Guy Fawkes Mask in Origami by chosetec
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Here I show you how to fold a Guy Fawkes mask, like the one worn by V in "V for Vendetta". You will need 2 things:

1) A square of paper, black on one side, white on the other
2) Intermediate origami skill. I won't be covering that here. I recommend Stephen O'Hanlon's online primer: http://www.fishgoth.com/origami/basics1.html

I apologize for the crude hand-drawn figures. Since I vowed to submit the design while it was still in vogue, I needed to work at such a velocity that the validity of the proportions of this handmade "vector art" and the veracity of its virtual scale are vague.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwyIDogYaqI (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_gQW5r73s (Part 2)

larger pics of the diagrams can be found at
http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami/diagrams/vendetta
more of my origami can be found at
http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami/

With that said, let's begin!
 
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Step 1: "Step 1" - getting started.

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a) Starting with the black side up, make two rabbit ears.
b) This is called the "fish base". Squash fold.
c) Reverse fold out the hidden corner.
d) Repeat b,c, on the left.
e) Valley fold the bottom point up to the tops of the squares.
f) Undo.
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scarvalho brisola says: Aug 6, 2012. 12:14 PM
nice job!
yamayka says: May 20, 2012. 2:18 PM
Wow! very interesting...
thelonelymoon says: Dec 17, 2011. 9:42 PM
i.... am so confused. how exactly do you do the rabbit ear thing? @___@
bmurillo says: Sep 3, 2011. 12:52 AM
i found out how to do it
TheGeek1984 says: Aug 4, 2011. 2:02 AM
"Crude" hand-drawn figures?! Those were anything but crude.
HurcanDewit says: Jun 27, 2011. 6:43 PM
very cool.
ladycroft108 says: Jun 15, 2011. 8:48 PM
this is awesome!
rowdyrosiepiper says: May 24, 2011. 8:35 PM
You sir, must be a mathematical genius to figure out how to fold that. Good work!
cocteauuk says: Apr 1, 2011. 7:58 PM
Ok, first attempt at origami so I used a pretty large piece of paper 70cmx 70cm unfortunately it was the wrong kind of paper, too thin.

Most difficult part overall was getting the nose right. End result quite far from the one shown in the intro picture.

Anyway, fantastic tutorial thank you!!
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mg0930mg says: Oct 10, 2008. 3:35 PM
I'm stuck after the squares Step 1 part c. Please help, the video didn't.
zachtorch says: Mar 11, 2011. 6:43 PM
you pull out the corner that is under the flap, you'll have to bend it a little bit to see the flap.
Kokkan says: Oct 13, 2009. 12:06 PM
How big should the paper square be so I could wear it?
zachtorch says: Mar 11, 2011. 6:39 PM
I used a posterboard ^.^
=3 says: Mar 4, 2011. 5:40 PM
Uhm, I did this, and my mask turned out to look like a crazy Asian man. xD
jacksteal4 says: Nov 6, 2007. 2:19 PM
i think its more of master skill
sub893 says: Feb 7, 2011. 3:30 PM
me 2
whoahippo says: Oct 30, 2009. 3:27 AM
my brain!!! you know what, lets just pretend guy fawkes was noseless @_@
sub893 says: Feb 7, 2011. 3:21 PM
i know! wicked hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sub893 says: Feb 7, 2011. 3:28 PM
wait, got it. by taping on new nose! LOL looks horrible still
AlanGlez says: Feb 2, 2011. 3:21 PM
really hard....specially the eyes...nose...and....all those tiny details.... great instructable!!
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Blechmen says: Dec 22, 2010. 10:13 AM
what is the size of the papper because i obbasly used to big of papper
tofu4tortoise says: Jan 27, 2011. 7:03 AM
obbasly? i've never heard that word before...
wearingpink says: Jan 2, 2011. 10:26 PM
This is a really good model. The shaping at the end is pretty tedious though, especially with small paper. But overall, awesome.
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dani00096 says: Dec 1, 2010. 11:01 AM
i cannot understand a thing !!!!! :D
harbeckm1 says: Nov 22, 2010. 11:11 AM
here is mine took me about a half hour to make
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thatkidthatyoudontknow says: Nov 10, 2010. 7:40 AM
i dont understand the eyelids, how do u do it? mor detail plox O_o
prodo123 says: Sep 27, 2010. 8:03 PM
This thing is Anonymous
This thing is Legion
This thing does not forgive
This thing does not forget
This thing is pure awesome. 5*
JBowmanDIY says: Sep 23, 2010. 6:02 PM
the little beard at the bottom isnt black when i finish it. did i do something wrong? :/
wert456 says: Jul 5, 2010. 11:53 PM
how do you make a base fish
KDB955 says: May 26, 2010. 11:55 AM
This is a very good fold.
Guys, like everything Japanese Origami requires very high levels of skill.
zachary00001 says: May 9, 2010. 11:08 AM
the nose is the hardest part of all
zachary00001 says: May 5, 2010. 5:56 PM
Fold the Guy Fawkes Mask in Origami (Part 1)
zachary00001 says: May 5, 2010. 5:40 PM
there is a vid on youtube
zachary00001 says: May 5, 2010. 5:39 PM
its easy
ninjacow258 says: Aug 5, 2009. 5:19 PM
whoa...I followed until when you started on the eyes...after that it was all a blur ...o.,O...... But really good creation though. In the end I got something that looked similar to your example. Sort of.
yokozuna says: Aug 23, 2009. 3:49 PM
If you make someone's project, you should always post a picture of your version of it in their comments... at least I feel that way. It does a couple of things- 1. )shows other people that the instructions are able to be followed, as well as 2.) points out potential problems or improvements to the author and community. So post a pic, your ninja honor demands it! :)
Mr.NHRA says: Feb 20, 2010. 7:18 PM
Ninjas unite! I just want to say one thing, wheres your pic? if you werent going to post one then you should have said you didnt make the project like im about to. I didnt make the project but it sure is great!
skidude28 says: Sep 5, 2009. 5:23 PM
You're wrong
raimen says: Feb 1, 2010. 11:35 PM
lawl. xD
"You're wrong"...?
In context to what? lol
paperclip32 says: Feb 4, 2011. 10:56 AM
In context to that he's wrong
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