Basics of Origami – Folding Techniques
Before jumping into step-by-step tutorials on how to create certain origami models, it’s best that you master every basic fold. The following guide will help you learn all the basic techniques in Origami. All that you need is standard origami paper, a flat surface and your hands. Everything is in the order that you should learn, each subsequent step requires you to know how to fold all of the previous steps.
Begin with the folding basics – Mountain and Valley Folds
There are only two basic folds in origami, the mountain fold and the valley fold. They are very similar folds with the only difference being that their flaps face the opposite side. A mountain fold has its flap hidden, facing your work surface, and a valley fold has its flap visible, facing you. All other origami folds are variations of the valley and mountain folds.
Special Moves
There are only two basic folds in origami, the mountain fold and the valley fold. They are very similar folds with the only difference being that their flaps face the opposite side. A mountain fold has its flap hidden, facing your work surface, and a valley fold has its flap visible, facing you. All other origami folds are variations of the valley and mountain folds.
Origami Base Folds
Most models start off with one of the origami bases below. Since they are much more complex than the previous techniques, they will each have a dedicated post(links below). The list is arranged sequentially because sometimes you may need to perform a previous base fold to start with the one you’re currently looking at.
