November 19 - Pico Kitties

“Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.”

~ Jim Davis

We go from gigantic turkey to a micro kitty.  These are the next designs from Matt Falloon's Picos DVD.

Picos are a fun challenge to get right.  You don't have the same flexibility as you might when making a larger size balloon.  One of the things you need to learn when twisting is that it's not only the size of a balloon, but it's the relative pressure you need to be in control of when you are creating things.  A tight 1" bubble that you pinch twist looks very different than a soft 1" bubble than you pinch twist.

When you are working with Picos, you are working with the smallest sized balloons making tiny adjustments - it's much less of an exact science and more of a "feel".  It actually forces you to twist the way I believe you are meant to - watch the video first, then attempt (rather than trying to twist along with the video).  I built the designs that Matt showed on the DVD, but also had a corny idea of doing an invisible cat and giving it a Cheshire grin.

Hello Itty Bitty	Kwazii Cat - Octonaut meets Micronaught
I'm taking these mini-cats to meet Minnie Mouse

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Other posts with Matt's designs:

• March 27 - Swan
• March 22 - Dove
• March 6 - Mildly Haunted House
• March 5 - Cider and Mino
• March 4 - Whales
• February 13 - Tubby Koopa
• December 10 - Bopup Angry Pigs
• December 9 - Bopup Sloth
• December 8 - Bopup Nightmare
• December 7 - Bopup Flintstones
• December 6 - Bopup Girls
• December 5 - Bopup Cats
• December 4 - Bopup Penguin
• December 3 - Bopup Snowman
• December 2 - Matt's Frumpal Cat
• August 25 - Baby Picos
• May 24 - Geo Squid
• May 23 - Geo Bronto
• May 17 - Blasted Frogs
• March 25 - Pico Purple Pig
• March 24 - Picoteel
• March 23 - Little Lion
• March 22 - Wittle Walrus
• March 21 - Pico Puppies
• March 20 - Pico Giraffe

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