I bought a Balloon sculpting book a couple years ago that was fantastic. The pictures were in color and very easy to looks at while twisting the balloons. I give out the books and balloons for Christmas gifts which kids and adults have a lot of fun with. The kids get the adults excited and engaged in making various objects. In this case, kids like to look at pictures and not read about how to make balloon animals, swords, etc. This book is well written and once you understand the diagrams and practiced a couple times, then you can make the objects featured in the book easily. I think this book would be excellent for clowns or adults that make balloon sculptures for others. It was not a hit for the families that I gave them too. It was quickly set aside and the kids started to come up with patterns of their own.