From batten@kodak.com Tue Feb 4 09:44:45 1992 Received: from Kodak.COM by uhura.cc.rochester.edu (4.1/1.16) id AA21038; Tue, 4 Feb 92 09:44:42 EST Received: from kodak.kodak.com by Kodak.COM (5.61+/2.1-Eastman Kodak) id AA28693; Tue, 4 Feb 92 09:44:18 -0500 Reply-To: batten@kodak.com Received: from cygnus.Kodak.COM by kodak.Kodak.COM (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09697; Tue, 4 Feb 92 09:43:33 EST Received: by cygnus.Kodak.COM (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00679; Tue, 4 Feb 92 09:43:22 EST Date: Tue, 4 Feb 92 09:43:22 EST From: batten@kodak.com (James Batten) Message-Id: <9202041443.AA00679@cygnus.Kodak.COM> To: lm03_cif Subject: Re: Freezing balloons to preserve them Status: ORr Great discriptions Larry, however; for those who don't know what an ear twist is.. ( )( )( )( )------- ^ ^ a b form a bubble and then twist its own ends together. ie: points 'a' and 'b' are twisted together 'folding' over the bubble inside. The size of the bubble determines what the use is for. Often, as when making a bear or cat, a one inch bubble is used, by having the edge that looks like the ear canal poining forward on the head it looks like a cat, pointing to the sides of the head it looks more like a bear. At least that's what they say. I always make them point forward, it looks more charming to me that way. To make a big mouse, use a bubble that's slightly larger than 2 inches to form the ear, looks pretty good. If you use larger bubbles an ear twist can become an arm or a leg. Larry, I wish I had your talent for bubble drawings, but here goes... the bear (a )(b )(c)(d )(e)(f )(g)(h )(I )(j )(k )(L )---- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 'a' is the snout, 'b,d,f' form a triangular head, 'c,d' each form an ear OOPS 'c,e' each form an ear, NOT 'C,D'. 'g' is the neck, 'h' is an arm, 'I' is another arm, 'j' is the body, 'k,L' are each a leg. There will be a bubble after L, it will form the tail. Twist 1 and 2 together to form the head, then push 'a' half way through the triangle formed to creat the snout. twist 3 and 4 to form one arm, then 5 with (3/4) to form the other arm. ie-- 3,4,and 5 are all twisted at the same point. Now twist 6,7, and 8 to form the legs, and the last bubble is the tail. Now 'ear twist' 'c' then do the same to 'e'. It's a very nice little bear. I usually complete it by blowing about one inch into a red or pink balloon and doing the apple twist. The result is a long stem tulip. I push the stem down through one arm and leg.. For some reason I also always use a blue balloon for the bear. The combination ALWAYS gets a few ohhs and ahhs from the lay folks, even if the guy next to me makes something technically harder. I swear that each animal just works better with certain colors. ie; I doubt I'll ever make a pink alligator, but a pink tiger instantly becomes a 'pink panther. Also, when making LARGE ear twists for things like arms, or the hilt of a sword, or even a hugh flower (I'll talk about that one at a later date, it's great to give to the mother at the end of a show.)it is sometimes easier and faster to double the balloon over forming an S shape, pinch the center of the S and twist every thing together in one shot. This is really good when making swords (which I try not to do), but if you do make a sword it adds a bit of class to put a small apple twist in the handles end prior to making the 'guard'. It almost looks like its a jewled decoration on the swords handle. | ( 0 0 ) ( ) ^ pinch at the ^... Now that looks terrible, can you doctor it up for me Larry? gotta go. ciao - jim batten