Step 1In a magazine, cut out the front-facing portrait of a famous person and then choose one of the following transformation methods.For a good result, the portrait must be front-facing!
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We had fun in the following examples by distorting the face of Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III...
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From smile to grimaceStep 2Fold the image in half, this vertical fold should pass through the middle of the nose.
Then fold on either side of the mouth. 
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Step 4Form a 'peak' towards yourself with the middle fold. 
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Step 5Now, if you slowly move the paper forward or backward, the character will change from a smiling to an unhappy face !

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InversionStep 6Cut out rectangles around the eyes and mouth.
Turn them over and glue them back in place.
What a strange expression?! 
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Fake profileStep 7Starting with a front-facing portrait, cut out a profile while keeping one nostril and one eye.
Paste this fake profile onto a neutral background. 
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Weird AliensStep 8Fold or cut a face to reduce certain parts and change its proportions.
With several folds or cuts, you can get really strange faces.
They really look like aliens! 
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