Origami Flapping Bat

[@siddharthbhargav]

Lots of nostalgia. I made this when I was 8 or so and showed it to everyone in my family. I was so proud it came out so well.

[@pkgautam3947]

SAME

[@NEXC]

SAME!!!

[@Ryomen_Jace]

Bro same

[@Hfial]

Same!

[@judithmendes1147]

Não adianta proteger-me: agora é tarde! Meus caninos já cresceram. Agora estou com sede de SANGUEEEE!

[@Nikibugs]

Dang I used to know how to make these by heart years ago, one of my favorite ever origami designs as I love bats. Feels good coming back to make it again.

[@gopsahoo805]

Ya I love bats too but this is my first tie. Trying to make bats wish me luck!

[@gopsahoo805]

@de.f I did it mines doesn’t flap but still *EPIC*

[@eliankalel856]

i realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@a.schaffer587]

my sister is totally into bats these days. so i made her one using your instructions and she LOVES it! thanks, it's a great video :-)

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Kami is basic origami paper usually made in Japan. You can get it at most craft and art stores or online. The brand that I like to use is Aitoh, but Yasutomo is just as good. The sheet of kami that I'm using in this video is a 10-inch square.

[@ibrahimzaheer6582]

i learned this 11 years ago when i was 5, i still remember it like the back of my hand, and this video brings back sooo much nostalgia is crazy

[@nickkuuiii4169]

Same

[@synth8801]

@@nickkuuiii4169 Same, one of the best models by Mr.Shafer. When you learn it and can put your own artistic spin to make the wings curve more and wings sharper is so much fun and cool to show people! Everyone is always amazed when I make this bat, then it flaps. Jaws drop every time! ALSO IT HAS LITTLE TINY FEET! Thanks Mr. Shafer!

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Actually, freakin' weird is a compliment, thanks. If you were to call me "ordinary,'' now that would be an insult. I really don't think I should get a girlfriend since I've been married longer than you've been alive. I'll get some "decent" shirts when you learn how to sing and how to spell... in other words, I'm stuck with my tie-dyes forever.

[@wang9932]

your freakin' weird

[@bigdipper8455]

Your freakin' weird and i like it

[@philjones6054]

JS is the greatest origami genius ever to grace this Earth. The flapping bat, as made here, demonstrates just how truly amazing JS actually is.

[@sulfurx777]

There are origamists WAAAY more talented

[@limoucheu8522]

Thank's Jeremy it's one of the best origami bat pattern I ever seen! Is seems to be difficult but it's simple. I can give you some tricks. First it's important to mastered the traditional crane. If you don't mastered this don't try the bat. Second there are a lot of creases than that paper is really important. I have training me on paper for gift. Choose your paper not to thick because the creases will be impossible. When you have made your training, choose a thin origami paper of very good quality (origami paper is specially suited for creasing). Third follow the extraordinary tuto of Jeremy step by step 1: the base, 2 the head, 3 the wings, 4 the uropatagum and legs and than the finition with the flapping uropatagium. If you follow this it will be easier, happy crease.

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

+maingeot manuel Thanks for your help and guidance to others.

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

this is still to date your best model. it looks fantastic, is fun to fold, AND has a great flapping gimmick to boot.

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Good point, I hadn't thought of that, but I think you'll agree the tail-pulling action is cooler.

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@chiueve BARF stands for Bay Area Rapid Folders which is the San Francisco origami group. Most of the models that I have designed have been published in the Bay Area Rapid Folders Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter that I produced for 15 years. I stopped doing the BARF Newsletter to give me time to make these videos. So, really my KZbin channel grew out of BARF!

[@dreamingofsandiego]

I don't see how to just leave a comment on my own.. so I have to tag it on here.. but.. man.. I almost tossed my cookies at the start.. that was SICK.. But I'm glad I stuck around.. because that is THE COOLEST Bat thing EVER! WOW! I have never done origami before but my 7 year old son wanted me to look up how to make a "paper bat" and found this.. WOW! I'm gonna give it a try! Thanks for making this!

[@canvastic]

Mine flaps amazingly! superb! and your last joke in the video actually came true! I was messing around with the flapping bird and I re-arranged the layers and got a flapping dragon! I'll see if I can make a tutorial for it! :D

[@3thanfub]

i’ve never been able to follow an origami tutorial but this one i was!! it’s great!!

[@Az-qr4xv]

He vuelto a este vídeo después de 7 años y este fue el vídeo que masarco mi infancia gracias Jeremy me hiciste sentir como un niño de 7 años denuevo

[@seraph_a]

Oh man. Cant believe its already been 7 years since i made this! And i still have it❤

[@Primordial_Reaper]

My friend says you’re the best origami person and you really are

[@stigtuneback1966]

you are really good Jeremy at origami ,ive seen a couple of your videos ,just to say keep up the good work .you are well liked and appreciated .

[@木未居]

Jeremy I love your origami my classmate told me to make them everyday!

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@yauboy123 Make sure you can fold the traditional flapping bird: I'm sure there are flapping bird tutorials here on youtube (if not tell me and I'll make one -- I'd call the flapping bird the the #1origami model of all time). The action mechanism to this bat is exactly like the flapping bird!

[@FiddlesticksDraws]

So far this is the best bat fold i can find. And if you sculpt the face just right, you can make it look like a Vampire Bat which is one of my favorite bats right next to the Flying Fox.

[@meltyanimations2672]

A FOX IS A BAT ???!!? WOW???!!!!!??#!!??

[@AngelOfSolitude4]

I did it but I used regular paper. I actually do suggest origami paper on this one because of the smaller folds. Regular paper makes tiny rips on the smaller folds, and I couldn't get the detailing as good as I wanted to. So, use origami paper ! Also, I wanted to point out that this is an excellent vid ! Verry clear, and good instructions. Thanks for posting this !

[@vagomundo585]

dude you are awesome i did it you are freaking awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@judithmendes1147]

PARABÉNS, talentoso origamista! Seu morcego é sensacional. Quero aprende-lo.

[@judithmendes1147]

Oi Jeremy, obrigada pela estrela. Você merece uma galaxia.

[@gabriellcolandog6456]

I remember back at first grade where all my classmates always asked me to make them origami,well,that was 6 years ago,I'm in highschool,and I'm still the origami master XD

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Awesome! That's wonderful that you are so into origami and that you share it with your friends/classmates.

[@michaelkim8621]

Same

[@michaelalexander4345]

+JeremyShaferOrigami my bat can fly when you throw it

[@michaelalexander4345]

im a origami master and art master since kinder garden. and im in 5th grade

[@sh0gunn__]

+Michael Alexander I could make an origami Western Dragon by Shugi Kato if you wanted me?

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

I don't think he was saying ewwww about bats, but I appreciate all your info. I agree, bats are awesome creatures. Btw, so are tigers, foxes and dogs!

[@carinae905]

So cool and cute! I just made this with a student (7th grade) and it it worked for both of us! Thanks so much for putting this up. The fluttery flapping is just like the big brown bats around here! If only this one would eat mosquitoes...

[@giangthanhdat8314]

Mosquito exterminating squad! Let's go make a bunch of flapping bats!

[@julisafernandez7176]

Patas que 👎 💎💔💋👣💭😜😝😰😈👿😱😷😤😴😇😈👿🙀😼👹👺👩👌👊✊✌👋👎👍💤💨👂👀👃👅👄✨🌟💫💥💢🙈💦💧🙉🙊💀👽💩🔥 que ✋👐👆👇👉👈🙌🙏☝👏💪🚶🏃💃💏👭👪💆💅🐣🐣🐨

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

It's kami which is origami paper specially made for origami, usually colored on one side and white on the other. You can get it online by searching for 'origami paper, or at your local craft store or art store. The paper I used is 10-inches by 10-inches.

[@RL._.YT16]

Well I only have two sheets of origami paper and they are both pink time to make a pink bat

[@RL._.YT16]

Nailed it

[@greymoore7376]

*claps*

[@xphiljwx]

I started origami 5 years ago and I've done every model you and jo nakathami has done thank you you are a legandery

[@Rabbishlover]

This is such a good idea for Halloween! Maybe I'll hand out one of these along with some candy to each visitor that comes over or something. Yeah! (I remember being more interested in finding little cheap toys or other little goodies instead of just candy. Once the candy's all gone, what fun are you left with?)

[@jncristal24]

200,000

[@ellenweiss2468]

I know what you mean. To me, origami is simple and not THAT amazing. To someone else, this would be like a bar of gold.

[@Youfad0]

You have the best bat design I have ever seen.

[@zyronz9311]

Finaly made it.... 1 like for u bro

[@pallbearers1969]

Jeremy...............I tried doing this and got a zebra kicking a lion..?????

[@jacobgao4544]

!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@youssefkhaled1635]

Haaaaaaaaa😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@mcharactercasting7283]

How?

[@scythina]

Lol

[@scythina]

@@mcharactercasting7283 Cuz that's live

[@sonalikumari5584]

It's really fun to make I made it super super super good ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@NotNibrasakhi]

make flapping dragon

[@markmoth]

This is easily one of your most artistic and mechanically brilliant creations: I think I can make it but I'll have to stop & start your video over & over

[@ellenweiss2468]

Pretty easy to make, but mine won't flap. Probably the paper I used. I tried to make it flap, but then its head turned inside out.

[@MRGAMER-zu7ij]

Ella Spencer i

[@philjones6054]

Ha he ha ha ha. 🤣🤣

[@Dandidoo624]

Sounds really funny

[@OfficialCheesieGod]

I have a origami crocodile is readey finally finished

[@scythina]

Lol

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Follow my tutorial: How to Fold Flapping Birds Fast. The flapping mechanism is the same for the bat.

[@uzmakhan7334]

I love it this and the cobra pop up card are my best origami❤☺😊😀😁😂😃😄😉

[@jkid1134]

This is some expert-level origami. Way cool.

[@rbwilliams2778]

It's not really expert I got it on my first try

[@babarmasood4770]

Jeremy can u make a remake of this if possible because it's kinda fast to follow along and the video is kinda old

[@interface5389]

hey if you click the setting buttion the should be a speed button u can press to slow down or speed up to your liking ;)

[@babarmasood4770]

bad spelly produckshun ok thanks bro I'll try it out :-)

[@interface5389]

NP ;)

[@babarmasood4770]

bad spelly produckshun Were u able to fold this model?

[@interface5389]

yeah why? btw when your finished pull the wings a little bit it makes the wing flaping easier

[@origamieasyforbeginners]

Looking so beautiful 😍😍😍

[@khanhlegia9145]

can you show me where to get that paper

[@nafisakeels7886]

Thanks for posting this. I can make it, but not without the video! So keep it available so that folks can make many of them for kids at Halloween! Too many steps to memorize right away.

[@Moonpaperr]

Mines looks awesome, but it didn't flap. Close enough! :D

[@kiyoharal]

i made my bat with some publicity paper i found in my mail box, the paper was very thick to start with so i had to use pliers at some points to fold it again over and over but i made a quite decent bat, the problem is that it is not flapping at all,. i can't make flapping birds either no matter what i use and no matter how thoroughly i follow the instructions. i think there is a curse , a sort of origami curse that only strikes some origami makers, i refer to it as the non flapping origami curse or NFOC , it has been following me for about 10 years now , if anyone has any idea of a spell to reverse this curse, i would be most grateful ! seriously , awesome bat you made and the video is very clear and easy to understand . thank you for posting it .

[@asian123205]

LO its so easy and to make this XD LOL easy pesy XD

[@iinnxe]

Good to know :)

[@sacflyer679]

whatever

[@iinnxe]

Yeah soooooo easy

[@lordgaarasalise6919]

Thank you Soo Mutch for your helpful tutorials I Made The Bat Years ago And Now I Forgot And I Need To Watch Of How To Do It Again 😅

[@hiidk5145]

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO THAT STEP AT 7:26 You acted like it was just simple step, you can all do..... BUT I CAN'T!

[@RL._.YT16]

Yani Tat you just need to practice more with origami

[@anilshirsat4406]

Achieved the exact morphology, of Bat with the perfection in origami skill 👌 👍 It appears that, God may also be fond of origami, to create Biodiversity on the Earth 🌎 👍

[@hectorortiz2689]

this hits different now

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@Andreorigamilover It's the same mechanism as the Flapping Bird. So you need to master that first. If it's not flapping then you need to compare it with the Flapping Bird and see why the Flapping bird flaps and your bat doesn't. Good luck!

[@michealhargain8844]

Nobody Cares About Your Eyebrow I Just Like The Bat

[@aris928]

many of your origami help me in my science class ... not even for children but teenagers too., thanks Jeremy .. :)

[@jacobgao4544]

mine's purple:]

[@arafatlabib3289]

yes

[@vilainpetitcrapaud]

Thank you very much for this lesson. I succeeded to fold this origami with a15 *15 cm paper ! Kind regards

[@sorcierenblk3000]

well I sort of folded the bat but no flappy :( oh well! i'll be trying again with bigger paper!!

[@gustavosuenaga]

"BAT BAT BAT" *has 2020 flashbacks*

[@Shaksta101]

Probably my favourite model

[@dakshesh21dhruv]

Nice origami i just started origami two weeks ago keep up the good orimi work

[@DarkMagickan]

00:34 EWWW!!!

[@cozylotion7918]

That satisfying pluck! OMG 😌

[@mochithebunny1469]

Try to make a dragon

[@yardhaunt2000]

That's cool making this one flap! Very nice.

[@mariahwoodland9132]

I was like cool I did this in my first try!!! Then I'm like umm how did I do it my first time!?!? XD

[@mohansimham1]

this origami is rather the best origami ever

[@kain2924]

*2019???*

[@구름-c1w6h]

한국

[@둠피스트-b1h]

Korea number one

[@PeteyPiptendo]

savager 2003 shut up

[@sonnyh.8212]

I remember making one in like... January or December, and thinking it wasn't that hard! G'job m8

[@amberbeckham2875]

Since i dont have black paper im makeing a albino

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@kingsomil Thanks for your video response and thanks for commenting on the eye brow.... I was thinking perhaps nobody noticed!

[@sekarjelaja]

MY MODEL AINt flappinn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@manojballa So as not to hurt the paper, and in order to create a more gentle life-like finished model. Just kidding you... the real reason is because I'm lllllaaaazzzzzyyyyyy!

[@astutisihombing]

Pause AT&T 0:03

[@amandeepkaur7439]

Amazing Jaremy 👍👍👍👍

[@Failagain6666]

baku baku im 8 years old to and this is easy right

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

+Jovan Evangelio It's definitely not easy, but hopefully doable if you have patience and a bit of origami experience.

Of curse you dont have 8 years old 😡

[@xienn2f]

I will tell my SISTERS to subscribe and like you ,you are fabulous and amazing i did it and it was so cool in home I am the origami master

[@strawberrywinter8180]

MALAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bogdyvely9102]

btw thx for the video its very impressive i think it will take me like 20 bats to build till i wont need the video to remember it.. good job man appreciate it!!!!

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

Thanks! I too would need the video to recreate this bat. Once I teach a model on KZbin, I no longer need to remember how to fold it and can focus my efforts on trying to create new things.

[@kikuno3811]

Stupid bat I can't even fold it

[@michaelalexander7678]

菊野勝彦 try your best.... but some day...... you will! you'll never get it on your first try...

[@Medium-RareSteak]

Michael Alexander I did

[@Elsa51038]

well, learn to fold it.

[@Shaksta101]

菊野勝彦 um so u stupid

[@pcniv]

Hey appreciate his work

[@MissMismagius]

Hair isn't nasty, it was just funny:D

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@John831K It's the same mechanism as the Flapping Bird. So you need to master that first. If it's not flapping then you need to compare it with the Flapping Bird and see why the Flapping Bird flaps and your bat doesn't. Good luck!

[@anything7939]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ a lot for your all videos

[@TheTrammell]

It's Origami paper 10" square. If you try to use reguler paper it is thinker and as the paper gets thinker gets harder to manipulate but with some models it can be used. For for best resualts use Origami paper. Gl

[@aryansammy9028]

I love the bat one of my friend whated me to make the bat . Thanks alot

[@drmayank22]

it is a very good video. It's wing structure is the most awesome.Aryan and Atharv

[@geetikamittal2826]

Wow....mine was bug wings and flaps so nicely! Thx a lot

[@hassanibrahim1804]

I love it and it's cool 👌

[@GerbilG]

Hey Jeremy! I wanted to try this out so I used your book (I really like it) but I guess I just couldn’t see how to fold it so I just went to this video. The book is easy to read though it’s just my head that needs confirmation from your voice. Edit. I made it! It doesn’t look as good as yours but it’s still cool

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

No, alas, this was my feeble attempt at making a 'simple' bat. Ya, I know, I failed because it's not at all simple. But if you would like a recommendation for simple Halloween models to teach, I would say my "Monster Envelope" or "Blinking Eyes."

[@songqing4919]

You are fantastic!Jeff!

[@noobstrolling4029]

I made the bat. Its fantastic.👌👌👌 Its flapping.👌👌👌 But its tough when I tried it for the first time, and now its too easy for me!!!

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@Inu1907 That is a good idea; you're right... it is basically from a triangle and it would come out a little cleaner, but, alas, I'm a square guy (or occasionally rectangle).

[@eileen8799]

Thx for showing us how to do a origami paper l have all the collection 😃

[@Thephinxst]

@jeremyshaferorigami YOU should make a video on how to make what you think is a awesome airplane please make a video :)

[@adrianafreeman1814]

Wow. I've made 100 of these origami animals and stuff, and this is one of the best. Good on you bro. Luv da video. You're Awesome.

[@jeremyshaferorigami]

@Sunflowowa Congrats on the flaps!

[@upplsuckimcool16]

I wish you did harder origami's. I like a challenge... stuff like this is just tedious. You are super good and describing what you're doing..... I wonder if it would be as clear doing some of the tough ones.....

[@biljanatalijan9565]

I just want to thank you, for a half of year I keep making those and everyone is "stolen" as soon as it is finished. great tutorial and great bat. thanx again

[@RHM741]

Hello Jeremy, your bat model is outstanding, looks life-like and can flap wings. The instruction is well thought out, smooth description and well photographed. Your videos are all entertaining. A big thanks to you.