August Model of the Month (Dog)

Started by Graham Lee, July 31, 2024, 04:24:58 PM

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Graham Lee

This month we went with the Dog tutorial that we have been making for a little while now.
I will put up the tutorial ASAP.
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Here we go with the details for making the model of the month.
You do need a lot of the 260 White so pre stretch the balloon to make it 3/4 fingers longer.
Inflate leaving 8 fingers un-inflated, make a 3 finger bubble and then a 3 finger fold twist.

The head of the Dog needs to be a 4 finger fold twist.
Then make a small 2 finger fold twist for one of the cheeks for the Dog.
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Followed by the second 2 finger fold twist for the other cheek.

Then make a 1.5 finger spacer bubble followed by a 1.5 finger pinch twist.

Then make two 4 finger bubbles and twist back into the pinch twist for the front legs.
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The body for the Dog is a 4 finger bubble followed by another 1.5 finger pinch twist.
Then twist two more 4 finger bubbles for the rear legs and twist into the rear pinch twist.

Leave the excess of the 260 until you attach the Black 160 for the tail.
You could leave the 260 for the Dog's tail if you need to be quicker when making.

The Black 160 cut off the end of the balloon to make a 5/6 finger bubble max and inflate the rest of the 160 leaving 5 fingers un-inflated.
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Make a 3 finger fold twist followed by a 1 finger pinch twist.
Push the 160 through the head of the Dog which is the 4 finger fold twist.
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Make another 1 finger pinch twist tight to the other side of the Dog's head followed by another 3 finger fold twist.

Use the rest of this 160 to make the small nose for the Dog, approx 1/1.5 finger bubble.
Tie loosely so it looks round and not too tight to look like a pinch twist.
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Tie the nose to the end of the 260 White, push the nose up between the 3 finger fold twist and to the front section of the fold twist.

Tie the 5/6 finger tail of the Dog around the rear pinch twist and then deflate the rest of the 260 White and tie them together and cut off all the excess.
(Decide how long you would like the look of the Dog's tail to be)
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Add the artwork and there is your completed Dog.

This design looks really nice if made with 350 for the body and head and 260 for the ears, tail and nose.
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The Dog upscaled to a 350 sitting next to the 260 version.
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