| Have you watched a Balloon Twister at work in a | | | | getting over-technical about the selection of coloured |
| bar or at a party and thought: 'I could do that.' Well, | | | | balloons you'll need, suffice it to say that there is a |
| you can - provided you have the guidance of a | | | | variety of sizes with the most common being a 260 |
| Balloon Twisting or Modelling master who has | | | | (about two inches in diameter and 60 inches long). |
| committed his secrets to video. | | | | Single Balloon Twisting, which speaks for itself, and |
| Under his tuition, you can learn the fundamentals in | | | | Multiple Balloon Modelling, also self-explanatory, are |
| minutes and, if you have ambition to become a | | | | two of the leading design styles which come with |
| professional entertainer, you can gradually progress | | | | their own skills and challenges, although it is rare that |
| to advanced skill levels with easy-to-follow | | | | an experienced Twister will restrict himself to a single |
| instructions. | | | | style. For the novice, the video guide will ideally offer |
| Special modelling balloons are used in the Balloon | | | | a wide range of designs to tackle and, if you're really |
| Twisting art of sculpting a multitude of shapes that | | | | lucky, there could be bonuses such as one-to-one |
| are frequently, but not exclusively, animals. Over the | | | | e-mail support for the initial learning period. |
| years, Twisters have tended to dispense with the | | | | Your reward for mastery of the art of Balloon |
| practice of using their own lungs to inflate balloons, | | | | Twisting could be financial if you are considering a |
| however. Now, on health, hygiene and other grounds, | | | | new career...or maybe you just want to do your bit |
| many use a hand pump, an electric pump that runs | | | | for charity or a good cause and get your satisfaction |
| on batteries or can be plugged in, or perhaps a | | | | from the looks of delight on the faces of a young |
| compressed gas tank of air or nitrogen - usually not | | | | audience. Put yourself in the hands of an expert |
| helium as the balloons are too porous. Without | | | | video trainer and realise your ambition. |