Undoubtedly, many people love balloons, they delight and good mood, but the airy figures from them look somehow special. The celebration looks more elegant and colorful, and the impressions from it are unforgettable.
Over time, such a direction as twisting has appeared - from the English word "twist", which is the modeling of air figures from special balloons created for these purposes.
Learning how to twist balls and create air figures is real, you just need to be patient, strong balls and a special pump. Balloon figures can be a decoration for a holiday, a gift or a simple decor in the room. It will be especially interesting to learn the art of twisting with children: the process itself will teach perseverance, patience and accuracy, and the result will certainly delight the child.
What you need to twist
You should start by selecting the basic materials that will be needed in teaching twisting and creating shapes from long balls. To get started, you only need a few items, and after acquiring certain skills, the set may increase:
- Long balloons or SHDM (modeling balloons). The choice of balls must be taken seriously, since the quality and strength of the figure depends on it.
- A two-way piston pump is an essential tool when working with long balls, because strong balls are nearly impossible to inflate without a hand pump. Sometimes the pump is sold in a set with a WDM.
- Scissors, marker and other auxiliary items.
Before inflating long ball, it is recommended to knead it a little - stretch it several times with your hands to warm up the latex material, then it will be much easier to work with the ball.
The rules for strong figures from long balls
After warming up, the ball needs to be stretched in length and put with a hole on the tip of the pump. The balloons should be inflated slowly and evenly. It is imperative to leave a small tail so that air goes out there and when twisting the ball does not burst, as a rule it is about 10 cm. The thickness of the ball depends on the type of figure, you can navigate step-by-step instructions.
Once the ball reaches the desired length and width, it must be carefully removed from the pump and tightened with a knot at the tip. Threads for SHDM are not suitable.
An important rule of a strong figure: twist it only in one direction, for example, clockwise. Be sure to hold the twisted places with your fingers, since at any moment the figure can unwind and the time spent on it will be in vain.
Twisting types
To get an airy figure in the form of an animal or a flower, a long inflated ball is twisted into bubbles of different lengths, and then connected to a lock. Depending on the type of figure, the following types of twisting are distinguished:
- Normal twisting - twisting a small bubble on the ball. The size of the bubble is determined and compressed by hand at this distance, then twisted in one direction about 3-4 times. Subsequent bubbles curl in the same direction.
- Twisting with a lock- fixing 3 consecutive bubbles to a specific figure. 2 extreme bubbles are folded at the place of their junction, then twisted around with the next one in the same place 3-4 times.
- Twisting with a lock (another way)... Two bubbles are twisted and the ball is bent at the place of the last twisting, the working part is compressed and the next bubble is outlined and only then it is twisted together.
- Twisting with a fold- fixing three consecutive bubbles into a figure, where the two outer ones are not twisted, but simply bent. The bubble is twisted, the ball is bent and twisted 2-3 times.
Twisting types can be practiced on balls before the crime of twisting to gain the skill of manual dexterity. When the twisting technique has been worked out in practice, it will be much easier to understand and follow the instructions for shaping the shapes.
Long balloon shapes
Some air figures are not difficult to make, you just need to adhere step by step instructions... Also, each figure has its own characteristics, so attentiveness and perseverance is required - it may not work out right away, but do not despair, twisting loves persistence.
Doggy
The most common long ball shape is the poodle. It is not difficult to make a dog, following the instructions below:
- Inflate the balloon with a pump and leave the un-inflated part about 8 cm.
- Make three bubbles about 4 cm in size, the first is the poodle's face, fix it with your fingers (so as not to unwind).
- Pull back one bubble and twist the lock.
- Make three more twists of the same size and twist with a lock so that a loop is obtained - these are the legs of the poodle.
- Twist 4 more bubbles.
- Pull back one bubble, make the lock again.
- It turned out to be a dog, but inverted, it remains to unfold the muzzle and raise the tail up - the figure is ready.
If you lower the ears down and lengthen the body a little, you get a dachshund.
Flowers
Making a flower from long balls is a little more difficult. Three balls are required here:
- Shade of petals: red, pink, orange, white, etc.;
- The color of the stem and leaf is usually green, but you can experiment;
- Flower center color: yellow or orange.
It is better to start creating a flower with petals.
- Inflate a bright ball with a pump, leave a tail 3-4 cm in size, tie the hole with a knot.
- Close the beginning of the ball and its end - connect them to make a circle.
- Fold the circle in half and twist three pairs of bubbles so that it looks like a double row of tied sausages.
- Now you need to fold this bundle with an accordion, as shown in diagram 5-6.
- Squeeze in the middle with your fingers and twist into a total twist, you get 6 petals.
- You can proceed to the stem, inflate the entire green balloon with a pump, but do not make it too dense, because there will be two more leaves on the stem.
- About 10 cm should be retreated from the knotted knot and twisted, and then the resulting twist should be bent in half and twisted again, so that a double twist is obtained.
- You can insert the resulting twists of the stem into the petals, or you can inflate a yellow ball (or another color) and make a core out of it, after cutting off the excess part after twisting.
A round ball is also suitable for the core, if it is also not completely inflated, and fastened with a regular knot to the stem.
- To create leaves on the stem, it is enough to twist with a bend and align the resulting leaves - the flower is ready.
Bouquets of airy flowers look more impressive, they are large enough, so 5-7 such flowers tied with a beautiful wide ribbon are enough for the holiday.
If you leave the petals at the accordion stage, as in Scheme 6 of Figure 4, and then link them to the stem, you get charming tulips that can be presented on March 8th.
Now there are many variations on how to make flowers from long balls, there are different schemes and methods that are not available to every beginner, but you can easily make charming lotuses, or water lilies that will look spectacular in water or on a table.
So, in order to create a beautiful lotus, you will need:
- Two balls of pink / white / red or other colors - for the petals;
- One ball yellow color for the core;
- One ball of dark green shade;
- Pump and scissors.
Before inflating the balls, you need to knead and pull them a little, because there are many twists for the lotus.
Little animals
If you get a dog, you get other animals. The technique of twisting a figure into a giraffe is very similar to modeling a dog, there are some differences:
- When making a giraffe, the head needs to be modeled smaller, and only 2-3 cm should be left on the muzzle;
- After the muzzle there will be not 5 twists, but 4;
- The giraffe's neck will be longer and this must be taken into account when twisting;
- The body will be shorter and the ponytail smaller.
It is not difficult to model a bunny, the technique is very similar to a dog. The bunny will need one balloon, a pump and a marker to complete the look.
- Inflate the balloon with a pump and leave about 8 cm of the un-inflated tail.
- Twist the first bubble, 8 cm long - this is the head of a hare.
- Twist two more bubbles - these are bunny ears.
- Twist the next bubble, about 13 cm in size, repeat this action again.
- Connect the two ends of the chain of the two extreme twists into a lock.
- Twist the next bubble only 2-3 cm long - this will be the neck of the animal.
- Further twisting will be performed for the front legs of the hare: twist the bubble about 5 cm, the next 2-3 cm, the next the same 2-3 cm, and another 5 cm.
- Connect a chain of the last 4 twists into a single lock - the front legs are done.
- Twisting a 5 cm bubble is the body of the animal.
- It remains to twist the bubbles for the hind legs: make a twist 15 cm long and connect both ends into a lock.
- Another bubble is a small tail.
To complete the modeling of the bunny, it remains only to expand all parts of the body into place, collecting a hare in the figure. For complete completion, you can paint on the eyes, nose and antennae - the bunny is ready.
It is also not particularly difficult to make a tiger or a cat. The modeling scheme for these animals is the same, but the colors change.
- Inflate the ball with a pump, leave the tail 13-14 cm unfilled with air, remove it from the pump and tie the hole into a knot. There will be 11 twisted bubbles in total.
- Twist 7 small bubbles holding with your hands.
- Between the 2nd and 3rd twists, make another one, between 4 and 6 the same.
Modeling the forehead, jaw, ears and cheeks of a tiger / cat:
- Take the first bubble and stick the tiger's face inside, holding it from the outside, wrap this bubble between the 8th and 9th bubble - the nose and mouth of the tiger will appear, and the 4th and 6th bubbles are the ears.
- The body and legs of the animal are modeled together. Tie the ends of the ball with a double knot and divide in half, two bubbles remain - these are the hind legs.
The resulting figure of long balls will look more like a tiger if you add a marker to the image: draw eyes, nose, mustache and characteristic stripes.
A cat is modeled using the same technique, only the colors will be different.
Birds
From long balls you can make anything and anyone, including birds. Swans are especially common. To model a swan, you only need one balloon, white or light yellow.
- Inflate the balloon with a pump and leave a small tail about 6 cm, it is needed for twisting and for the future beak of the bird.
- Form a ring from most of the ball and hold with your fingers, bend the ring in half with the other hand.
- Twist each ring separately and thread one ring into another, form in the body of a bird.
- The rest is the neck and head and must be gently bent and held for a while for the ball to take shape.
- Finish the eyes of the swan and arrange the beak - the bird is ready.
Do not be afraid to twist, even if there are a lot of such actions in the scheme, the balloon will not burst: firstly, there is room for air, secondly, the balloons are made of latex and have high elasticity, and thirdly, before inflating, the balloon is subject to heating and stretching ...
Conclusion
As you can see, if there is a diagram and description, it is not difficult to make figures from long balloons. Gradually, from light shapes, you can move on to more complex modeling schemes, acquiring more and more skills in twisting and sleight of hand.
An incredible master of twisting lives in Japan, who creates whole masterpieces from balls, and he also once started with dogs and flowers.
You will need:
Tools
Before you start making various models and figures, you need to choose high-quality and durable balls - this is one of the most important moments in our business with you!
You will also need a two-way pump. Some important additional tools that may also come in handy are scissors, a small tube tube and a marker.
Also, before you start working with the ball (inflate, twist, tie), you need to knead it a little.
Stretch it with your hands several times to warm up the latex a little. As a result, it will be much easier to pump up.
We inflate, as usual, through the neck. A tail remains so that air can pass through when twisting. The length of the main part depends on what kind of figure we are going to make.
Poodle dog
This is the most popular type of twisting. At one time such a choice was called "losharik".
- After the ball has pumped up, we do one twist on it - this will be the muzzle.
- We fix the first bubble with our fingers; on average, its size is 3-4 cm.
- Then we make 5 identical bubbles, which will be used in order to make a muzzle. As a result, in the initial part we will get a certain chain of 5 bubbles. Fold them together and twist them separately, about 3 times. It turned out the face of the animal.
- Next, you need to make the legs. But do not forget to leave 12-13 cm for the future neck.
- We twist the ball so that a bubble comes out approximately in the center, in other words - a sausage.
- Fold it in half vertically, press down on both parts and twist them together.
- The front legs are already there. Now only the place remains from which we will make the hind limbs and tail.
- Fold the ball in half, monitor the proportion and twist the back.
DIY giraffe
We repeat almost the same actions that we described in the previous version. But in this case, the head will be slightly smaller.
Here we leave about 2-3 cm per face, and we construct it not from 5, as it was in the case of the dog, but from 4 sausage bubbles.
We make the neck longer, respectively, and the legs. The end result is a short body and tail.
Swan: master class
- We use most of the ball and make a ring out of it.
- Then we take the rest for another ring, but now a little less, leaving a little room for the neck and head.
- Press the second ring, which is smaller, into the first.
- Then we create the head and neck - this will be a cross between the actions that we did earlier, making a dog and a giraffe.
You can finish painting the eyes for a more effective and believable look. A regular marker is suitable for this.
Performing many actions with twisting and tying, you should not be afraid. The ball is durable and can easily withstand such a load.
Bunny from balls of sausages
Making a snake
How to make a tiger / leopard
On average, we should get 11 pimples or sausages.
And bubbles 4 and 6 will become the ears of the future animal. Next, create the torso and legs according to the already familiar pattern. The ends of the ball need to be tied with a double knot and divided in half.
3. The ball folded in half is twisted at the ends. This makes three compartments. One with a loop and one at each end.
1. Inflate the sausage ball, leaving 15-20 cm un-inflated, and tie a knot.
2. Start at the dog's head with a knot. Twist three bubbles. Twist the last two together - these will be the ears.
3. Make a 2.5-centimeter neck and, following it, following the example of the head and ears, twist the front legs.
4. Make an approximately 10 cm body followed by the hind legs.
5. Leave a small ball of air at the base of the tail and push the rest of the air to the end of the tail.
How to inflate a balloon?
The main principle - inflate from top to bottom.
How to make tiger eyes step by step on a balloon?
The easiest way is to draw with a marker or felt-tip pen.
How to make a realistic bunny face from shdm?
Fill one balloon, tie the end with a knot. Determine the middle of the ball and fold in half. Twist to form a loop, and in turn, divide this loop in half and twist to form a bow. Fold the loose ends of the bow together, step back to the length of the index finger and twist.
How to make a balloon ear?
Pinch about 4 cm, blowing some air out of it. Twist. Then pinch the bubble about 3 cm, blowing some air out of the bubble as well. Twist. Tie both ends at the bubble and twist together. At this point, the bubble takes the shape of an ear.
How to make the ball shape stand?
You just need to tie some heavy object that will hold the figure.
How to make a swan neck from a ball?
1. Twist the first soft bubble, 2-3 cm long. This bubble supports the swan's neck in a predetermined position.
2. Connect both ends of the first bubble into one lock.
3. Twist the second about 30 cm bubble.
4. Connect both ends of the second bubble into one lock.
5. Twist the third 20 cm bubble.
6. Connect both ends of the third bubble into one lock.
7. Push and secure the third bubble through the loop from the second bubble (Pic 8-9). The rest of the balloon will be the fourth bubble, this is the head and neck of the swan. Bend the fourth bubble to shape the swan's neck. The deflated part will be the beak. Draw the eyes with a felt-tip pen.
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