#theres some blur in one of the pictures of Tina because my hands were too shaky to hold her still

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Balloon Art Day 2

Day 1 here!

12. Turtle - Veronica

Today I decided to start small! Veronica is very simple, comprised of only six bubbles, but she provides a great excuse for me to try out two techniques I hadn't used before, namely the tulip twist that forms her head and the bird body roll used to fix her shell in place. All in all, I highly recommend this turtle design for beginning balloon artists. She's so cute!

13. Dragonfly - Tina

I followed up that very simple design with by far my most complex piece so far! This one took a lot of effort to get right, and I feel very comfortable calling it a day after only two balloon animals primarily because one was this. She's so big! And she's the only design I've made so far that uses multiple balloons. I had previously been numbering my pieces by how many balloons I had used by the time of their completion, but I guess I'm counting the number of attempted pieces now. I'm very proud of having gotten this one down first try. Some of her bubbles that are supposed to be the same length are a bit different, but I've still just been eyeballing, so that'll happen. Very satisfactory all around!