Diaporama origami Open tulip placed on its stem

Step 1.

First part, the stem with a leaf at its base.

Make a kite base, orienting the pointed tip upwards.

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• The right front flap and the left front flap are facing the ceiling.

Step 2.

Make a valley fold by bringing the lower right edge from right to left along the vertical axis of symmetry.

Fold through all layers, and leave folded.

Step 3.

Make a valley fold by bringing the lower left edge from left to right along the vertical axis of symmetry.

Fold through all layers, and leave folded.

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• You get a symmetrical vertical diamond, with the top and bottom points equidistant from the middle of the shape.

Step 4.

Make a valley fold by bringing the top right edge from right to left along the vertical symmetry axis.

Fold through all layers, and allow it to crease.

Step 5.

Make a valley fold by bringing the top left edge from left to right along the vertical symmetry axis.

Fold through all layers, and allow it to crease.

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• You obtain a very elongated diamond, with a very sharp point at the top, which will form the stem, and a wider point at the bottom, which will form the leaf.

Step 6.

Locate in the middle of the folding, a small horizontal diamond shape in a hollow, whose top and bottom points lie on the vertical symmetry axis.

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• The upper edges of this hollow diamond correspond to a part of the lower edges of the triangular flaps on the top of the fold.
• The lower edges correspond to the visible part of the upper edges of the flaps at the bottom of the fold.
• Identify the horizontal line that passes through the middle-right and middle-left points of this hollow diamond.

Step 7.

Form a valley fold along this horizontal line by bringing the lower point onto the vertical axis of symmetry.

Mark the fold well, fold in the opposite direction as a mountain fold, unfold, then fold again as a valley.

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• You obtain a fold with 2 flaps,
• The front flap is a pentagon.
• The rear flap is a very elongated triangle.
• The two flaps are connected by a lower horizontal hinge edge.

Step 8.

Turn the folding from right to left.

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• The triangular flap is now at the front, and the five-sided flap at the back.

Step 9.

Using the vertical axis of symmetry, close the fold by bringing the right half of the fold over the left half.

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• You get a complex shape with
• A hinge edge on the right.
• A thick part at the bottom.
• And 2 points at the top, one on the left, long and very tapered, which is the stem, the other on the right, shorter, which is the tip of the leaf.

Step 10.

Add volume. Place the fold vertically. It stands on its base. Slightly spread the leaf away from the stem, and slightly turn back the tip of the leaf to give the leaf a curved appearance.

Step 11.

Second part, the tulip flower.

Create a preliminary base, and lay it flat on the table, with the closed tip pointing at 12 o’clock.

Step 12.

Make a vertical valley fold by bringing the right tip of the right front flap from right to left onto the vertical centerline. Press the fold well and let it fold.

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• To locate the axis, you can lift the left front flap vertically.
• The resulting fold is vertical and parallel to the vertical centerline.

Step 13.

Make a vertical valley fold by bringing the left tip of the left front flap from left to right onto the vertical centerline. Press the fold well and let it fold.

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• The resulting fold is vertical and parallel to the vertical centerline.
• You get a fold with a front flap in the middle with 6 sides and 2 points on top, which meet in the middle of the vertical axis.

Step 14.

Turn the fold from right to left.

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• You get a front flap in the shape of a square in diamond position, which hides the 6-sided shape that was just formed.
• A valley fold marks the vertical axis of symmetry.

Step 15.

Repeat the manipulations described in steps 2 and 3.

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• At the front of the fold, there is a vertical hexagon that aligns exactly with the one at the back.
• On top and bottom of the fold, there are 2 small symmetrical triangular flaps, whose points meet in the middle of the vertical axis.

Step 16.

Bring the right edge of the front hexagon to the left edge of the front hexagon, rotating it around the vertical axis of symmetry. (As if turning a page of a book).

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• You get a fold with 3 overlapping panels with 4 sides on the left of the vertical axis and a single panel with 4 sides on the right of the vertical axis.
• A valley fold marks the vertical axis of symmetry.

Step 17.

Flip the folding from right to left, then repeat the manipulation described in step 7.

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• You get a fold with 2 overlapping panels with 4 sides on the left of the vertical axis, and 2 overlapping panels with 4 sides on the right of the vertical axis.
• The top and bottom surfaces of the folding are smooth, except for the fold marking the vertical axis.

Step 18.

Refine the angle of the closed top point.

To do this, form 2 symmetrical valley folds on either side of this point, while simultaneously bringing the left tips of the left front flap and the right tip of the right front flap slightly inward.

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• At the front of the folding, you get a hexagon whose top point is sharper than the bottom point.

Step 19.

Turn the folding from right to left, then repeat the manipulations described in step 9.

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• At the front of the folding, you get a refined hexagon that aligns exactly with the one at the back.

Step 20.

Cut the closed top point slightly and horizontally with scissors.

Step 21.

Give the flower volume.

To do this, hold the closed tip between the fingers of one hand and at the same time, slide the fingers of the other hand inside the shape on the opposite side through the open tips.

Spread to fully open the shape, making sure to press on all the mountain folds, which you can feel as you try to turn them into valley folds.

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• In the end, you get a tulip with 4 petals, whose base is rounded and pierced.
• Slightly fold the tips of the petals to give them a curved appearance.

Step 22.

All that remains is to place the tulip on its stem.