The instruction is shown below. Just click on "Ascend" button. You will be given a step-by-step guide how to apply a fold. If you miss a step, then just click on "Descend" button to go back to the previous step.
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If you are ready now, let's have a fun learning to make a bird-base in origami.
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Here you will learn how to make a bird base in origami.
You need to apply a petal-fold to both the front and back faces of square base.
The petal-fold consists of one horizontal valley-fold, two mountain-folds, and two flat-folds at the edges.
1. To make a bird base, you need to start with a square base.
2. Prepare to apply a kite-fold (two valley-folds).
3. Prepare to apply a horizontal valley-fold and then unfold.
4. Prepare to unfold the kite-fold (two valley-folds).
5. Now, prepare to apply a petal-fold consisting of one horizontal valley-fold, two mountain-folds, and two flat-folds at the edges.
6. Turn the model over.
7. Prepare to apply a kite-fold (two valley-folds).
8. Prepare to apply a horizontal valley-fold and then unfold.
9. Prepare to unfold the kite-fold (two valley-folds).
10. Now, prepare to apply a petal-fold consisting of one horizontal valley-fold, two mountain-folds, and two flat-folds at the edges.
11. Congratulation! You have completed making a bird base.
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Bird base is an extension of Square base. Since I do not want to repeat the same thing, we will start with a Square base here initially.