| You must understand correct color coordination to be | | | | This is your acronym for the perfect color order |
| able to become a professional balloon decorator. | | | | combination. Let's take a look at it again, but this |
| The very first decoration that I did back in 1979 was | | | | time we will fill in the 6 color names: |
| the classic 6 Single-Arch Rainbow Tunnel. I didn't | | | | 1. R - Red |
| know it at the time, but this first decoration was | | | | 2. O - Orange |
| actually a study in the basics of color combination. | | | | 3. Y - Yellow |
| How To Create The Balloon Arch Rainbow Tunnel | | | | 4. G - Green |
| The 6 single arch rainbow tunnel comprises itself of 6 | | | | 5. B - Blue |
| rows or 6 arches of balloons. 11 inch balloons are | | | | I - Indigo |
| attached by means of plastic discs along | | | | 6. P - Purple |
| outstretching curling ribbon. Each arch contains about | | | | The 6 single arch rainbow tunnel comprises itself of |
| 45 to 50 balloons per arch. Because each arch is | | | | six principal rainbow colors with each single row or |
| inflated with helium the entire arch will begin to float. | | | | arch being different solid color in a specified and |
| You need only to attach each end of the completed | | | | unchangeable order. (These are all 11-inch, helium-filled, |
| arches onto a rectangular brick base that has been | | | | latex balloons.) |
| pre-wrapped with aluminum foil. | | | | - The first row is all ruby red balloons. |
| Each arch of the six arches will have balloons of the | | | | - The second row is all mandarin orange balloons. |
| same color but of a different color from the arch | | | | - The third row is all citrine yellow balloons. |
| adjacent to it. The secret is in knowing the color | | | | - The fourth row is all standard dark green. |
| order or the 6 color steps to create this balloon | | | | - The fifth row is all sapphire blue. |
| tunnel. | | | | - The sixth and final row is all quartz purple. |
| The 6 Color Steps To Create A Rainbow Arch | | | | The next time you see a real rainbow or a picture of |
| Tunnel | | | | a rainbow, you will notice that is has the same color |
| 1. R | | | | order. You may notice that I included the color Indigo |
| 2. O | | | | in the middle of Blue and Purple. You may ignore |
| 3. Y | | | | indigo for our purposes; the "I" serves and a nice |
| 4. G | | | | vowel to form the word "BIP". |
| 5. B | | | | You may have learned the rainbow color order in |
| I | | | | grade school. This was your refresher course, and |
| 6. P | | | | now knowing or remembering this will serve you to |
| If you stretch out this 1 through 6 column | | | | great use in your profession of balloon decorating. |
| horizontally, you will spell the name R O Y B. B I P | | | | |