Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.
~ Augustine of Hippo
~ Augustine of Hippo
I feel need to clarify something. When I wrote yesterday that Eric Weinstein's Sweet Cheeks looks like it was filmed in a prison, it was meant to be playful. In no way did I mean anything negative about the content, the instructions are perfectly clear and I really do like that he does it in one take and makes repairs as needed. You can tell by the list at the bottom of this post that I'm a huge fan.
You should also be able to tell from these images that the video is a very worthwhile investment if you are a balloon artist.
I really love the look of this hippopotamus, the big smooshy face and teeth, the eyebrows, the ears - it all works so well. The one thing I struggle with in these sweet cheek designs though are the feet. I really need to figure out something better than these boots. Thankfully this hippo looks great popping out of the water.
I had a last minute deflation when attaching the mocha hippo to the Geo, but using a fresh balloon gave a fantastic shape to the body. It's my favorite of the bunch.
I timed myself building the yellow spotted pig. This was only the third I have built, I have never practiced 'speed twisting', and despite having to fix a mistake of under filling one of the balloons - the whole thing, including waiting for white marker to dry, took just over 8 minutes. That was with the extra work of attaching a Geo base as well, I already have in mind a few things I would do next time if going for speed. But like Howlin' Wolf - I'm built for comfort, not for speed (link) ...
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Thanks for my morning fix of fun!!!!
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