How to Make an Origami Pig

Last Updated: August 4, 2022 Tested

There are plenty of wild or exotic animals you can fold from a sheet of paper, such as a jumping frog, flapping bird and hopping rabbit, but what if you want to make an origami farm? You can fold an easy origami pig to populate your paper barnyard. After all, what's a farm without a pig?

Steps

1
Start off with a square piece of paper.
2
Fold the top and bottom to the center line.

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3
Fold all four corners to the center line.
4
Reverse the corner folds you've just made to crease, then return to the original fold.
5
Fold the 2 triangular ends toward the center (you'll end up with a rectangle) to crease, then unfold.
6
Flatten out the corner triangles.
7
Repeat for the other three corners.
8
Fold the model in half vertically with the triangles on the outside.
9
Fold the inside of the triangle in half so it points down to create the feet.
10
Repeat for all four triangles, front and back.
11
Fold the left triangular end on itself (to the edge of the foot) and unfold.
12
Then open it up and turn your last fold inside out.
13
Get the point from inside this fold and fold it back out again.
14
Fold the point at the other end, not to the edge but slightly above it.
15
Unfold, open it out, and then reverse the crease.
16
Stand the pig up. All done.

Community Q&A

Question

What size paper did you use for the pig?

Community Answer

Any square paper is okay. It depends on how big you want the pig to be.
Question

Is there an origami pig that I could make with more complexity or detail?

Community Answer

Look up Jo Nakashima's origami tutorials on YouTube. He does some pretty complicated things, and I'm pretty sure he's done a pig before.
Question

Can I make a curly tail?

Community Answer

You would have to get rid of the folded tail, make your own, and then attach it to your pig.