Terminology - Fruit Base

This base is referred to as a Fruit Base due to its diversity as a starting point for the creation of volumetric items, such as flowers, vegies, fruits, etc.  This base uses Square Base as its foundation.

This base is the starting point for almost all items in our flower ball origami series.  ^^

Here are the instructions:

Step 1:  This is a Square Base.  This picture has the opening side on the top, and closed side down the bottom.

Step 2:  Valley fold the right flap so the side lies vertically against the center crease.  Do a Squash fold here - unfold and open up the flap to create image of Step 3.

Step 3:  Squash down neatly along the crease to form a triangle.

Step 4:  This is the result.  We want to repeat Step 2 and 3 on the remaining flaps.

Step 5:  Flip to paper to repeat Step 2 and 3.

Step 6:  Valley fold the left flap.  Unfold and open as per Step 2 - another Squash fold here.

Step 7:  Squash fold.  Crease well.

Step 8:  Fruit Base - Half and Full Coloured side.

Nice job!!  You have created a Fruit Base.  ^^

Now, have a look at the Fruit Base you have just created.  You will find that there are 8 sides to this base.  They consist of 4 half coloured sides, and 4 full coloured side.
And you will also find that the sides alternate each other.

Which side we start of with, is dependent on the design of the flower ball we decided to make.

Yeay, so now that we've covered the basics, we are ready for the fun part.  Get ready!!  ^^