Amazing Origami

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the 12x12 Matrix Origami Base: seven simple steps that turn a square sheet into a precise 144-cell grid, ideal for modular and geometric origami.

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the 8x8 Matrix Origami Base: seven simple steps that turn a square sheet into a precise 64-cell grid, ideal for modular and geometric origami.

A beginner-friendly guide to folding the 6x8 Matrix Origami Base: six simple steps that turn a square sheet into a precise 48-cell grid, ideal for modular and geometric origami.

Learn how to fold a calyx origami base with five sepals - a pentagon-based foundation for origami flowers. Easy step-by-step photo tutorial.

Learn how to fold the masked 8x8 matrix origami base - a pre-creased grid base for tessellations and modular origami. Easy step-by-step photo tutorial.

Learn how to fold the origami water bomb base (balloon base), the classic start of many traditional origami models. Easy step-by-step photo guide.

Learn how to fold the origami bird base, the classic foundation behind the paper crane and countless other origami birds. Easy step-by-step photo tutorial.

Learn how to fold the origami blintz base, a fundamental fold that starts many boxes and models like the masu box. Easy step-by-step tutorial with photos.

Learn to fold the origami fish base in thirteen steps — the classic starting fold for the traditional origami fish, using kite folds and rabbit ear folds.

Learn to fold the origami diamond base in eight easy steps — a simple five-crease starting fold used in many different origami models.

Learn to fold the origami square base (preliminary base) step by step — the classic foundation used for cranes, frogs and dozens of other models.

Fold your own cheerful origami Daruma with this super easy step-by-step tutorial — a classic New Year's decoration that even children can make.

Learn to fold the classic origami fish base step by step — the versatile base used for goldfish, angelfish and many other origami models.

Learn how to fold the origami bird base step by step, starting from a square of paper and finishing with a completed bird base.

Learn how to fold the origami frog base (lily base) from a square base, with easy squash folds on all four sides.

Fold a frog origami base from a fruit base using valley folds and petal folds, in two easy mirrored halves.

The kite base is the simplest origami base: fold a square in half for a center line, then fold both sides in to meet it.

Learn how to fold the origami pinwheel base (windmill base) from a square of paper with these easy step-by-step instructions.

Fold a calyx origami base with six sepals from a hexagon of paper, using valley folds, vertical folds, and a crease pattern.

Learn the fruit origami base, a versatile fold derived from the square and balloon bases using simple valley folds and squash folds.