Western Dragon V3 Updated PDF

Western Dragon V3 - 2011
Difficulty: ***** super-complex Recommended starting size: 20 inches (50 cm) Finished size: 5 1/2 inches tall (14 cm) Expected time needed to fold: 7 hours
1. Colored side up. Fold and unfold.
2. Pinch in half and unfold.
3. Pinch and unfold.
4. Pinch and unfold.
5. Fold and unfold.
6. Fold and unfold.
Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 1.
7. Kite-fold behind.
8. Fold and unfold.
9. Fold and unfold.
10. Fold and unfold.
11. Close up.
12. Fold and unfold the small point into sixths.
13. Unfold.
18. Fold and unfold. Turn over.
21. Rabbit-ear the corner.
22. Valley-fold the corner.
23. Turn over.
24. Rabbit-ear the corners on existing creases.
26. Fold and unfold into thirds, crease through all layers.
27. Like this. Unfold everything.
28. Extend and reform the previous creases.
30. Pleat along the center.
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31. Fold behind. Rotate clockwise 45.
32. Sink both sides in on existing creases.
33. Fold one layer to the left.
34. Fold and unfold the top layers into sixths. Use the previous creases to help with alignment.
35. Zoom in.
36. Crease where shown through the first two layers.
37. Crease where shown through only one layer.
38. Fold the flap to the left.
39. Add the same creases on this side.
40. Fold the flap back to the right.
41. Open-sink in and out on existing creases. The creases do not need to extend to the edge, but are drawn that way in the next steps.
42. Begin to squash-fold.
43. Petal-fold. Fold the excess paper to the right.
44. Fold to the right noting the reference.
45. Fold to the left.
46. Unfold.
47. Open-sink in and out.
48. Sink (spread-sink and close back up) the small corner.
51. Open-sink.
52. Squash-fold.
53. Petal-fold.
54. Open sink the edge in and out and flatten completely.
55. Fold down.
56. Like this. Turn over.
57. Fold one layer to the right.
42-55
58. Repeat steps 42-55 on this side.
60. Spread-sink the edge.
61. Reverse-fold the edges.
62. Fold two layers to the right.
63. Fold the assembly of layers to the left, the model will not lie flat. Repeat behind.
64. Fold the top edge down so that it points straight out. Repeat behind.
65. Pull the top layer up while squeezing the sides in extending a central mountain-fold.
66. Like this.
67. Fold the flap up while reverse-folding two edges
68. In progress.
69. Open both sides.
70. Reverse-fold in and out. These flaps will not lie flat for some time to come.
71. Sink in and out on existing creases. The sinks must be performed simultaneously and form accordion-like folds at the base.
72. Close the sides back up.
73. Fold over as far as possible, squashing a hidden edge.
74. Fold back along the center line.
75. Unfold.
76. Closed sink.
73-77
77. Fold to the center.
78. Repeat steps 73-77 on the left.
79. Fold and unfold then zoom in.
82. Reverse fold.
83. Swivel-fold to the left.
84. Bring one layer in front.
85. Squash-fold.
86. Fold up. Zoom in again.
87. Squash-fold.
88. Petal-fold.
89. Fold down.
90. Sink inside.
91. Lift the edge and fold over to the right.
92. Squash-fold.
87-91
93. Repeat steps 87-91 on the left.
94. Squash-fold.
95. Petal-fold.
96. Unwrap the top layer.
97. Squash-fold.
98. Reverse-fold both sides.
99. Fold up as far as possible.
100. Unwrap the top layers.
101. Rabbit-ear both corners.
102. Sink the sides in on existing creases.
103. Mountain-fold the top layer and valley-fold the second one.
104. Turn over.
105. Fold the small flap down.
106. Fold and unfold the top edge.
107. Open-sink both sides.
108. Fold the remaining edges behind.
109. Narrow the legs and tail simultaneously.
110. Fold the hidden layers down.
111. Swivel-fold the edges down.
112. Fold the edges back up.
113. Sink the small edges (or just mountain-fold them).
115. Reverse-fold
114-117 114-117
116. Reverse-fold.
117. Reverse-fold.
118. Repeat steps 114-117 on the next 2 flaps.
120. Fold the wing up while swiveling the arm down.

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119. Fold in half and rotate clockwise 90.
121. Pull out the three narrow edges.
122. Carefully release the top layer and bring it to the right.
123. Pull the top layer down, you will need to release some paper at the neck.
124. Close back up, incorporating two reverse-folds at the base of the wing.
125. Sink in on existing creases.
126. Sink in on existing creases. This is a litte more complicated, so check out the next step for details.
127A. The creases go from this...
127B. ...to this.
128. Fold the farthest edge of the wing down.
129. Bring some paper in front.
130. Swivel-fold up.
131. Fold the top layer down.
132. Pull out a trapped edge (unsink).
133. Fold inside.
134. Mountain-fold and unfold along angle bisectors.
135. Mountain-fold the lower edge of the wing and reverse-fold the edge above.
136. Closed-sink the bottom edge and reverse-fold the other one into the new pocket.
120-138 114-118
137. Tuck the top layers into the new pockets.
138. Repeat steps 114-118 on the arms.
139. Repeat steps 120-138 behind.
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140. Zoom in on the head.
141. Perform a ton of connected reverse-folds.
142. Sink the second layer on the side and pull out some paper below.
144. Open-sink.
145. Spread-sink.
146. Fold 2 layers up.
147. Open-sink.
149. Open up.
150. Begin to collapse.
151. Fold up, this is actually a straight line.
152. Collapse back down.
153. Fold 2 more layers up.
142-145
142-155
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154. Fepeat steps 142145 on the next layer.
155. Fold all the layers back down.
156. Repeat steps 142-155 behind.
157. Now perform a series of connected outside reverse-folds.
158. Pleat the top layer only. 159. Unfold.
161. Open-sink.
162. Begin to spread-sink the edge.
163. Push the sides in on existing creases and swing the long flap up.
164. Fold down and incorporate a pleat.
166. Open-sink.
167. Fold the sunken layers down.
158-164
168. Repeat steps 158164 on the next edge.
169. Fold a couple layers up and open the pocket.
170. Carefully invert the pocket and bring it to the side.
171. Fold the point to the right.
172. Close back up.
173. Fold the first point to the right.
174. Reverse-fold the next point to the right as you fold some layers down.
175. Fold two layers (including the small one) down.
158-176
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176. Reverse-fold the next point into the last one.
177. Like this. Repeat steps 158-176 behind.
178. Fold half of the layers up behind.
179. Squash-fold evenly. Rotate clockwise 90.
180. Pull the edges out while you fold down.
181. Fold behind (this point is unused).
182. Unsink one layer.
183. Pull the top point up as far as possible.
184. Fold one layer to the right.
185. Fold two points up .
186. Bring one layer in front (unsink).
187. Fold and unfold like you did in steps 158-159.
188. Open-sink the top edge.
189. Open-sink the next edge.
190. Begin to spread -sink the edge.
191. Untrap and fold one edge to the left.
192. Release some paper from the left.
193. Push the sides in and swing the long flap to the right.
194. Close back up.
195. Fold the first point down.
185-195
196. Fold the long flap to the left.
197. Repeat steps 185-195 on this side.
198. Open the center pocket.
199. Invert the pocket and fold up.
200. In progress. Pull a loose edge out and flatten it to the right.
201. Swivel the edge as you swing the large flap to the left.
202. Pull out a hidden edge.
203. Swivel the edge as you squash the large flap.
204. Squash-fold.
205. Swivel inside.
206. Swivel and close back up.
207. Reverse-fold the point out to the side.
204-207
208. Repeat steps 204 -207 on the right.
209. Fold up.
210. Fold the corners in.
211. Fold to the sides while incorporating a tiny reverse-fold on the first layer (skip the reverse -fold if the figure is too small).
212. Fold the top point down in between the eyes.
213. Fold behind.
214. Swivel behind.
215. Fold behind to lock the last fold.
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216. Fold the model back in half and rotate counterclockwise 90.
217. Reverse-fold the jaw down.
218. Add some final details.
219. Like this.
220. Crimp the hips down.
221. Fold the edges inside.
222. Fold the edge of the wing inward and zoom in.
223. Shape the wing with gentle valley and mountain-folds.
222-224
224. Reverse-fold the claw on the wing, fold it down, and shape the wings further.
225. Repeat steps 222224 on the other wing
226. Like this. Now focus on the arms and legs.
227. Squeeze the arms in and crimp (or pleat) the legs.
228. Crimp the arms and spread out the claws. Repeat similarly on the legs.
229. Outside reverse-fold each claw (only two are shown).
230. Like this.
231. Crimp the neck and tail.
232. Add a couple rabbit-ears for spikes and shape the model to taste.
233. Model complete.

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Western Dragon V3 - 2011

1. Colored side up. Fold and unfold.

2. Pinch in half and unfold.

3. Pinch and unfold.

4. Pinch and unfold.

5. Fold and unfold.

6. Fold and unfold.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 1.

8. Fold and unfold.

9. Fold and unfold.

10. Fold and unfold.

11. Close up.

12. Fold and unfold the small point into sixths.

14. Fold and unfold.

15. Fold and unfold.

16. Fold and unfold.

17. Fold and unfold.

18. Fold and unfold. Turn over.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 2.

19. Fold and unfold.

20. Fold and unfold.

21. Rabbit-ear the corner.

22. Valley-fold the corner.

23. Turn over.

24. Rabbit-ear the corners on existing creases.

25. Fold and unfold.

27. Like this. Unfold everything.

28. Extend and reform the previous creases.

29. Fold and unfold.

30. Pleat along the center.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 3.

31. Fold behind. Rotate clockwise 45.

32. Sink both sides in on existing creases.

33. Fold one layer to the left.

35. Zoom in.

36. Crease where shown through the first two layers.

37. Crease where shown through only one layer.

38. Fold the flap to the left.

39. Add the same creases on this side.

40. Fold the flap back to the right.

42. Begin to squash-fold.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 4.

43. Petal-fold. Fold the excess paper to the right.

44. Fold to the right noting the reference.

45. Fold to the left.

47. Open-sink in and out.

49. Fold one layer to the left.

50. Fold and unfold.

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 5.

55. Fold down.

56. Like this. Turn over.

57. Fold one layer to the right.

58. Repeat steps 42-55 on this side.

59. Fold one layer to the left.

60. Spread-sink the edge.

61. Reverse-fold the edges.

62. Fold two layers to the right.

66. Like this.

67. Fold the flap up while reverse-folding two edges

Shuki Kato - Western Dragon 6.

69. Open both sides.

72. Close the sides back up.

73. Fold over as far as possible, squashing a hidden edge.