Lucky Bat with Scroll Wings

From one A4 sheet to your paper cut

One half · 2 layers

Fold the left half onto the right along the vertical center. The closed fold is the straight left edge of the half-pattern. Keep both layers aligned.

Start with a complete, uncut sheet. Each picture shows the paper before that step; red dashes mark only the next cuts. Keep the surrounding paper until the outside-cutting step.

1. Prepare the paper

Print at 100% and check the 50 mm line. Use the square blank on page 1 and mark its center.

2. Fold in this order

Fold the left half onto the right along the vertical center. The closed fold is the straight left edge of the half-pattern. Keep both layers aligned.

3. Cut the inner details first

On the folded stack, cut the wing curls and small body openings. Work on the red lines; the tan outer margin still supports the paper.

4. Cut the outer edge last

Follow the red outer contour on page 3 and discard the tan margin. Keep the black paper touching the blue folded edges connected.

5. Unfold in reverse order

Separate the layers in reverse folding order. The folded unit repeats by reflection; compare every motif and connection with page 1.

6. Flatten the finished piece

Support the fine bridges and press between clean sheets. If unsure, try the matching paper and layer count in the online studio.

Blue dashes locate a fold; red marks the next cut. Keep the black connecting paper. Layer counts are calculated; paper strength has not been physically tested.

PDF page 1 is the full-size pattern and paper outline; page 2 shows the folds, page 3 the folded cuts, and the following pages the opening and finishing steps. A4 is the default; the Letter download uses a Letter sheet. Try a scrap first to check fragile bridges.