Guy Fawkes Mask in Origami

Guy Fawkes Mask in Origami
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.

\"Step 1\" - getting started.
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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Dec 17, 2011. 9:42 PMthelonelymoon says:
i.... am so confused. how exactly do you do the rabbit ear thing? @___@
Sep 3, 2011. 12:52 AMbmurillo says:
i found out how to do it
Aug 4, 2011. 2:02 AMTheGeek1984 says:
"Crude" hand-drawn figures?! Those were anything but crude.
Jun 27, 2011. 6:43 PMHurcanDewit says:
very cool.
Jun 15, 2011. 8:48 PMladycroft108 says:
this is awesome!
May 24, 2011. 8:35 PMrowdyrosiepiper says:
You sir, must be a mathematical genius to figure out how to fold that. Good work!
Apr 1, 2011. 7:58 PMcocteauuk says:
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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Oct 10, 2008. 3:35 PMmg0930mg says:
I'm stuck after the squares Step 1 part c. Please help, the video didn't.
Mar 11, 2011. 6:43 PMzachtorch says:
you pull out the corner that is under the flap, you'll have to bend it a little bit to see the flap.
Oct 13, 2009. 12:06 PMKokkan says:
How big should the paper square be so I could wear it?
Mar 11, 2011. 6:39 PMzachtorch says:
I used a posterboard ^.^
Mar 4, 2011. 5:40 PM=3 says:
Uhm, I did this, and my mask turned out to look like a crazy Asian man. xD
Nov 6, 2007. 2:19 PMjacksteal4 says:
i think its more of master skill
Feb 7, 2011. 3:30 PMsub893 says:
me 2
Oct 30, 2009. 3:27 AMwhoahippo says:
my brain!!! you know what, lets just pretend guy fawkes was noseless @_@
Feb 7, 2011. 3:21 PMsub893 says:
i know! wicked hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 7, 2011. 3:28 PMsub893 says:
wait, got it. by taping on new nose! LOL looks horrible still
Feb 2, 2011. 3:21 PMAlanGlez says:
really hard....specially the eyes...nose...and....all those tiny details.... great instructable!!
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Dec 22, 2010. 10:13 AMlegomaster92 says:
what is the size of the papper because i obbasly used to big of papper
Jan 27, 2011. 7:03 AMtofu4tortoise says:
obbasly? i've never heard that word before...
Jan 2, 2011. 10:26 PMwearingpink says:
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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Dec 1, 2010. 11:01 AMdani00096 says:
i cannot understand a thing !!!!! :D
Nov 22, 2010. 11:11 AMharbeckm1 says:
here is mine took me about a half hour to make
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Nov 10, 2010. 7:40 AMthatkidthatyoudontknow says:
i dont understand the eyelids, how do u do it? mor detail plox O_o
Sep 27, 2010. 8:03 PMprodo123 says:
This thing is Anonymous
This thing is Legion
This thing does not forgive
This thing does not forget
This thing is pure awesome. 5*
Sep 23, 2010. 6:02 PMJBowmanDIY says:
the little beard at the bottom isnt black when i finish it. did i do something wrong? :/
Jul 5, 2010. 11:53 PMwert456 says:
how do you make a base fish
May 26, 2010. 11:55 AMKDB955 says:
This is a very good fold.
Guys, like everything Japanese Origami requires very high levels of skill.
May 9, 2010. 11:08 AMzachary00001 says:
the nose is the hardest part of all
May 5, 2010. 5:56 PMzachary00001 says:
Fold the Guy Fawkes Mask in Origami (Part 1)
May 5, 2010. 5:40 PMzachary00001 says:
there is a vid on youtube
May 5, 2010. 5:39 PMzachary00001 says:
its easy
Aug 5, 2009. 5:19 PMninjacow258 says:
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.
Aug 23, 2009. 3:49 PMyokozuna says:
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! :)
Feb 20, 2010. 7:18 PMMr.NHRA says:
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!
Sep 5, 2009. 5:23 PMskidude28 says:
You're wrong
Feb 1, 2010. 11:35 PMraimen says:
lawl. xD
"You're wrong"...?
In context to what? lol
Feb 4, 2011. 10:56 AMpaperclip32 says:
In context to that he's wrong
Feb 15, 2010. 11:15 AMDarkSalt says:
I'm already lost.
Feb 2, 2010. 3:55 PMBiggsy says:
This is amazing!... I'm not fantastic when it comes to paper folding.... Think this is a little out of my skills range!Welldone!
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