Help please!

So my balloons have arrived (yay!) but i'm totally lost! I've been watching the vids on balloon-animals.com but am finding them so confusing! The videos are mostly shot at a distance and I just can't see the detail enough to do the same moves at my stage. will be a great site once I've got the hang of it i'm sure.

What balloons did you all start off making? and do you have a preferred youtuber to watch for a newbie?

thanks heaps!

He does shoot his from far away and they can be hard to understand.

Try others on youtube.com till you get the hang of what the twists are. One guy I like(though he is a bit "different") is happycabbie. He has loads.

Here are a few others that are well done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEe3-kyo5WQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMQQfp838U&NR=1&feature=fvwp

-Metina

Back when I was doing balloons, I started off teaching myself mostly with this website: Balloon HQ There are just a ton of resources there, including step-by-step instructions (not video) of tons of stuff. And answers to a lot of questions that you haven't even thought of yet!

I never watched any videos when I was learning (that was pre-youtube) - those ones you linked to are awesome, Metina!!

my first few balloons were made with another clown right there, so I didn't really have trouble moving over to the videos from there.... if you can find someone near you that knows how and could just show you a few things, I'm sure you could get it going quickly.

My first few balloons were a dog, teddy bear, tiger and parrot.... from there I learned the frog, monkey and butterfly from online and no looking back.

I love happycabbie videos.
I'd start w/ the basics, sward, dog, cat, butterfly, floppsy daisy. Learn petal twist, pinch twist, what 1" bubble means, 2' inch bubble, etc, bird body, etc. Once you know what these terms mean, it helps. If you can find a jam, that'll help too. I went to one in Orlando & my balloon twisting improved greatly!

thanks guys not too many people close to home that would probably want to sit with me and show me but I think I'll get there with a little time.

will check out those sites, thanks so much guys - i'm feeling much better knowing i've been pointed in the right direction!

I learned through the book kits from borders lol. the videos are too fast sometimes. If you can do the puppy you can do the giraffe, elephant, cat, tiger, parrot and more!

Happy Cabbie is good, plus I like Mr Fudge on YouTube.

My boyfriend taught me... hmm.. I would try balloon hq!

cheers BluAngL83, will look into those animals haven't had a chance to look at the vids/sites you guys have recommended but i had a go at my own take on a giraffe with monkey ears and it was kinda cute, so will look at those other animals when I have a chance.

yay!