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3D origami dragon Night fury tutorial (instruction)


Note: Really all you need are these videos:

Warning: This might take a long time to do, and lots of effort. I haven't tried it yet but if you are up for it and have the time, then go on and give it a try! After all, who doesn't want their very own origami Toothless!

1 - Cutting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM-dcNu ... 2101152783

2 - Small pieces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfR1qOA ... 2692210071


3 - Understanding Diminsions in Origami

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2J8W4B ... 3250163081


4 - Making Toothless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... LWYc#t=607


(From the description of the video)

The video shows how to make "How to Train Your Dragon's" Toothless in the art 3D origami. This model made with their own hands surely appeal to all lovers of this cartoon. If you have friends or acquaintances who are very fond of "How to Train Your Dragon", then do the Night fury such a gift. They'll love it!

This is the author's work Oksana Vershigora
The dragon has a length of 25 cm and width 28 cm.

We need to assemble Night fury 483 pieces size 1/36 and 15 pieces size 1/72.

We need:
483 black (1/36) and 15 small (1/72) triangular pieces.
How to make these pieces see here: http://youtu.be/eM-dcNurtrY

Making body of Night fury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... urtrY#t=10
Make 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows of 12 pieces in each

bend

and make more 12 rows by 12 pieces in each

Making a muzzle:
6 pieces upside down,
6 pieces normal side

Add 3 pieces the reverse side in the lower jaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...

Looking for middle of the head:
between the pieces 3 and 3, are dressed normal side

and make the tail of 5 pieces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...

4 pieces

3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3

and 7 times (2, 1)

a little bend the tail

make the paw: 3, 2, 1, 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...

Making 4 such paws

Making the tip of the tail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... LWYc#t=607

Taken from the tail one unit and insert it in the "fin"

And glue

Making wing:
4 rows of 20 pieces

Making tines (5 × 2)

Making a mirror image second wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...

Making arch liners

glue legs

glue the wings at once behind the front legs

Of light green paper draw and cut eyes and glue them

make the horns of 8 small pieces

And glue them

Glue 7 small pieces

Glue 2 small horns

Also glue 5 small horns on the trunk and tail

Everything! Dragon Night fury of triangular pieces 3D origami ready!

Cool! I think I'll try to make this with my friend!

Impressive. I'll try this later
498 pieces?