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How to Draw an Origami Crane
Draw an origami crane in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the body.
Step 1: The body
Below the middle of your paper, draw a wide diamond: a low point on top and a deeper point underneath.
Tip Every line of an origami crane is straight: it is folded paper.
Step 2: The big wing
Across the top of the body, draw a big wide triangle wing with its sharp tip high up, leaning right.
Tip Rub out the body line inside the wing.
Step 3: A happy face
On the body under the wing, draw 2 round eyes with black dots. Add a small U smile under them.
Step 4: Neck and head
From the left point, draw a long thin neck slanting up left. Add a tiny triangle head on the tip.
Step 5: The tail
From the body's right point, draw a long thin triangle slanting up to the right, ending in a sharp tip.
Step 6: The fold line
Draw a straight line from the wing tip down to the middle of the wing's bottom edge.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a straight ground line touching the bottom point of the body, from well left to well right.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkle stars around the crane, like plus signs with curvy dips.
Step 9: Yellow stars, pink cheeks
Colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Sky blue paper
Colour the crane sky blue around the cheeks, but colour the wing right of the fold and the tail blue.
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an origami crane, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
