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How to Origami a water bomb tessellation

Red textured spherical object resembling a mosaic pattern.

This is one water bomb that's more postmodern art than scary - though fun - splashy summertime weapon. Using intricate tessellated origami folds and a drawn-on grid you'll learn how to create this interesting shape.

The resulting shape can be modified; you can scrunch it together to push it into cubes, or relax it to create an optical illusion pattern.

Recommended paper size: 15cm x 15cm (approx. 6in x 6in)

Resulting model: approx. 9cm x 9cm (3.5in x 3.5in)

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