Origami Frog Base

The origami frog base starts with an origami square base. Then, the 4 flaps are squash folded and then petal folded.

The origami square base is the foundation for the origami frog base and origami bird base.

As the name implies, it is the foundation for the most famous traditional origami frog model.

This base is the most time-consuming as it has the greatest number of folds.

How To Make An Origami Frog Base

MATERIAL:

1 Origami paper 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm)

INSTRUCTIONS:

The origami frog base requires the following origami fold and base:
Fold: Origami valley-fold
Base: Origami square base

Note: Steps 1-6 are the instructions for the origami square base.

Step 1: Take an origami paper and make valley-folds diagonally and unfold.

Step 1 Origami Frog Base

Step 2: Turn over the paper.

Step 2 Origami Frog Base

Step 3: Valley-fold in half edge to edge and unfold.

Step 3 Origami Frog Base

Step 4: Collapse along the crease.

Step 4 Origami Frog Base

Step 5: Flatten the paper, to form an origami square base.

Step 5 Origami Frog Base

Step 6: Valley-fold the top right edge to meet the center crease.

Step 6 Origami Frog Base

Step 7: Unfold the fold done in Step 6.

Step 7 Origami Frog Base

Step 8: Lift the top right flap 90º.

Step 8 Origami Frog Base

Step 9: Open the flap.

Step 9 Origami Frog Base

Step 10: Flatten the flap along the crease made in Step 6.

Step 10 Origami Frog Base

Step 11: Repeat Steps 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 for the other 3 flaps.

Step 11 Origami Frog Base

Step 12: Valley-fold the bottom-left and right edges to meet the center crease.

Step 12 Origami Frog Base

Step 13: Unfold the folds made in Step 12.

Step 13 Origami Frog Base

Step 14: Lift the flaps upwards.

Step 14 Origami Frog Base

Step 15: Flatten the flap, along the crease made in Step 12.

Step 15 Origami Frog Base

Step 16: Repeat Steps 12 to 15 for the other 3 flaps to form an origami frog base.

Step 16 Origami Frog Base

Leave a Reply