This is my first inflatable. I cut out a lot of small shapes and did not try to predict the final structure in any way. This one actually turned out pretty good, I didn’t really have any difficulties other than learning to tape specific shapes. It as actually easier than the other two since all of the pieces I was connecting were flat. I like that it looks kind of like a cartoon creature. My friend said it looks like a pokemon.
This is my second inflatable. I wanted to make it have a lot of long and skinny pieces, so I cut out a bunch of strips from the bags. I still tried to spontaneously decide the angles at which I was taping the bags to each other. This one was a lot harder to put together, partly because I was using packing tape but cutting it into thirds so it was thinner. It aslo was really hard to get the corners, and I think my final product still had a few holes despite my efforts to patch them. When I finished taping the interior together, I realized there wasn’t enough structure to let it inflate fully, so I taped a couple pieces together on the outside to help. I liked how it turned out but I had to constantly blow into it for it to stay inflated to that’s why the pictures aren’t as good!
This was my third inflatable, which I did several days after the first two. I wanted to try using larger pieces of bag, so I mostly just cut a big shape out of each one. This one was also somewhat hard to tape, because there were a lot of smaller connections as opposed to my first one which mostly came together in one cohesive shape. However, I felt like I figured out some way better strategies for taping all sorts of connections than the first two. I think I was able to get most of the holes taped up, and I got it done more quickly and felt less like I was struggling while doing it. The clear part with the green was also kind of hard (mostly doing the corners), but I put confetti in it which I think makes it more fun! There is also a lindor truffle wrapper that I incorporated. I liked how this one inflated in pieces rather than blowing up like a balloon like my first one. It also held air better than my second one.
love the long skinny pieces!