Sometimes none of the bases is good enough. You see, the choice is severely limited because we have only four bases at our disposal. In most cases, the number of flaps chosen base poses is the main determinator. To create the desired model, one has to pick a base that suits his or her needs. ![]() First, they show us that traditional origami bases could be still useful and second that in traditional origami, unlike the modern one, real art is not in the base itself but all subsequent steps. What is particularly interesting is the fact that, even though these models use traditional origami bases as its starting point, they were not designed so long ago. Kangaroo by Hagiwara Gen or Elephant by Enomoto Nobuyoshi are perfect examples. Some of them are so fascinating and beautifully designed that connection to its underlying base is almost invisible. And despite that, they managed to create wonderful models. Nevertheless, whether these bases are similar or not, they were only what origami artists had at their disposal. This fact seems obvious but it was completely obscured to origami artists until Eric Kenneway first drew the attention of Origami society to this fact. I hope it is now clear that the difference between bases is only in the number of triangles used. This triangle is clearly marked on all bases. Figure 1 – Traditional origami basesĪs you can see in figure 1, all traditional bases are very similar, because all of them are constructed from one particular type of triangle. Take a good look at figure 1, and you will see that the Kite base, the simplest base of all, consists of two such basic elements, while the Frog base, the most complex one, consists of sixteen such basic elements. You see, the difference between these bases is only in the number and the position of that one particular element. From a simple triangle (look at figure 1). So similar that it seems they are constructed from a single element. They are named after the models based on those bases.īut, what is peculiar about those four bases are the fact that they are unusually similar. These are Kite, Fish, Bird, and Frog bases. But today, only four of them are viewed as traditional origami bases. During that period a number of so-called traditional bases were devised. Origami has been practiced in Japan for centuries. That becomes more than obvious when you consider how many fundamentally different models have the same base in its core. ![]() But, on the other hand, the transition from the base to a final model is not that easy because there are many different approaches possible. In traditional origami, there are only a handful of bases and all traditional origami models were derived from them.įolding a base is in most cases very simple. No matter how complicated or simple a model is, the base is always an initial step. Post is a part of a larger series (Uniaxial base):Įvery origami model in its essence has a base.
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