1. |
First,
start with your paper white side up with one corner
facing you so it resembles a diamond shape. Valley
fold it down in half. |
2. |
Next,
valley fold it in half to the left. |
3. |
Lift
up the top triangle and open it up. |
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4. |
Then
squash it down to make a diamond. |
5. |
Flip
the model over and do the same to the other side.
You will now have a diamond shape with two layers |
6. |
To
make this next step easier, you may want to fold both
the left and right points in to the center on both
sides, and fold the top point down and unfold on both
sides. Then you will open up this diamond and
squash it flat. |
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7. |
After
this step your model should look like the example to the
left. |
8. |
Next
you will flip the model over and repeat on the other
side. This is the bird base which is used as a
starting point to make several different birds, as well
as other other origami models. |
