Balloon Artist Photos

Knowing Balloon Animals Inside Out

2007-05-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

I found this at …Balloon animals have feelings too?

I thought it was quite funny.

You ever made this sure knows balloon dogs inside and out.

Superhero Hat

2007-02-17T10:03:00.000-08:00

This a "Flying Superhero Hat" by Ralph Dewey. It is a simple enough design, but it gets big results.

With a little effort, this hat can be adapted to any of the superheros.

Soccer Ball

2007-01-22T10:58:00.000-08:00

I never like making a soccer ball (football to those of you outside the US). Mostly because I could not find or figure out a good looking, yet simple design.

This is a great example of a simple design and concept. This Soccer ball was made by Ian Lowe and posted in his BalloonHQ portfolio.

It is a very simple idea. Inflate a round black balloon. and weave the white balloons around it to form the pattern. I love it.

The Flowers of Asi Cohen

2006-12-27T09:20:00.000-08:00

I came across these flowers while looking through the Ballooon HQ Photo Database. They are made by Asi Cohen. I like them because they are more then the same old 5/6 pedal flower that every balloon guy makes, yet they are simple enough to do for line work or in a restaurant.

The Balloon Hats of Roger Ullenberg

2006-11-27T09:30:00.000-08:00

At my first glance of Roger Ullenberg's balloon HQ portfolio , I was come with all the HATS!!! They range from top hats, to pirate hats, to just plain crazy hats.

Never under estimate the power of a great balloon hat. I know some that would say a balloon man not wearing a balloon hat is hardly a balloon man at all. They attract great attention, making you very noticeable and easy to find. I have definitely noted the increase in my tips when I where a large crazy balloon hat.

I like Roger's hats. They are colorful, and fun. Thanks for the fine examples Roger.

Princesses

2006-11-08T10:43:00.000-08:00

These princesses are great. Made by Daniel Poe, they look just like the characters.

I love the detail he puts into them. The drawing of the faces look amazing. From the whites in the eyes, down to the lip lines and eyebrows, they look great. I really need to develop this kind of drawing for my balloons.

I love they way he did their hair. Balloon hair is alway difficult for me. I have a few basic hair designs, but nothing like this. Daniel has captured the hair of these notable characters perfectly.

Grasshopper

2006-10-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

This a Grasshopper made by Rebecca Kanar of ABC Balloon Twisting. I really like her creative use of an Alien head. This is one I'm going to have to figure out. :)

Balloon Skin

2006-10-19T13:13:00.000-07:00

This is the "Sun Burnt samurai" made by Rie Hosokai for the Diamond Jam 2006 Competition.

I really like his unique approach to making a balloon person. At first glance you don't think that is made of balloons.

I love the idea of using a larger balloon as a "skin" to cover the twisted structure. I have often tried such an approach myself.

It looks great, and is more realistic than any other method of making a balloon person that I have seen thus far.

I can't wait to see what else people with do with this technique.

Skulls

2006-10-09T16:02:00.001-07:00

These are some creepy looking skulls. But you have to love how great they look. The mask on the left is made by Bonnie, The Balloon Lady. It is an adaptation of the skull on the right, made by John Christianson.

I really like the skull and wish I had seen John's version back when I had made my skeleton.

Bonnie's mask is just brilliant, and I know of plenty of kids that would love a skull mask.

I particularly like how they make the teeth. I usually end up doing the "pearl string" teeth when I make a skull. I like this method much better. Thank you Bonnie and John.

Parrot

2006-10-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

My "Found Photo" of the day is a Parrot made by Patrick van de Ven. He is great twister who constantly impresses me with his fresh take on common balloon animals.

If you haven't seen his balloonhq portfolio, be sure to check it out.

His parrot is perfect. I love it. It looks just like a real parrot, yet it is very simple to construct.

Ashamed as I am to admit it, when asked for a parrot I usually default into the old one balloon "bird body" that is in every old library book.

But after seeing Patrick's take on it, I no longer will perpetuate the tired old three fold bird body parrot.

Thanks Patrick, you do great work.