How to make a balloon obama parody
No political agenda here, just a balloonicature of someone that most people know ;-)
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Here are the supplies- warning this is not a beginner design. some of the techniques may be challenging for novices
Inflate 1 mocha, 2 black, & 1 chocolate brown leaving a 4" tail. Be sure to give it a good burp. Also inflate the white balloon to about 11". Cut the other mocha balloon in half and tie off end.
Inflate the two half mocha balloons to about 5"
Inflate the white 5" balloon to about 1" and put just over a puff of air in the red one
Take the mocha balloon and twist off a 1- 1.5" bubble. This will be the ear... Since its a balloonicature parody of Obama it's ok for the ears to be a little big
Pinch twist the bubble
Make a 4" bubble and then a second 1-1.5" bubble
Pinch twist this bubble as well for the second ear and anchor point
Double back and twist into ear at other side
Make the next few bubbles softer so they won't pop from the pressure. There should be 5 bubbles total.
Another view of all 5 bubbles
And another angle.... After making sure that balloon is secure, cut off extra piece from just above the ear. Do not discard- you will need for next step
Inflate a small bubble at the nipple end of the scrap and tie close to bubble, leaving tail intact. Set aside
Take chocolate brown balloon
Tie in to ear from nozzle- this will become hair.
Go from one side to the other and twist into ear
Once more
And third times the charm
Cut off excess
Like so...
Take small white balloon and mocha scrap
Twist white balloon in half using nozzle to secure
And tie to mocha bubble
Like so... Leave tails attached
Put the eyes and nose between the forehead and lips
Like this... Be sure to pull out the tail from the nose as this is how you will attach the head
Now take the two black balloons
Twist off a 9" section on each balloon and give it a little bend.
And twist them together
Now make a small set of bubbles under the arms
And pinch twist them
Twist off 9" bubbles from both balloons and twist together
And twist off small bubbles under the body
Squeeze together and pinch twist
Like so..
Twist basic loops at base of legs. It's ok if feet are a little big- he's got big shoes to fill ;-)
Do the same on both sides
Here's the body base
Take white balloon and twist off a small bubble
And make a second one the same size and twist together
And pinch twist them
Attach to body
Like so
And bring down to bottom, wrap around a few times and cut off excess after making sure its secure
Like this
Now take the little mocha pieces
And make a little dog head (.5" bubble, and 2 1" bubble twisted together )
Like so
Do the same on the other hand
Like this
Make sure the balloon is secure and then cut off excess of both balloons
And attach it to arm using nozzle of black balloon
Like this
Cut off the extra bits and do the same to the other arm
Now put on the head using the tail from the mocha
Like this (you kind of sew it in)
We're getting there. Time for details...
Take the little red balloon and stuff it in his mouth
And add a red balloon scrap for the tie
Twist the feet together and position hips to help him stand
And there is the 44th presidential parody Copyright Balloon Utopia tm 2012. Www.balloonutopia.com
Copyright Balloon Utopia tm 2012. Www.balloonutopia.com
- 2 mocha "260" balloons
- 2 black "260" balloons
- 1 chocolate brown "260" balloon
- 1 white 260 balloon
- 1 5" red balloon
- 1 5" white balloon
- Sharpie
- Scissors
- Balloon pump
- ** to the balloonies
- This design based
- 1.0 On Robbie Furman's Lootle
- 1.0 And Ken Stillman's hitchhiker ;-)
Sandi Masori
Head designer and master balloon artist at Balloon Utopia. (CBA & member of the IBA and QBN). Sandi has been a balloon industry educator for over 15 years.
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