Origami Basics: Origami Inside Reverse Fold Instructions

Inside reverse fold final
Difficulty: Easy
This step-by-step guide with clear pictures shows you how to easily make the origami inside reverse fold.

The inside reverse fold is useful for models that require shortening a lengthy part such as when making a bird’s beak or the feet. It’s not your straight fold, but is very easy to do once you get the hang of it.

In this tutorial, we’ll go through two different kinds of inside reverse folds, so you can see what it looks like it those separate situations.

Step 1
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With the first inside reverse fold, let’s start with a prefolded triangle.

Step 2
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Fold the point down.

Step 3
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Unfold.

Step 4
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Open the tip.

Step 5
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Now push the tip down.

Step 6
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The mid crease should be sinking in the center.

Step 7
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Flatten the tip.

Step 8
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This concludes our first example. In step 9, we will look at another example.

Step 9
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This second example looks at a square piece of paper.

Step 10
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Fold it in half.

Step 11
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Fold the top corner down to the bottom edge with a diagonal crease.

Step 12
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Unfold.

Step 13
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Open up the paper.

Step 14
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Now push in the diagonal crease.

Step 15
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Hide the crease in between the both sides of the paper.

Step 16
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Flatten the fold and voila! That concludes the second example of the inside reverse fold.

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