If you were to ask any seasoned professional what they would do differently if they started their balloon business again, you would find that most of them would have taken up training sooner. Balloon artistry is a creative skill, and there is so much more to it than you many think... but maybe you have already started to find that out?
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| Training Instructor TY Wong of Colour Life, Hong Kong |
I know of a number of very successful balloon businesses who started their ballooning journeys in recent years offering only organic décor. They in their own words were 'self-taught'; however, as their businesses grew, so did their clients requests and it became evident that they needed to learn the true foundations of balloon artistry: Classic Balloon Decor.
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| Rainbow Arch and Decor by Sue Bowler |
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| Decor by Sue Bowler |
Creating the 'perfect' design is not something that just happens automatically, at least not for most of us anyway! There are a number of factors that make a 'perfect design', so let's take a look at what those factors are!
Elements of Design:
These are parts that make up the design, and you can either touch or see the elements of design. These include colour, line, shape and texture.
Principles of Design:
The basic principles of design include unity, scale and proportion, balance, rhythm and harmony.
Applying these principles to the elements of a design brings them together into one cohesive idea. How you apply these principles determines how successful a design may be!
So you may be wondering ,how can you learn about these and where can you find training courses, especially during the pandemic?
It is true to say that the pandemic has definitely thrown a spanner into the works when it comes to face-to-face training courses! However, finding good training in many countries has always been difficult even during normal times.
During the past few months, when many countries have been in lockdown, Qualatex has worked hard to bring training to the world-wide community in the form of webinars. To-date, there has been 10 webinars covering a wide variety of topics.
For anyone new to the balloon business, I would like to recommend:
"Cooking with Cam & Eve - Ingredients for Success Part 1 - Qualatex Latex" as well as "Cooking with Cam & Eve - Ingredients for Success Part 2 - Qualatex Microfoil and Bubble Balloons."
I can even offer you a coupon code that will give you $5.00 off each of these courses!
GoMrQ
Can you learn from YouTube?
If you would like to learn more about the elements and principles of design, and how it will help you with your balloon designs, I have written a number of blog posts that will help you greatly:
Part 4: Beginners Guide to the Elements & Principles of Design - Rhythm
