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How-To: Intermediate Figure

Duck by Takehiro Kai

Have a quack at creating this web-footed friend.

Ingredients

2 White 260Qs
2 Goldenrod 260Qs
1 Onyx Black 260Q

The Artist

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Takehiro Kai
Hineriya
Hiroshima, Japan

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STEP 1

Stretch an Onyx Black 260Q, suck on the side and tie a bubble. Break and repeat to create eyes.

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STEP 2

Inflate a Goldenrod 260Q leaving 6” uninflated. Create a 1” bubble followed by a 1½” pinch twist. Create a 2” bubble followed by three 1” bubbles, followed by a 2” bubble and twist back to pinch twist.

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STEP 3

Twist a soft 7½” bubble above the foot. Repeat Step 2. Wrap knot from first foot into pinch twist of second.

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STEP 4

Inflate the tip of a Goldenrod 260Q 2½” and shape into a beak.

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STEP 5

Inflate a White 260Q leaving 1” uninflated. Soften and tie tip to tail. Twist into two bubbles. Fold in half and twist again. Push one bubble through other to bring close together.

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STEP 6

Inflate a White 260Q, leaving 4½” uninflated. Tie beak from Step 4 onto nozzle. Create two 3½” bubbles and twist together. Roll rest of the balloon into two bubbles to form top of head and a flat back. Insert eyes under middle White bubble and position on either side.

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STEP 7

Twist a 4½” bubble in the neck. Insert through the middle of body from Step 5 and wrap into front of the body. Insert legs from Step 2, wrap into opposite side of the body, and create two 3” bubbles. Push remainder into top of body.