Crocodile mask

Balloon sculpture instructions — Twisted Mind CD-ROM

Crocodile mask

This famous mask from Pat in the Hat was featured in Patch Adams. I am showing my "fast" version here which only requires 3 balloons and can be made pretty fast.

Balloons needed: 2 × 260Q emerald green  |  1 × 260Q white
  1. 1 Inflate an emerald green 260Q all the way and release a little air to make it soft. Make a loop to fit around a head.
    Step 1
  2. 2 Inflate 2nd emerald green 260Q with a 5" tail, make a small bubble and lock together with the first 260Q like shown on the picture.
    Step 2
  3. 3 From the 2nd emerald green twist of a bubble to form one eye carcass.
    Step 3
  4. 4 And twist it into the loop that goes around the head.
    Step 4
  5. 5 Repeat that for 2nd eye.
    Step 5
  6. 6 With the peace of green you got left over from the first balloon you used make the bottom of the mouth by twisting of a small bubble at the end and lock it.
    Step 6
  7. 7 Like this.
    Step 7
  8. 8 Now we make the top of the mouth. twist of a bubble for the side, followed by a pinch twist, followed by the front of the mouth, a pinch twist and another bubble for the other side.
    Step 8
  9. 9 Lock into place and deflate remainder and tie off.
    Step 9
  10. 10 Now you got this.
    Step 10
  11. 11 Inflate a white leaving a bit of a tail. Push the white inside the eye carcass like shown on the picture.
    Step 11
  12. 12 And repeat for 2nd eye.
    Step 12
  13. 13 Cut of remainder, tie off and keep what you have left over to make teeth.
    Step 13
  14. 14 Eyes again from the front.
    Step 14
  15. 15 At the pinch twist corners add the teeth. First a larger bubble locked in the pinch twist. Followed by a few small bubbles and lock again at the 2nd pinch twist. equal the first bubble and cut of the remainder.
    Step 15
  16. 16 Like this.
    Step 16
  17. 17 Draw on features (eyeballs) and put onto victim ;-)

    Ooooh, SCARYYYY!
    Step 17
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