October 26 - Gemar Blue

Lord knows I've paid some dues
Getting through
Tangled up in blue

~ Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan (1975)

Gemar Blue (#10) is a mid-range blue, kind of wedged in there between all the other mid-range blue colors.  I'm not sure there is a whole lot more to say about it than that.

I specify #10 because the I received had two different labelled "Blue" -- #46 is actually "Dark Blue", not sure if this is fixed in modern packaging?

Overall impression of Gemar Blue - they could work in the kit as the mid-range blue.  It's a nice, slightly-darker-than-fashion blue.

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Other "color day" balloons:

October 25 - kryaren

“Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red.”

~ Clive Barker

This is another purple pig commissioned work from a few years back.

I tried to be fairly generic when commissioning this art, an open request.  I'd rather have whatever the artist wants to create - but if prompted I would say "I tend to like things on the darker side" rather than "a pig in a chef toque flipping waffles".  

kryaren is a DeviantArtist from Russia, certainly found the darker side of the pig pen, dark crimson I believe? 

The maniacal eyes and smile, it is as if purple pig just crunched up the glass and swallowed, poking it through.  Nightmarish!

October 24 - Daisy Duck

"It's not easy being fabulous."

~ Daisy Duck

Daisy wanted a witch doctor costume to match Donald.

The closest the store had "sexy doctor witch"

Best.  Halloween.  Ever.

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I think I had this revelation when making OG Loopy's that the Duck family needs smaller top bills if you're going to add a bottom jaw.  Maybe the first time was just a velation.

This is using the designs from Dave Brenn's Patreon, I kind of love how the eyelashes turned out.

(view other Daisy Duck)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Dave Brenn:

October 23 - Donald Duck

"The voice of anger is never melodic."

~ Toba Beta

11th grade English class taught me that an onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it is -- buzz(zz), hiss(sss), (ssss)sizz(zzzz)le.

What I've never learned is what "Donald Duck speech" is called.

I propose 'wakfwahing'.

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This Donald Duck design is one from the Dave Brenn Loopy Heads 2 collection.

(view other Donald Duck)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Dave Brenn:

October 22 - Goofy

"Gawrsh!"

~ Goofy

Apparently the invitation said "come in costume," but the ink smudged.

He read "come in cartoon."

Steamboat Goofy.
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This was another of the design ideas from Dave Brenn's Patreon class on Loopy Heads 2 - Goofy's my boi.

Also - pencil-thick thinflate flex.

(view other Goofy)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Dave Brenn:

October 21 - Pluto

"You can learn a lot by looking."

~ Blue's Clues

Yellow dog.

Blue costume.

Zero clues.

Perfect.

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Pluto is another of the designs shown by Dave Brenn on his Patreon, I thought it might be fun to have him dress as Blue.  Bluto?

Bow bow bow bow.

(view other Pluto)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Dave Brenn:

October 20 - Mickey Mouse

"The brain you stole was labeled 'Abnormal.' ... ?"

~ Young Frankenstein (1974)

"It's alive!!"

Two round ears rose slowly from the slab ... and grinned.

"The brain you stole was labeled 'Adorable'.. ?"

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This isn't Mickenstein, this is Dr. Mickenstein's Monster.

This is one of the designs taught by Dave Brenn on his Patreon.  

This and the next few posts are being made in absentia (hopefully), and appropriately themed for where we are.

(view other Mickey Mouse)

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Other balloons by and inspired by Dave Brenn: