Basic Origami Bases

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Summary: Learn how to fold basic bases when making origami animals, folds and objects in this free how-to video clip lesson on origami instructions.

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Michael Webb A native of Huckabay, Texas, Michael Webb has been an active origami enthusiast for over 10 years. Since the age of 10, Michael has amassed a vast library of ... read more

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by daves

Very good video. Well presented and very clear. Speaking as an outsider, I find that your whole series is a great introduction to the art. The activities are basic enough for any of us to dive in without feeling intimidated. I look forward to seeing more!

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Basic Origami Bases

Hi! I am Michael Webb on behalf of ExpertVillage.com. Right now I want to take a second just to show you a couple of basic bases that you are going to find. A lot of times in origami you will start with a standard base and work from there out. There is a lot of bases that you are going to find, I am going to cover two, which are the kite base and the preliminary base. We will go ahead and start with a kite base. In order to do this you are going to make a valley fold along the center and make a good crease for a reference line. Open it back up and you are going to take each edge here and bring it along until it meets your center baseline, which you have just made with your crease. You are going to do that for both sides. And that is the kite base, which obviously is named because it looks similar to a kite, and is one of the most common bases that you will find in origami. Another one is what is called the preliminary base, which involves a little bit of some finesse. What you want to do is take your paper and you’ll fold it four times along all edges and all points, some good creases in there. Now just fold it diagonally as well. Now this part can be a bit of a trick, but what you want to do is grab here right along these two crease lines that you have just made and you are just going to bring this in until it makes sort of a pyramid shape and you will fold it down. This is preliminary base.