Part 1: How to Make Balloon Animals (Video)

November 15, 2007 by Leo   6,288 Views

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Artists who twist and shape balloons into shapes such as animals and other various toys are known as balloon modelers or balloon twisters, and are usually contorting long, cylindrical balloons into said shapes for entertainment purposes such as children’s birthday parties or celebrations. Though the practice might seem benign to those who don’t have the skill, but the art of balloon shaping requires a fair amount of skill. While some modelers use a single balloon to create their animals or shapes, many use multiple balloons.

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Choosing a Type of Balloon for Animal Crafts

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How to Inflate the Balloon to Create Animal Shapes

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The Basic Twist & Hold Technique for Creating Balloon Animals

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Locking Down the Twist While Creating Balloon Animals

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How to Create a Fish Balloon Creature

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4 Responses to “Part 1: How to Make Balloon Animals (Video)”
  1. balloon art says:

    If you want to learn balloon animals, I also posted videos on my site, balloon-animals.com

  2. Mig says:

    OMG! All your videos started at once. This was scary!
    Anyway, the entry was pretty interesting. It always seemed to me it is quite easy to be a balloon modeler. Apparently I was wrong.

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