Lotus origami illustration tutorial

The lotus is the water hibiscus we are familiar with. Ancient people often used the cleanliness of the lotus to compare the personality quality of being unsullied from mud. This hand-made origami lotus is very simple to make. After some changes in some basic production techniques, a hand-made origami lotus with unique charm is formed. Now follow this illustrated tutorial on handmade origami and make a simple handmade origami lotus by yourself!

1. Turn the colored side of the paper up, and then make valley marks on the two diagonal lines and two peak marks on the horizontal and vertical lines. After the creases are made, turn the paper model over.

2. Then fold the four corners toward the middle point.

3. Then flip the paper model.

4. At this time, a diagonal inward folding operation is required. The detailed operation can be made by following the creases shown in the illustration. If you have difficulty in making and understanding, you can refer to the tutorial:

5. Then fold the corner pointed by the yellow arrow on the right side of the square origami model to the left. The folded crease is vertical as shown in the middle of the picture.