.

144. Closed-sinkgthegcorner.

139. Squash-fold.

142. Pleatgthegtusksgthengoutsidegreverse
-foldgthegentiregheadgassembly.

145. Reverse-foldgthegcorner.g

140. Repeatgstepsg133-139gbehind.

143. OutsidegReverse-fold.

146. Squash-foldgthegcornerg
andgtuckgthegedgeginside.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg12.

147. LikeIso.IUnfold.

150. CollapseIinIprogress.

153. Closed-sink.

156. Closed-sinkItheIcorner.

148. OpenIoutItheIpocketI
belowIasIshown.

151. InIprogress.

154. Reverse-foldItheI
earIbackIdown.

157. BringIoneIlayerIinI
frontITclosed-sinkm.

149. SinkItheIcorner.ICheckItheI
nextIstepIforIadditionalIreferences.

152. Valley-fold.

155. Reverse-foldItheIcorner.

158. TurnItheImodelIoverIandI
viewIthisIsectionIfromItheIinside.

ShukiIKatoI-IAfricanIElephantI13.

159. Valley-foldgandgpleatg
thegexcessgpaper.

160. Narrowgthegtuskgwithg
valleygandgmountaingfolds.

161. Pullgoutgthegrawgedge.

162. Valley-foldgasg
fargasgpossible.

g144-163

163. Likegso.gTurng
thegmodelgover.

164. Repeatgstepsg144-163gbehind.g

165. Open-sinkgthegcorner.

166. Foldgandgunfold.

167. Open-sinkgspreadingg
theglayersgongthegleft.

168. Reverse-foldg
thegedgesgbackgup.

169. Sinkgthegsmallgcorner.

170. OutsidegReverse-foldg
andgcrimpgthegexcessgpaper.

171. Valley-fold.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg14.

172. Valley-fold.

175. Makegagnarrowgcrimpginsidegtog
lowergthegtrunkgagbitgmoregRoptionalL.

178. Roundgthegeyegandg
crimpgthegtrunkgdown.

181. Squeezegthegtrunkgandgshapegtheg
earsgwithgsoftgvalleygandgmountaingfolds.g

173. Unfold.

176. Swivelgthegtopgofgtheg
earsgandgvally-foldgthegeyes

179. Squeezegandgcurvegtheg
tusksgandgpleatgthegears.

182. Likegso.gReturngtogfullgview.

174. Crimpgusinggexistinggcreases.

177. Swivelgagaingatgthegtop,g
sinkgthegforehead,gandgreverse
-foldgagtinygflapgtogformgthegeyes.

180. Crimpgthegtrunkgandg
reverse-foldgthegtip.

183. Next,gwe,llgworkgongtheg
undersidegofgthegmodel.

ShukigKatog-gAfricangElephantg15.

184. Tuckbonebcornerbintobtheb
pocketbonbtheboppositebside.

188. Releasebtheb
edgebupwards.

192. Likebso.bReturnb
tobfullbview.

195. Shapebtheblegsbandbback.

185. Foldbthebconnectedb
edgesboverbandboverbtoblock.

189. Mountain
-foldbandbunfold.

186. Likebso.bNext,b
we'llbworkbonbthebtail.

190. Closed-sinkb
thebcorner.

193. Reverse-foldbthebback,bsinkb
thebrump,bandbpleatbthebfeet.

187. Outsidebreverse
-foldbthebtail.

191. Squeezebandbcurvebthebtailb
andbpullboutbsomebpaperbatbthebtip.

194. Swivelbthebedgesbbehind.b
Repeatbonballblegs.

196. ThebCompletedbAfricanbElephant.

ShukibKatob-bAfricanbElephantb16.