A finished Panda Face in 3D, drawn by the folding engine

How to fold a Panda Face

Difficulty
Medium
Steps
16 steps
Paper
One square sheet

Fold a triangle with the black side up and inside-reverse-fold the side corners upward: the black inside becomes ears on top of the head. Tuck the chin and corners back for a round face, then draw the eye patches.

Steps to fold a Panda Face (16 steps)

  1. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 1

    Step 1Start with the black side up and turn the paper so a corner points toward you.

  2. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 2

    Step 2Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner. The outside is now white and the inside black.

  3. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 3

    Step 3Fold the left corner up along the line to make a firm crease, then unfold. This prepares the inside reverse fold.

  4. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 4

    Step 4Crease the right corner the same way and unfold.

  5. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 5

    Step 5Inside-reverse-fold the left corner: open the triangle a little and push the corner up between the layers along the crease. The tip comes out past the upper left edge, and the black inside becomes an ear.

  6. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 6

    Step 6Inside-reverse-fold the right corner upward the same way.

  7. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 7

    Step 7Fold the top corner behind at the height where the ears start. The top of the head is now flat and the ears stick up above it.

  8. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 8

    Step 8Fold the bottom point behind to make the chin.

  9. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 9

    Step 9Fold the left edge straight behind, just catching the outside of the ear. The face becomes rounder.

  10. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 10

    Step 10Fold the right edge behind the same amount.

  11. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 11

    Step 11Fold the lower left corner behind a little to round it.

  12. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 12

    Step 12Fold the lower right corner behind the same way.

  13. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 13

    Step 13Fold the tip of the left ear to the back to round it.

  14. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 14

    Step 14Fold the tip of the right ear to the back too.

  15. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 15

    Step 15Draw slanted black ovals for the eye patches, then white eyes with black pupils inside them.

  16. How to fold a Panda Face: diagram for step 16

    Step 16Draw the nose and mouth, and color the cheeks pink. The panda is finished.

  17. Diagram of the finished Panda Face

    Finished