Beginner Aquatic Plant Created by Marcia Joy Miller Plant life adds realism to origami nature scenes Aquatic Plant can be displayed against a flat background to suggest an underwater scene The instructions also explain how to modify the plant so that it may be inserted into a Styrofoam base or used as a terrestrial plant PAPER: Make the model from the designated sheet of folding paper included in the back of the book on page 105 You can also use a 10-inch square of origami paper BASIC TECHNIQUES: See Chapter for the Rabbit Ear Fold and Fish Base exercises Start with a completed Fold each side corner to Fish Base (If you are using the included folding paper, begin the Fish Base with the solid-color side facing you.) Turn the model over so that it looks like the position shown in the next step the middle of the center crease SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ONS: Make sharp folds Fold the indicated flap to the left making an angled fold Repeat the fold with the back flap Fold the right side to the left side Make the fold by matching the dots Ori for Busy People_INT 00-96 27jul.indd 26 7/27/11 3:54:52 PM