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KNL Dragon from the book Origami Design Secrets Presented here by Jo Nakashima with permission of the creator

18cm x 18cm

Fold along both diagonals

Fold the right edge to the diagonal

Make a pinch where it crosses the diagonal

Fold the bottom edge to the crease intersection

Fold the left edge to the crease intersection

Fold the corner to the crease intersection

Make all three folds

Squash fold the left flap

Petal-fold

Fold the corner up

Fold along angle bisectors too

Open-sink the corners using the creases you just made

Fold one layer to the left

Repeat on the right flap

Fold one flap to the top

Fold in half vertically and horizontally

Fold a Preliminary Fold

Fold the tip to the horizontal crease

Open-sink the top corner

Crimp the two points out to the sides

Rabbit-ear this flap

Repeat behind

Reverse-fold the edge down

Mountain-fold the corners to line up with the edges behind

Fold and unfold the corners

Fold this flap

Pull out some paper and fold inside

Reverse-folds to shape the tail and the neck

Crimp the top layer

Outside-reverse-fold the bottom jaw

Fold rabbit-ears to make legs

Pleat the wings

Description:

Learn to create the intricate KNL Dragon origami design in this detailed tutorial video. Follow step-by-step instructions to fold this complex model, which combines elements from dragons designed by Kunihiko Kasahara and Robert Neale, improved and unified by Robert J. Lang using the grafting technique. Master techniques such as squash folds, petal folds, open sinks, crimps, and reverse folds to shape the dragon's head, body, wings, and legs. Use an 18cm x 18cm origami paper, with the option to start white side up for a colored head and wings. Discover the history behind this design and gain insights into advanced origami techniques as demonstrated by Jo Nakashima, with permission from the original creator.

Origami KNL Dragon - Robert J. Lang

Origami with Jo Nakashima

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