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about balloon convention 10 yr bash!
Class Outline
September 25 & 26 2007
Midlothian, IL
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Marvin Hardy - Sponsored by Pioneer Balloons (90 min)
Intensive Non-Round Balloon Workshop Class #1 (90 Min)
Syllabus
This hands-on workshop will give you a working knowledge of
Non-round balloons including the 160Q, 260Q, 321Q, 350Q, 646Q, and the 6 inch and 16 inch Geo Blossoms, the 16 inch Geo Donuts. Upon completion of this workshop you will be able to make one-balloon, multiple balloons, and combined balloon figures with these versatile balloons. You will also be prepared to participate in intermediate to advanced balloon sculpture and balloon décor classes.No prior experience with non-round balloons is required prior to participating in this workshop. Although this is a basic class, even very advanced balloon artists will learn tricks and techniques that will make this class worthwhile.
Adding Detail to Balloon Figures Class #2 (90 Min)
This hands-on workshop will teach the participants various methods of adding detail to balloon figures. Saddles, bridles, lariats, hairdos, hats and helmets, goggles, sports equipment, and other details will be included in the instruction. Participants should have some previous experience working with non-round balloons or have participated in the Intensive Non-round Balloon Workshop
prior to enrolling in this class.
Ken Stillman - Sponsored by Balloon Distractions (90 min)
Crazy Hats for Restaurant and Line Work.Cass #1 (90 Min)
These are time proven attention getters and very simple to make.
Speed Twisting Cass #2 (90 Min)
The ease and speed in which these designs can be made make them a very profitable addition to your library of designs.
Dale Obrochta - Retaurant Entertianment (90 Min)
Dale Obrochta (Magical Balloon-dude Dale) has been working restaurants for over 23 years. He will be explaining how to market to the restaurants, customers and learn how to take full advantage of marketing tools to increase corporate and private party bookings.
This class will be thought provoking, mind enhancing, and finger relaxing class. Just be ready for ideas, concepts and proven marketing tricks and gimmick that have been working for Dale for the past 23 years.
Andrew McDonald - Mall Line Twisting (90 Min)
Andrew McDonald is a national award winning balloon artist who has been twisting balloons for more than twenty years. Andrew frequently travels, teaching instructional classes and workshops, demonstrating techniques to the beginner as well as the advanced twister.
One of his venues for line work entertainment is a local mall. Andrew will help you put the extra touch on your balloons to get that WOW factor! He can show you how to maintain order in the line, how make it fun for more than just the child receiving the balloon, then how to end your line in a way that no one can argue with. Are you ready to increase your line worth? Then you will not want to miss this great opportunity! If you have ever meet Andrew you know that he is full of energy if you haven’t get ready for the fun. Don’t forget to bring an open mind to this class.
Bonnie Davis - Restaurant Twisting (90 Min)
Good morning ya'll!
I really enjoy restaurant entertaining and line twisting and because of that the designs I will be showing during class can be made while working these types of venues. In the twisting world, my first love is hats, so you can bet I will have a few hats in the lineup. However, not everyone will wear a hat, so I will also include some examples of my second love... everything that isn't a hat. ;-)
Tentatively the class outline is as follows: elephant hat, mallard duck hat, super fast eyeball hat, a dog (or two), a mouse, a bird(or 2), a flower(or 2), and my new playable banjo.
Rick Mohr - Creat Hand Puppets (90 Min)
From the popular classes and the DVD series, comes the new way to make your balloons come alive! In this class you will not only create hand puppet, but you will also make an "airhead" mask with a movable jaw -- The RickJaw! Now you can add puppets to your repertoire. What a simple way to do a show.
You can walk in with a pocketful of balloons, do your show, give the puppet away to the guest of honor, and then, of course, walk out with a check!
Ken Ernsberger - Enhancing the Design (60 Min)
I have been blessed over the years to be instructed by some of the industries finest artist. So what I will be teaching is going to reflect their wonderful balloon wisdom combined with my personal interpretation.
In the class we will learn how to take some of the simple designs that you already know and enhance them, so they become special.
We will start out with a Pooh Bear then a Special Dog. From there we will work on cartoon figures, a Ninja Turtle and Spiderman. Next will be a Head Design that can be used for a verity of charters.
I promise you the class will be packed with useful information you will begin using immediately.
Angel Contreras -Balloonz and Toonz- How to Draw on Balloons (60 Min)
A kid wants a princess face on their balloon and all you can come up with is two dots an a scribble? Maybe its time to step it up a notch.
Angel Contreras is a cartoonist in the Chicago land area who spends insane amounts of time drawing silly cartoons for audiences. Angel applies his expertise in cartooning to the craft of ballooning by teaching you how to create expressive faces for character balloon sculptures. Make a balloon dog look hungry, happy, sly, goofy or any expression you can imagine.
Learn how to put simple or complex expressions on your balloon sculptures quickly. Examine techniques for drawing on different colored balloons. Angel will show you the parts of the face that contribute to facial expression and how to render them quickly. He will explore hard to draw character details, like Spiderman’s eyes, Batman’s face mask, Superman’s logo, anime eyes, hero faces and more. You don’t have to be an artist, just willing to hold a marker.
Web Cast Instructors – to be determined per registration
- Dale Obrochta
- Andrew McDonald (Unknown to Mac ;-)