Basics
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There are some basic steps of folding which are good to know before you start folding origami figures. They are listed below:
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| Mountain Fold red lines in the animations |
Inside Reverse Fold often used for the head of origami animals |
| Valley Fold blue lines in the animations |
Outside Reverse Fold often used for the head of origami animals |
| Petal Fold | Crimp Fold |
| Rabbit Ear Fold | Squash Fold |
| Sink Fold |
Some origami figures are based on the same basic foldings and forms. You can find the different basic folding in this section but you can also have a look on them in the other sections if you want.
Here are the tutorials of some basic figures:
Preliminary Base
basic form for nearly all origami figures
Bird
basic form for the crane and the swan
Dragon
basic form for the star
Waterbomb