There are definitely a ton of different origami birds out there but since starting this site I’ve been surprised to learn that there’s also a very large amount of different origami owl models and some of them are pretty incredible.
This first owl is a pretty simple design but nevertheless it does look pretty fantastic.
Owl, Designed by Fernando Gilgado and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Papirolandia 3: Regreso al Mundo de la Papiroflexia
Here’s a couple of great origami owls with a more sculpted look.
Owls, Designed and Folded by Peter Stein
Video instructions available from MrViolinPeter’s YouTube channel
This is a very unique owl design where the eyes are inspired by an origami seashell design.
Spirowl, Designed and Folded by Beth Johnson
Instructions not available
Here’s a more traditional looking owl design.
Owl, Designed by Katsuta Kyohei and Folded by Blanka P (blunek)
Instructions not available
Here’s a cute little baby Scope Owl that’s not too hard to fold.
Baby Scope Owl, Designed by Riccardo Foschi and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Riccardo Foschi’s YouTube channel
Román Díaz is an expert designer of origami animals and his owl design is one of the most famous ones out there.
Owl, Designed by Román Díaz and Folded by Luc MARNAT
Diagrams available in Origami Essence
This next owl has a great design that makes use of double sided paper for some great looking eyes.
My Eye on You, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Ngoc Vu
Instructions not available
Here’s another pretty simple owl design that’s very cute.
Horned Owlet, Designed by Kamo Hiroo and Folded by Magali
Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan 21st Convention Book
Here’s Román Díaz’s owl spotted outside in the wild.
Owl, Designed by Román Díaz and Folded by Folded Wilderness
Diagrams available in Origami Essence
This next owl has a very unique design and also makes great use of a colour change for its eyes.
Owl, Designed by Fernando Castellanos and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #118
This next model by Sebastien Limet is pretty incredible. The entire model including both the tree and the owl is folded from one sheet of paper!
On the Lookout, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Here’s another fantastic origami owl that’s not too complex but still looks distinctly owl-like.
Owl, Designed by Davor Vinko and Folded by Gonzalo
Video instructions available from Jo Nakashima’s YouTube channel
I really like this simple owl design by Beth Johnson. It reminds me very much of the characters in the videogame Journey.
Owl, Designed by Beth Johnson and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Here’s another great and rather sinister looking origami owl with a fantastic colour change on the eyes.
Owl, Designed and Folded by Nguyen Ngoc Vu
Instructions not available
This is another great owl with coloured eyes that’s not too hard to fold.
Owl, Designed by Viviane Berty and Folded by Magali
Instructions not available
Román Díaz also has a second owl design that’s really great too. Here the shape has been altered a bit from the normal model.
Owl, Designed by Román Díaz and Folded by CaptainMoon
Video instructions available from JM Origami Tutorials on YouTube
This is another pretty simple but quite elegant origami owl.
Owl, Designed by Hoàng Tiến Quyết and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in #7 VOG 2: Origami.vn
Here’s another baby owl also designed by Riccardo Foschi.
Baby Eagle Owl, Designed by Riccardo Foschi and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Riccardo Foschi’s YouTube channel
This great looking owl is designed by Hoàng Tiến Quyết, it makes excellent use of double sided paper and is not too difficult to fold.
Owl, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Video instructions available from Hoàng Tiến Quyết’s YouTube channel
Beth Johnson has actually designed several origami owls, here’s a third design by her that incorporates 3D shapes and a tessellation. It’s actually folded from a hexagon shaped piece of paper, not a square.
Hex Owl, Designed by Beth Johnson and Folded by Gonzalo
Instructions available from Robin Scholz’s Flickr starting here
Here’s another great owl design that’s not too complex.
Owl, Designed by Juan Gimeno and Folded by Rui Roda
Instructions not available
This is definitely one of the cutest origami owls that I’ve seen.
Owl, Designed by Katsuta Kyohei and Folded by Gonzalo
Instructions not available
Here’s one of the most realistic origami owl designs out there.
Great Horned Owl, Designed by Gérard Ty Sovann and Folded by Gonzalo
Diagrams available in Pure Origami
This next owl is a slightly modified version of one of Beth Johnson’s owl designs.
Owl, Designed by Beth Johnson and Folded by Eyal
Instructions not available
Joseph Wu also has a fantastic little origami owl design.
Owl, Designed by Joseph Wu and Folded by Rui Roda
Instructions not available
This last model is easily the most impressive origami owl design I’ve seen. It’s a Blakiston’s Fish Owl (a real owl species) that’s designed by Katsuta Kyohei and folded from a single sheet of paper.
Blakiston’s Fish Owl, Designed by Katsuta Kyohei and Folded by Malleon
Crease pattern available from El Plegadero ORIGAMI
Here’s the model again by a different folder.
Blakiston’s Fish Owl, Designed by Katsuta Kyohei and Folded by Ivan Svatko
Crease pattern available from El Plegadero ORIGAMI
That’s it for this post about origami owls but there’s still a lot of great owls out there so I’ll probably make another post like this in the future.
If you fold any of these owls post a link in the comments and we might include your photo in the next origami owl post.
Also, if you enjoyed this post and would like to help support this site please consider sending us a dollar or two on Patreon or share this post on your social media sites. Both options help us a lot.
