Graham Lee DVD 4 Step By Step

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#15
The last two.
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I will post instructions later for one of the snakes, now as the DVD is back to basic's I think I should post one that is in keeping with the title of the DVD.

So which one will it be?
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#17
The snake I will be sharing is the first one, a new design rather than the snake I made for the DVD a few years back.
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#18
Here we go with the instructions for the one balloon snake, take a 260 balloon, colour of your choice.
Inflate leaving 5 fingers un-inflated, make two 1.5 fingers bubbles and tie the knot between the two bubbles to secure.

We are now going to take the knot and twist it over the centre of these two bubbles,
while doing this turn one of the bubbles over so you end up with two pinch twists.

Or you can make two singular pinch twists one at a time ;)

You then need two 4 finger bubbles twisted back to the two pinch twists.
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#19
Now make a 1.5 finger bubble followed by two 1 finger bubbles. These 1 finger bubbles are going to be the snakes eye's.
You have to twist these two 1 finger bubbles together. (So in the first picture twist one and three)

I have made a separate picture here with the winter green balloon and tied the bubbles so I could take a picture to hopefully make it a little clearer.

The rest of the long balloon is at the back of the eyes nearest the two pinch twists, you now need a 1 finger bubble for the front portion of the snake.
This twist goes to the centre of the two 4 finger bubbles.
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#20
To make the head section more rounder twist a 3 finger bubble that goes under the head and pull this twist back to the two pinch twists.

This 3 finger bubble sticks up as in the picture so you need to slightly ease this bubble into the centre of the two 4 finger bubbles.

I expect you will need to adjust the eyes centrally at the top of the head.
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#21
To shape the snake shock twist the balloon, this is pinching the balloon and pushing the air out of the section you pinch and letting it back quickly when letting go.

Further instructions are here, friction-twist-shaping-t1092.html

Add a little bit of artwork.
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#22
You can add a little piece of scrap balloon for the snakes tongue, the only thing is the snake is then not a one balloon model, he he!
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#23
A variation on the snake suggested by Thomas James Ryan who posted his idea on facebook.
I did mention he could join balloon chat F.O.C but like others, oh well never mind, it is what it is  :)

So I now have variation? well not quite sure but definitely a few one balloon snakes, thanks.

All three green snakes were made slightly differently till I got the head sitting nicely and fairly easily to put together so it would hold in place.
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#24
Well it's time to post the instruction for the last model from DVD 4, and like before with the snake I'm going to post an updated version.
So the only original model explained from the DVD was the one balloon dinosaur, the snake was new and the swan will be new as well.

I was rather excited and chuffed about the swan when I came up with it, very chuffed in fact, one of those moments :)

It started with Dale Campbell posting a swan on facebook which inspired me, I started a thread about it here.

swan-t10258.html

The swans on the thread were made from just one 160 balloon, the one I'm explaining here will be from just one 260.
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#25
I was making some swans tonight, deciding which one to make and explain.
They are all slightly different and the front two are 160's, the rest form 260's.
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#26
So I narrowed it down a little, still not sure what one to go with for the explanation.
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#27
A few more.
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#28
And two from 160 balloons.
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#29
I have decided to go with this design to explain. It uses one 260 modelling balloon.
I pre-stretched mine and then once inflated stretched it again.
Pull the 260 up between your finger and thumb before inflating, then leave between a 6 and 7 fingers of the balloon un-inflated.
then pull the balloon through your fist once the balloon is inflated as you do need a lot of balloon for this one balloon swan.

If you are having problems then see me on my travels next year and I will explain this design in the basic sessions in the morning.
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