How to Fold a Targaryen Dragon Out of Paper

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start with a bird base.

   These will act as the wings.,, Squash fold the top of the wings.,,,,,,,, They probably won't meet exactly in the middle.,, These will later act as the dragon's arms.,,,,, The zig-zag fold should act as the pivot., Tear the top AND bottom layers, but do NOT tear the middle layers.,, This is the head of the dragon.,,, Tear the top AND bottom layers, but do NOT tear the middle layers.,, These are the dragon's arms., If you do this correctly, your completed dragon should be able to balance on your finger.,,,,, Use pencils, not felt tips.
   
   Some possible colour schemes are: black (Balerion the black dread), black with red wing and spine accents, and red eyes (Drogon), silver with gold eyes (Meraxes), white with gold wing and spine accents, and gold eyes (Viserion), and green with bronze wing and spine accents, and bronze eyes (Rhaegal).
   
   Further (but not as well-known) colour schemes from Game of Thrones include gold with pink wings (Sunfyre), bronze with tan accents (Vermithor), pale green with pearl accents (Moondancer), red (Caraxes), grey (Grey Ghost) or brown (Sheepstealer).
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   Step 2: Inside reverse fold the points down.

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   Step 3: Fold the front up.

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   Step 4: Valley fold the sides inwards.

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   Step 5: Turn over.

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   Step 6: Fold the bottom upwards.

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   Step 7: Turn over.

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   Step 8: Tear along the indicated lines.

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   Step 9: Turn over.

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    Step 10: Fold the sides of the middle section towards the centre.

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    Step 11: Fold the top down.

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    Step 12: Fold the sides of the bottom towards the centre.

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    Step 13: Turn over.

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    Step 14: Fold the sides of the middle section in towards the centre.

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    Step 15: Turn over.

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    Step 16: Fold the top down.

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    Step 17: Fold the top back up

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    Step 18: creating a zig-zag fold.

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    Step 19: Fold in half.

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    Step 20: Pull the top over to the side.

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    Step 21: Tear along the indicated line.

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    Step 22: Fold the torn sections upwards.

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    Step 23: Outside reverse fold the top forwards.

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    Step 24: Fold up the edges of the head to make the dragon's ears.

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    Step 25: Inside reverse fold the bottom to make the tail.

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    Step 26: Tear along the indicated line.

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    Step 27: Fold down the torn sections to make an arrowhead.

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    Step 28: Take the two sections in the middle (from the tears in step 8 and folds in step 14) and fold them so that they are at right angles to the body of the dragon.

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    Step 29: Fold down the tips of the arms to make the dragon's claws.

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    Step 30: Fold the wings forward

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    Step 31: at the point where they meet the dragon's body.

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    Step 32: Unfold.

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    Step 33: Fold the dragon's wings about halfway along

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    Step 34: then unfold.

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    Step 35: Position the wing folds so that they look good.

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    Step 36: Colour in the dragon (optional).

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