valley fold
Origami's inward bend
A valley fold is the basic origami fold that creates a crease forming a valley or trough shape, with the paper folding toward you so the crease dips inward like the letter V.
The opposite is a mountain fold, where the crease peaks outward.
Valley folds appear in origami instructions as dashed lines: Bring the bottom edge up with a valley fold.
Line from folding
Inward cut or setback
hinge · dashed line · concave · angle · perpendicular · bisect · align · symmetry
Shinto sacred spirits
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
- origamistOne who folds paper artistically
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
crane · paper airplane · unit · model
Pressed pulp for writing
- cardstockRigid paper material
- craft paperSturdy paper for projects
- washiJapanese handmade fiber paper
- tissue paperThin decorative wrapping material
crease
Line from folding
indentation
Inward cut or setback
tuck · hinge · dashed line · concave · angle · perpendicular · bisect · align · symmetry · edge-to-edge
kami
Shinto sacred spirits
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
- origamistOne who folds paper artistically
- baseSupporting bottom structure
tessellation · crane · paper airplane · unit · model
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- cardstockRigid paper material
- craft paperSturdy paper for projects
- washiJapanese handmade fiber paper