How to Make an Origami Bird Base
Start with a square sheet of paper., Fold the paper in half, into a rectangle., Unfold, and fold in half the other way. , Unfold the rectangle., Unfold the paper and turn it back over., Bring the corners together., Bring the right corner of the top...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start with a square sheet of paper.
The front of your paper (the side you want to show in the end) corresponds to the blue side of the paper in the photo.
The hidden back of the paper is white in the photo. -
Step 2: Fold the paper in half
Be sure to crease your folds crisply. ,, Turn the paper over and fold in half into a triangle.
You should see the back of your paper.
Unfold and repeat along the other diagonal. , You should see the diagonal creases create "valleys" and the perpendicular creases create "mountains". , Allow the valley creases to meet in the middle.
By flattening two opposite sides, you should find yourself with a square that is open on the bottom.
Make sure your square is rotated so that the opening is on the bottom, as shown in the picture. (Now you've made the square base.) ,,,, In doing so, you return to having a square with an opening facing down. , As you fold, note the four diagonal creases on the inside that you made earlier.
You will need to reverse the two creases on the upper flap.
To reverse a crease, fold it in the opposite direction that it naturally folds.
Bring the outer edges to the middle and flatten, so that you have a diamond. , Now you've finished your bird base! Perhaps try making a crane now. , -
Step 3: into a rectangle.
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Step 4: Unfold
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Step 5: and fold in half the other way.
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Step 6: Unfold the rectangle.
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Step 7: Unfold the paper and turn it back over.
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Step 8: Bring the corners together.
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Step 9: Bring the right corner of the top flap to the middle crease
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Step 10: so that the lower right edge lines up with the crease.
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Step 11: Repeat this action on the left
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Step 12: so that the top looks like a kite.
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Step 13: Fold down the top corner to make the crease lie along the horizontal line created in the previous two steps.
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Step 14: Unfold.
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Step 15: Take the bottom corner of the square and start to fold it up along the horizontal crease you made in the previous two steps.
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Step 16: Turn your paper over
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Step 17: and repeat the previous five steps.
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Step 18: Finished.
Detailed Guide
The front of your paper (the side you want to show in the end) corresponds to the blue side of the paper in the photo.
The hidden back of the paper is white in the photo.
Be sure to crease your folds crisply. ,, Turn the paper over and fold in half into a triangle.
You should see the back of your paper.
Unfold and repeat along the other diagonal. , You should see the diagonal creases create "valleys" and the perpendicular creases create "mountains". , Allow the valley creases to meet in the middle.
By flattening two opposite sides, you should find yourself with a square that is open on the bottom.
Make sure your square is rotated so that the opening is on the bottom, as shown in the picture. (Now you've made the square base.) ,,,, In doing so, you return to having a square with an opening facing down. , As you fold, note the four diagonal creases on the inside that you made earlier.
You will need to reverse the two creases on the upper flap.
To reverse a crease, fold it in the opposite direction that it naturally folds.
Bring the outer edges to the middle and flatten, so that you have a diamond. , Now you've finished your bird base! Perhaps try making a crane now. ,
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