The origami fish base consists of folds from the origami kite base at the corners of both ends of the diagonal. Then with a diagonal as a reference, opposite corners pinched and fattened.
As the name implies, the origami fish base is the foundation for the origami fish models.
The origami kite base is the foundation for the origami fish base.
How To Make An Origami Fish Base
MATERIAL:
1 Origami paper 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm)
INSTRUCTIONS:
The origami fish base requires the following origami fold and base:
Fold: Origami valley-fold
Base: Origami kite base
Step 1: Take an origami paper and position it.
Step 2: Valley-fold the left corner to meet the right corner.
Step 3: Unfold the fold done in Step 2.
Step 4: Valley-fold the top corner to the bottom corner.
Step 5: Unfold the folds done in Step 4.
Step 6: Valley-fold the bottom-left edge and bottom-right edge to the vertical crease.
Step 7: Unfold the folds done in Step 6.
Step 8: Valley-fold the top left and right edges to the vertical center crease.
Step 9: Unfold the fold made in Step 8.
Step 10: Pinch the left corner till it meets the intersection.
Step 11: Now, pinch the left corner, and collapse the left side along the crease. Make the pinched flap-fold protrude upwards.
Step 12: Repeat Steps 10 & 11 for the right side, to form an origami fish base.
