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Summary: Learn how to open up the diamond for an origami orchid with expert tips for a master origami artist in this free online origami craft video clip.
Robert Segundo has been an artist since he could hold a pencil. In his 10 years in graphic design, he has worked on advertising projects with costs ranging in millions of dollars. He...read more
"Now that we've got this part completed, what we're going to do is we're going to see. We've pulled this piece loose right here. What we're going to do is we're going to take the little flap that we have left here. We're going to take it and we're just going to flip it over like that. As you can see, we have half of a diamond right there. What we're going to do is we're going to do the same thing we did on the other one. We're going to kind to open this up a little bit and pull this out, making sure to keep that diamond shape as we do. What we've got here is its bisected the way it should be. Everything is symmetrical usually when you do origami. We've go this little piece that comes up right here symmetrical to the rest of this. What I'm going to do is I'm going to work some of this down here. There we go. That's the piece we're going to work with next. What we're going to do is we're going to kind of open it up and flatten it down like so. I'm going to spend a little more time working on this because this is going to be the next piece that we're going to focus on. This little flap right here. "
eHow Article: Opening the Diamond for an Origami Orchid
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