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Corbett Inner circle Indiana 1161 Posts |
While I am into magic, my wife has recently taken an interest in balloon animals. She is learning a few, but I wanted to inquire to you experienced ballooners, what you think might be the 10 or so most commonly requested shapes, objects, or animals. With a finite number of items to focus on, I think this will help her to focus on some specific goals.
I know nothing about balloon animals, so I need to rely on you guys for guidance here. I know when I have been to restaurants in the past with my young son, I've seen a lot of hats, swords, dogs, etc.. |
greatscott Special user 595 Posts |
The 10 most requested sculptures from my audiences is: (these are in no specific order) dog, sword, laser gun, horse, ladybug, cat, giraffe, flower, butterfly, and dinosaur.
several of these items can easily be incorporated into a hat, if needed, as well. |
montymagi Special user Slidell La 752 Posts |
Sword, butterfly, dog, giraffe, fish,gun,cat,flower,ladybug and snake. This is just a guess. The top three for me would be the sword, dog and butterfly. However, I try to talk them into something better.
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preston eakins Regular user battle creek, michigan 184 Posts |
Funny I found this I am currently trying to make a list such as this but was looking into a to 30 and have a few other opinions here is what I have thus far
dog flower giraffe monkey Mouse Snake Swan cat baseball hat flower braclet dolphin elephant frog heart parrot on swing Rabbit teddy bear twisty hat butterfly dachshund ducks fish dragon flying mouse helicopter Horse lady bug motorcycle Rocket seagull shark Tiger turtle viking helmet I think that is more then 30 but I treally gives you somethign to start with it hink I loved ballooning so much I learned like 13 my first week jsut online hope this helps good luck |
Corbett Inner circle Indiana 1161 Posts |
This is great guys. Thank you.
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ArtofDeception New user 94 Posts |
Definitely swords, dogs, teddy bear, heart, flower, cat, butterfly, rabbit and hat.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
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Carl Skenes New user 96 Posts |
There are NO "most common shapes". This question usually comes from a newbie to the ART of balloon sculpting.
When I perform , I'm often asked, "What Balloon Sculpture is most often requested?". My response is, "Whatever they saw me sculpt for the last person." And no, I don't make the same sculpture for everyone. The sky is the limit. Be an artist. Learn more than just a few sculptures, otherwise, you're just another balloon hack. |
Jestnjoker Elite user 440 Posts |
Carl,
I had been thinking about how to answer this question for a while. I too felt like it was impossible to give an accurate answer. What you said is very true. There is way too much "Keeping up with the Joneses" with balloons. It's actually disheartening to me. I always try to convince them to get something else, and when they don't I often say something out loud about how I thought kids were supposed to have imaginations! If I am having a repeat night, I'll often not take requests or ask a different question like "What is your favorite color?" The power of persuasion can be very useful with steering requests though. If you want to steer your customers, just wear 3 cool shapes on your person and they will be your 3 most popular requests of the night. (Monkey or Bird on a shoulder, Flower Bracelet, Silly Hat).
Jeff Wright
www.WrightEntertainment.biz Voted Best Party Entertainer in Cleveland, Nickelodeon Parents' Picks Awards |
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