Money Origami Dollar Dragon Tutorial - How to Make a Dragon From 3 Dollar Bills

Hello,

It has been a long time since my last tutorial. I just want to make a special gift for my son in his birday. He is 5 year-old and a fan of drangon. It came up the idea of folding a dragon from dollar bill notes. Here is the results.

This model is easy. Basically, I learn from tradition crane model with a bit modification. Hope you enjoy folding and this dragon.

• Material:

- 03 Dollar bills (if you do not use dollar bill, you can use a rectangle instead with dimension of 2.61 inches wide and 6.14 inches long

• Level: Intermediate
• Time: 16 mins
• Credit:

Traditional Origami Crane

Dollar Bird Base by Michael Lafosse

Tutorial Video: I also made a tutorial video, if you are interested you can check it on my channel:

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For bill with portrait of george washington, begin with the reverse side facing right-side up. Valley fold the left and right short edgrs to the top edge

Valley fold the same two short edges down to meet the 45 degree folded edges formed in step one

Move the folded flaps down and turn the model over, left to right

Your moder should look like this. Fold in half, right to left

Valley foled the top, long edge to meed the 45 degree angled crease.

Unfold, you can make the next step easier if you flex this fold back and forth a few times

Put the right conner in, using the creases formed in the previous step as a guide

Rotate the model so that the bottom right corner is at the top

This completes the first unit, but you will need two tof these, so fold a second unit from bill number 2

For the third bill, begin with the side obverse side of the bill facing right-side up.

Valley fold in halft, edge to edge both ways, unfolding after each fold.

Turn over, left to right

Valley-folde diagonal 45-degree creases, crossing at the center, unfolding after each.

Study the lettermarked creased and look ahead at the next step for the shape.

Using the existing creases to mountain and valley -fold the bill and collapse it into shape.

Valley-fold the indicated ends of the bill to meet at the middle

Unfold.

You can make the next step easier if you flex these folds back and forth

Use the existing creases to push the ends into the bill

Begin assembly by inserting one of the two first bills into the third bill as shown. Complete assembly by adding the second copy of your first two bills on the other side and in the same manner.

Fold th front flap all the way up. Repeat with the other flap, behind. Take care as you do-fold the bills. The more you fold them, the more they lock together

Now, you finish the bird base.

For the next step, be sure split end is at the bottom. Balley-fold the bottom left and right edges of the from layers to meet at the split. Turn over and repeat behind

Your model should look like this. Move the right-side top layer to the left. Repeat behing to make the layering even again

Your model should look like this. Valley fold the pointed, narrow bottom flap up to the top.

Swivel the tips ontward

Repeat behind

Inside -reverse fold the top portion of one of the middle points, forming the bill.

Re-inside reverse fold the tip.

Bend the redundant tip to make the horn of dragon

Now, inside-reverse fold three-time and in Zigzag shape

Tadaaaa, here is your dragon tail

Valley-fold the front flap down as far as it will go, flat.

Repeat behind

Now, fold up then down 3-times for each flap wing. It should be in the Z shape. Pull out the flap and here you go. Do it for the other side. Your dragon wings are finished

Trim the square when you pull out the wing.

Make it vertical fold to form dragon back

Finish your dragon. Hope you enjoy your foldings. Thanks and don.t forget to subscribe me.

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