|
|
The Guide |
Photos |
Videos |
Columns |
Calendar
|
|
This easy panda is one of my new favorite figures to make
Supplies needed: 1-white 260 and 1-black 160 Inflate both the white 260 and the black 160 leaving a 6" tail in each of them. Stretch the balloon well (you want all the length you can get). In the white 260, make a 1.5" neck pinch twist (npt) and a 4.5" soft bubble turned into a loop twist for the muzzle (m). In the black 160, make a 2" nose (n) pinch twist.
Gently thread the black nose bubble through the soft muzzle bubble. Gently pull the nose bubble towards the front of the muzzle bubble as shown in picture 4.
Make a 2" mouth (mo) bubble in the black 160 and connect it to the neck pinch twist (npt).
Working with the white 260, make a bubble ring in the following order: 2.5" side of head (soh), 1" ear pinch twist (ept), 2" top of head (toh), 1" ear pinch twist (ept), 2.5" side of head (soh). Make a 2nd 1.5" neck pinch twist (npt) and connect it to the 1st neck pinch twist and position it as in picture #7.
In the black 160, make a 2" eye (e) bubble and connect it to one of the ear pinch twists (ept). Next make a snug ear loop (el) around the ear pinch twist.
Make a 2" un-inflated portion in the black 160 and connect it to the opposite ear pinch twist (ept). *position the un-inflated portion under the top of head (toh) bubble to hide it.
Now make an ear loop (el) around the opposite ear pinch twist (ept) as shown in picture #11. Make a 2nd 2" eye (e) bubble and connect it back to the muzzle (m).
Working with the white 260 once again, make a head loop (hl) over the top of the head bubble (picture 13) and connect it back to the neck pinch twist (npt). Force the air in the black eye bubbles toward the ears (so they are positioned higher on the face) and tuck the bottom of the eye bubbles slightly under the head loop (hl) as shown in picture #14.
In the white 260, make 2 - 4" body (b) bubbles and connect back to the neck pinch twist (npt). Make a 4" belly bubble (bb) in the remaining balloon, tie off and then connect the belly bubble to the 2 - body bubbles.
In the black 160, Make 2 - 4" arm (a) bubbles and connect it back to the neck pinch twist (npt).
Make a 4" un-inflated portion in the black 160 and tuck it in between the body (b) and belly bubble (bb) as shown in picture #18. Thread the remaining black 160 through the other body (b) and belly bubbles (bb) to lock it into place. (picture 19).
Make a 4" leg (l) bubble and thread the remaining black 160 through the arm (a) bubbles. Position the leg joint into the joint between the arms (picture 20).
You should have enough black 160 remaining to make another 4" leg (l) bubble and a tail bubble. The tail should be about 1.5" long.
Connect the tail (t) bubble between the 2 body (b) bubbles to lock. (pic 22). Now tuck the belly bubble (bb) slightly between the arms. (pics 23 & 24).
Add artwork to the eyes (white circles and little black pupils).
And here is your completed Panda Bear.
