Kiss
K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid...
Whenever I'm doing line work...I give them a choice of about 9 or 10 different one balloon figures...Amazingly, a child will ask if I can make a starship enterprise...to which I reply..."I probably can...but would you like a dog, a cat, a sword or a flower...If its a birthday party...often times I don't give them an option...I let them know that I can only make everything one time...that way nobody has the same stuff and everyone gets to see your repetoire...
I've seen some guys do some cartoon characters...and I would always think wow...thats cool to know...but when would you use it...? So part of me...wants to practice the bigger stuff in my spare time (which means I'll never learn it) and the other part of me is content with what I know already...I've got a pretty decent amount of things I can make...
I make a mental list of things I get asked for that I don't know...and if I need to learn it later I will...
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