"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
~ Scott Adams
~ Scott Adams
If Matt Falloon has a tutorial, you DO the tutorial. That's my rule.
Matt has a knack for pushing balloons into distorted places and his designs are more than just a pretty weird shape — they are practicing the kind of precise, high-level techniques that make you question your sanity and curse your skills. Matt puts you to work, and you grow stronger for it.
The Koopa Troopa was built using Matt's tubby turtle design as a base and reminded me how much I'm going to miss those big, beautiful Qualatex heart balloons. My older stock has not aged gracefully, and wasn't good and handling the kind of aggressive manipulation a Falloon design demands.
In one of my early attempts I over-sized the head accidentally, but I am kind of loving the open-mouthed shocked expression it gives. Also, I would suggest with delicate balloons to tie the hearts together last instead, as that is a more forgiving connection point to wrestle with when things have gotten tight.
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(view other turtles or Mario Bros)
Other balloons by and inspired by Matt Falloon:
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