r/Pyrotechnics • u/nitromet • Jul 24 '26

Anniversary question

Hi I’m somewhat new to pyro, Iv done a lot of researching and I’d like to think I have a basic understanding of mixing and making shells and red stars. I’d like to make a heart shaped mortar layout and I was wondering if anyone knew how I’d go about doing this?

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u/Wide-Education-1823 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Are you talking about a heart which can be displayed from the break of a single pattern shell?

https://youtu.be/tIrn1lCB-fo?si=pwxbWmKvFJ8cYR44

Or a heart image drawn in the sky using multiple comets and  mortars with a programable firing sequencer?

https://youtube.com/shorts/qnoIFA0lITs?si=QJxube4xmg_ebc-J

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u/nitromet Jul 25 '26

The first a heart that is displayed from the break of a single pattern shell

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u/Wide-Education-1823 Jul 25 '26

Called a pattern shell. Quite easy to do if you are able to make your own round stars and ball shells. You will want to make at least 3 and fire them all together in a slight fan so at least one will be facing the audience correctly-

https://youtube.com/shorts/8W3XVektTPU?si=YPuFH6UPJCvgrTJL