A finished Car in 3D, drawn by the folding engine

How to fold a Car

Difficulty
Easy
Steps
10 steps
Paper
One square sheet

Fold the bottom edge to the middle, fold the top corners back at a slant, then fold in half: the low front becomes the body and the back becomes the roof. Draw the windows and wheels to finish.

Steps to fold a Car (10 steps)

  1. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 1

    Step 1Start with the white side up. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge, crease, and unfold.

  2. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 2

    Step 2Fold the bottom edge up to the middle crease.

  3. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 3

    Step 3Fold the top edge a little behind. This lowers the roof.

  4. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 4

    Step 4Fold the top right corner behind at a slant, from the right end of the roof to the right edge a little above the middle crease. This becomes the windshield and the step down to the hood.

  5. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 5

    Step 5Fold the top left corner behind at a slant the same way. This becomes the rear window and the trunk.

  6. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 6

    Step 6Fold the bottom half up on the middle crease. The front (body) is low and only the back layer (roof) sticks up: it's a car.

  7. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 7

    Step 7Mountain-fold the tips of the two bottom corners a little. Start with the right one.

  8. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 8

    Step 8Mountain-fold the tip of the left corner too.

  9. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 9

    Step 9Draw the windows, the door and the lights.

  10. How to fold a Car: diagram for step 10

    Step 10Draw a dark strip along the bottom of the body, then draw two wheels sitting across it. The car is finished.

  11. Diagram of the finished Car

    Finished