Origami Diamond Base

Learn how to make a origami dimond base. This base is super easy and you can use it to make lots of diffrent origami stuff.

It starts with the kite fold thing. Its really easy and there’s only 5 folds!

Origami Diamond Base 1
Origami Diamond Base 1

Step 1: Start with a square piece of paper and fold diagonally along two corners as shown.

Origami Diamond Base 2
Origami Diamond Base 2
Origami Diamond Base 3
Origami Diamond Base 3

Step 2: Then open the paper as before and continue folding the two diagonal lines on both sides as shown. Make sure the outer edge coincides with the midpoint fold line created in step 1.

Origami Diamond Base 4
Origami Diamond Base 4

It’s simple, isn’t it?

Origami Diamond Base 5
Origami Diamond Base 5
Origami Diamond Base 6
Origami Diamond Base 6

Once done, rotate it 180 degrees.

Origami Diamond Base 7
Origami Diamond Base 7
Origami Diamond Base 8
Origami Diamond Base 8

Step 3: Fold the top right and left diagonal lines so that they line up with the center fold.

Origami Diamond Base 9
Origami Diamond Base 9
Origami Diamond Base 10
Origami Diamond Base 10
Origami Diamond Base 11
Origami Diamond Base 11

Origami Diamond Base Step 4: And finally your origami diamond base is done perfectly!

Origami Diamond Base 12
Origami Diamond Base 12

Pro tip: You should practice the base folds often to get the most accurate movements. It is the foundation for other origami.

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