Clown head

Balloon sculpture instructions — Twisted Mind CD-ROM

Clown head

A little clown head. Not really special but I like the way the nose color is done.

Balloons needed: 1 × 6" heart pink  |  2 × 260Q mandarin orange  |  1 × 418Q airship red  |  1 × 418Q airship blue  |  1 × 5" round white
  1. 1 Fill a red 418Q airship with air, don't inflate, just fill and tie to a partly inflated mandarin orange 260Q.
    Step 1
  2. 2 Make 10 small bubbles in the mandarin orange 260Q and tie the other end of the 418Q after the last bubble. Tie it about halfway.
    Step 2
  3. 3 Like this.
    Step 3
  4. 4 Make a pinch twist where you left off.
    Step 4
  5. 5 And make 10 more small bubbles.
    Step 5
  6. 6 Lock the 2 rows together every 2 bubbles.
    Step 6
  7. 7 And finish off with another pinch twist. Deflate remainder of mandarin orange 260Q and tie off. Cut off all loose ends. This will be the hair and the mouth.
    Step 7
  8. 8 Underinflate a 6" pink heart.
    Step 8
  9. 9 Inflate the tip of a blue 418Q.
    Step 9
  10. 10 Twist of a bubble for those nose from the 6" heart. And lock it by tying a little peace of scrap around the twist. It's not really needed because the twist will get locked by the eyes but I find it works easier.
    Step 10
  11. 11 Insert the nose bubble inside the blue 418Q.
    Step 11
  12. 12 Deflate the blue 418Q.
    Step 12
  13. 13 And cut off part of the blue 418Q. What remains is a peace of blue skin around the nose which gives you a blue nose.
    Step 13
  14. 14 Eyes are an uninflated white 5" round twisted in half. They are locked around the nose.
    Step 14
  15. 15 Like this.
    Step 15
  16. 16 Top hair is a mandarin orange 260Q that is art-twisted to the top of the head. You can use a raisin twist too if you prefer.
    Step 16
  17. 17 Hair is a 3 bubble birdbody with a pinch twist on the front.
    Step 17
  18. 18 The hair and the mouth you made earlier is pressure fitted around the 6" heart. Draw on pupils and you're done.
    Step 18
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