Basics

Origami, from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper"; kami changes to gami due to rendaku. The Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami.
The number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The best known origami model is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints.

Like said before, the origami has no many folds but if they are combined, many things can be did like animals, plants, dinosaurs, and more! Let me show you the basic folds.

The Valley Fold ( _ _ _ _ _ )

The Mountain Fold ( _ . _ . _ . _ . )

The Pleat Fold

The Crimp



Outside and Inside Reverse Fold

The Rabbit Ear Fold

The Petal Fold

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The Double Rabbit Ear

The Sink

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