Oriland Kingdoms Origami Studio Oriland Oriversity Oriland Store My Oriland About Oriland Oriland Treasury Oriland Home
ORIGAMI SYMBOLS

Know the most basic points about origami - its symbols because they will help you to read diagrams for folding from almost any origami source.

 

It is very important to understand these origami symbols because they show the direction in which the paper has to be folded. Look at the diagram to note which way the lines, dots and arrows - all symbols demonstrate, and fold your paper under the diagram. If you are novice in origami, start to learn how to read diagrams of folding. Take a few squares of paper and study the following symbols and techniques. If you'll have this way, surely you will get to know the most basic points about origami. And, after spending a few minutes learning the symbols, you will be able to fold from almost any guide (book, CD or something else) on origami, even if you cannot understand the language in which it is written.

You can see Animated Origami Symbols also.

 


Valley fold


Mountain fold

 
 
Valley fold and unfold

 
Mountain fold and unfold

 
 
Step fold

 
Open and squash

 
 
Inside reverse fold

 
 
Outside reverse fold

 
 
Pull out

 
 
Open out the front layer

 
 
 
Open out the back layer

 
 
Turn the paper over

 
 
 
Turn the paper around

 
 
Enlarging the following diagram

 
 
 
Reduction the following diagram

 
 
Fold the paper over and over

 
 
 
Blow up

 
 
Push in

 
 
The most of the symbols used in origami have been developed by the Nippon Origami Association and by Akira Yoshizawa, the famous origami author.
 
 


| Benefits
| Lectures | Practice | Base Folds | Animated Origami Symbols | Origami Symbols | Useful Tips | Paper |

 
    The Best Origami CDs!
Oriland Store
FREE SHIPPING!
  New!!! Origami Sailing CD!
NEW!!! Origami Sailing
Paper Sea Adventure
  Print and fold the Oriland Calendar Box!
2008 Oriland
Calendar Box NEW!!!
   
 
Copyright©2001-2008 Yuri & Katrin Shumakov. All Rights Reserved.