Basic foldsMost of the designs that you will learn will use a square piece of paper – and most will be done with origami paper, so the directions will show a colored (or gray side to indicate color) and a white side.Also, most patterns will have an arrow that points you in the direction of where the fold should go. We have talked about the different types of arrows earlier in the book.The following folds are reasonably simple. It may take a while to get the terminology down, and the way they s.