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Pop twist
This is the best way to separate a balloon in several parts. Especially useful to make legs and arms to one-balloon sculptures.
So get rid of your scissors!! Make 1 "knot" + 1 bubble + 1 "knot" and pop up the bubble. The "knots" keep both parts inflated when the bubble pops.
The difficult point is to split the ear twist so as to make the so-called "knots".

here are all the required bubbles arm, ear twist, middle bubble, ear, arm	first one arm and one ear twist	hold the ear bubble like this
and twist so as to split the ear	here is the expected result	the middle bubble and another ear
lock the arms	blow up the mibble bubble	here are the two arms

Tulip twist
The tulip twist is created as you start one sculpture.
Tie the knot of the balloon and push the knot inside the balloon. Then pinch the balloon taking great care of grabbing the knot and twist. The knot will remain in the right part of the balloon as long as you don't release the bubble.

hold the balloon like this

push the knot inside the balloon

pinch, grab the knot with the right hand and twist

 Hook or "S" twists
These twists will help you realize curved bubbles.
Make a long tulip twist but take out your finger while bending the bubble.

push the nozzle deep inside	pinch, grab the knot and twist	take out your finger
like this!!	here is the final result

For the "S" twist, make a long long tulip and change direction when taking out your finger.