How to Make a 3D Origami Minion

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Familiarize yourself with the design.

   Take a look at how the Minion will look in order to envision what you're making.
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   Step 2: Make your origami pieces.

   In order to do this, you can read up on How to make 3D origami pieces, or you can follow this explanation:
   Take one of the squares and hold with the longer side on the bottom.
   
   Fold in half from the bottom to the top.
   
   Fold again from right to left but don't press the fold very hard.
   
   Unfold the last fold and rotate the paper.
   
   Fold the right side of the paper to the bottom line in the middle then do the same to the left side.
   
   This should now look like an house.
   
   Turn over.
   
   Fold down outside corners.
   
   Fold the top 2 flaps down.
   
   You'll end up with a triangle.
   
   Fold in half and you are done.
   
   Make sure you have enough pieces for the model.
   
   You'll need: around 27 white pieces (made from rectangles of paper with dimensions of
   2.5 cm x 5 cm) around 344 yellow pieces (made from rectangles of paper with dimensions of 6 cm x 9 cm) around 72 black pieces (made from rectangles of paper with dimensions of 6 cm x 9 cm ) around 246 blue pieces (made from rectangles of paper with dimensions of 6 cm x 9 cm). , After you finished to make the pieces, start assembling the base.
   
   For this you will need 48 pieces.
   
   You will notice that each piece will have two legs and two pockets.
   
   To assemble them you will put the leg of one into the pocket of another, but you must make sure to keep them alternating like bricks so that each new piece you put on is resting on two different pieces.
   
   So to put it another way, grab one piece and take the right leg and insert it into the left pocket of another piece.
   
   With the left leg of the first piece, place it inside the right pocket of a third piece.
   
   Continue adding pieces on top then on bottom until you have used all 48 pieces in: 24 on the top row and 24 on the bottom row.
   
   Now that you have this line you must connect the two ends together so that you now have a ring. , Now this step is where things start getting really fun.
   
   Add 3 more layers on top of the first 2 layers that formed the base.
   
   Every row will need to have 24 pieces. , On the 6th row you need to put the pieces in this order: 5 yellow pieces, 7 blue pieces, 5 yellow pieces, 7 blue pieces.
   
   On the 7th row you need to put the pieces in this order: 6 yellow pieces, 6 blue pieces, 6 yellow pieces, 6 blue pieces.
   
   Continue like this until you have 7 rows that are made with yellow and blue pieces. ,,,,, You can make them or print them; then cut them out and glue them on top of your origami pieces. , For one hand you will need 5 black pieces and 12 yellow pieces.
   
   Use the same interlocking 3D method that you did above.
   
   For one leg you will need 7 black pieces and 5 blue pieces. ,
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   Step 3: Make an origami base.

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   Step 4: Build up the body.

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   Step 5: Use special color patterns on the 6th row and 7th row

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   Step 6: through the 12th row.

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   Step 7: Put 24 blue pieces on the 13th row.

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   Step 8: Add 7 yellow layers.

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   Step 9: Add 2 black layers.

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    Step 10: Add 3 yellow layers.

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    Step 11: Glue the eye

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    Step 12: the mouth and the logo on.

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    Step 13: Make the hands and legs.

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    Step 14: Stick the legs and the hands onto the main torso.

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