Diagrams by Michael G. LaFosse
Photographs by Richard L. Alexander
Cover illustrations by Masturah Jeffrey
Design by Jill Feron
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Contents
Origami Symbols Key
Fish Base
Traditional
1. Fold in half, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold.
2. Fold in the left side top and bottom edges to the horizontal crease. Unfold.
3. Repeat with the right side edges.
4. Fold in all four edges while folding the top and bottom edges in half.
5. Fold middle corners to the left. Fold the left corner around the back and to the right.
6. This is the classic Fish Base.
Cobra
Designed by
Michael G. LaFosse
1. Fold in half, corner to corner. Unfold.
2. Fold in the bottom edges to meet at the center crease.
3. Fold in the bottom edges to meet at the center crease. Fold down the top corner.
4. Mountain-fold in half.
5. Fold top half down.
6. Open and flatten the cobra’s hood.
7. Mountain-fold the sides of the hood to the back. Rotate, hood up.
8. Mountain- and valley-fold the tail.
9. The finished Cobra.
Lizard
Designed by
Michael G. LaFosse
1. Begin color side up. Fold in half, corner to corner, and unfold.
2. Fold in the bottom edges to meet at the center crease.
3. Fold out the middle edges to the outside edges. Inside-reverse-fold the short edges to fold the square corners in half.
4. Mountain-fold the top edges to the back.