Beginwithasquare,whitesideupforamainlycoloredmodel.Foldandunfold.

1. Foldthediagonalsandunfold.

2. Foldtothecenterandunfold.

3.

Foldandunfoldthediagonalonly;experiencedfoldersmayskipthisstep.

4. Foldandunfoldtothepreviousmark.

5. Valleyfoldinhalf.6.

Pleatfold.7. Foldandunfold.8. Alignthecreaselines,bisectinganangle.

9.

BatOrigamiModelbyNoboruMiyajimaDiagramsbyCarlosA.Furuti

Bat_N

M_0

5090

8ADiagram

sCopyright200

5CarlosA.F

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Diagramsandfoldingsequencedevelopedfromacreasepattern;somedetailsmaydifferfromtheoriginalmodel.

Finishedwingspanisroughly70%ofinitialpaperwidth.

Again,valleyfoldbisectinganangle.

10. Unfoldtostep7.11. Sinkinandoutbothsidessimultaneously.

12a.

Flattenthemiddleflapsinoppositedirections.

12b.

1/8

Squashfold.13. Squashfoldagain.

14.

Foldandunfold.15. Swivelfold.16. Foldinside.17.

Closeflapwhileincorporatingarabbitearalonganglebisectors.

18. Repeatsteps1418ontheright.

19.

14-18

Tuckinside.Steps2125willfocusonthecircledarea.

20.

Squashfold.26.

Petalfold.27.

Lifttwopointsashighaspossible.

21a. Inprogress.Flattenthetriangularflaptotheleft.

21b. Squashfold.22. Foldandunfold.23.

Petalfold.24. Turnover.25.

Valleyfoldaligningedges.

28. Valleyfoldtotheedge.

29. Unfoldtostep28.

30.

Valleyfoldaligningtheedgesagain.

31. Foldandunfold.

32. Swivelfold.33. Pulloutalayerfrombothsides.

34.

Valleyfoldupwards.

35. Foldandunfoldalllayers.

36. Opensink.37. Reversefold,swingingthetriangletotheright.

38.

Repeatsteps3637ontheleft.

39.

36-37

Valleyfolddownwards.

40. Foldtothecentrallineandunfold.

41. Valleyfoldaligningtwocreases.

42.

Reversefold.43. Unfoldtostep41.

44. Squashfold.45. Squeezeandlifttheflap.

46.

Squashfold.47. Bringalayertothefront.

48. Swingupwards.

49. Reversefold.50.

Swingtheflaptotheleft.

51. Repeatsteps5051ontheright.

52.

50-51

Folddown.53. Steps5565willfocusonthehindlimbs.

54.

Mountainfoldonelayer.

55. Reversefold.Noticethelayerdistribution.

56. Slightlyliftonelayer,butdontflattenit.

57. Reversefoldtwolayers.Modelisstillnotflat.

58.

Swivelfold,flatteningtheflap.Themountainfoldtrisectstheangle.

59. Swingtotherightagainaddingarabbitear.

60. Reversefoldthekneejoint.

61. Reversefoldagain...

62.

...andagain.63. Repeatsteps55to63ontheleftside.

64.

55-63

Legsandfeetarecompleted.

65. Foldtwolayersaslowaspossible.

66.

Tuckinside.67. Turnover.68. Squashfold.Checkhowlayerslieinstep72.

69. Pulloutahiddenlayer.

70.

Turnover.71.

Repeatsteps69and70ontheotherwing.

72.

69-70Crimpfold.73.

Focusingonthewingtip.Turnover.74.

Turnover.75a. Swivelfold.75b.

Turnover.75c. Turnover.75d.Repeatsteps7375ontheright.Nextstepswillfocusonthewing.

76.

73-75

Mountainfoldandunfoldto3vertexesandalongaspine.

77. Valleyfoldandunfoldbisectingfourangles.

79. Mountainfold;accordionfoldincorporatingrabbitears.

80.Mountainfoldandunfoldbisectinganangle.

78.

Repeatsteps7780ontheright,thenturnover.

81.

77-80

Nowfocusingontheheadandears.

82. Bringalayertothefront.

83.

Squashfold.84. Squashfoldagainontheleft.

85. Turnover.86. Unsinkthemiddlelayers.

87.

Done.88. Bendtheheadforwardswitha3Drabbitear.Theheadandneckwillnolongerbeflat.

89. Benddownthehead.Narrowbothmuzzleandneck;dontflattenthem.

91.Lookundertheneckagain.

90.

Opentheearsslightly.

94.Reversefoldthetipofthemuzzle.

93.Anoptional,shallow3Dpleatfold.

92. Furthernarrowtheneck.

95.

Rabbitearthethickestlayeronly,twistingtheotherlayers90degrees.

96. Sharplybendthethicklayeratbothelbowandthumbjoints.Fanouttheotherlayers.

97. Repeatsteps9697ontheright.Nowfocusonthetail.

98.

96-97

Tworabbitears.Dontflatten...

99.

Modelcompleted.101.

...justnarrowandshapethetail.

100.