Balloon Sculpting a Fun and Easy Guide to Making Balloon Animals, Toys, and Games/Book and Balloons (Paperback)

by Bruce Fife (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Amazing shapes...amusing characters, animals, and other figures...recommended. -- Booklist

Clear, concise, but lighthearted instructions...easy and entertaining. -- The Post Newspapers

Great stuff...it's about time someone gave us a good course in the art. -- Rainbo Reviews

Product Description
Rubber rabbits...bubbly bees...balloon dogs, camels, and frogs. These are just a few of the colorful, rubbery animals that can be created out of simple balloons. Used by clowns and magicians to delight and entertain audiences, the art of balloon sculpting is now available to all. In this delightful book clown balloonologist, Dr. Dropo, shares his secrets for making dozens of popular balloon figures. Includes the following: giraffe, mouse, swan, ladybug, squirrel, hummingbird, bumblebee, Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, alligator, cobra, parrot, penguin, seal balancing a ball on his nose, Captain Marvel, extraterrestrial, troll, Bubbles the clown, airplane, flyers, spinners, whistlers, pirate sword, a balloon gun that shoots bubbly bullets,and many others. Over 50 figures in all. Easy-to-make, fun-to-create.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Piccadilly Books (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941599256
• ISBN-13: 978-0941599252
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #518,788 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, but entertaining, July 9, 2004

By	Tonya Cabral (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are in need of new jokes to crack while you create balloon shapes, this is a nice resource. If you want to create recognizable balloon animals, you will find better instructions in other balloon books.

The black and white illustrations show the infated balloon with all the bubbles you will need for the shape. The connections between bubbles are indicated by arrows, but the size of each bubble isn't always mentioned in the text and is never indicated on the illustration. The finished product is shown, complete with the faces you'll need to add to the shapes to make them distinguishable.

This book does contain a wider variety of balloon animals and shapes than other books I've used. It covers basic and advanced animals as well as balloon hats and games.

Overall, it is a good visual reference for possible balloon creations, but other balloon books are better for actual instructions on how to make each shape. Perhaps this book will inspire creativity in people who have already mastered and become bored with the basics.

My last comment refers to the paperback edition of this book. It is a challenge to keep the book open to the correct page while using both hands to make your balloon creations! I recommend finding a spiral bound book so it will stay open while you work.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, September 6, 2006

By	Recycle (Chicago) - See all my reviews

I got this book for my daughter after she learned a little balloon making in camp. She loves it and is able to make the shapes with no adult help. There are some very cute balloon ideas in this book. My daughter says, "I'm nine years old and I think if you know a few twists, you'll love it. Most things are easy to make and a lot of fun if you like doing balloons. I hope you try it."

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You must have some experience, July 14, 2003

By	ErwinSutjipto (Surabaya, East Java Indonesia) - See all my reviews

This book is contain many form of animals with one 260 Q balloon. It's a good book but you must have some experience to twist with it. This book is not in colour pages. Your customer will like it but you must do some joke while you twist any.