Author: Sachiko Windbiel
FB: MIMICAFE UNION
Skill level: INTERMEDIATE
At home you can vary the colours to your preference. If the Modeling Paste is really sticky, add a little bit of corn flour.
You will need:
- Saracino Pasta Model brown (Total 6.4 oz – 180g) – Hair 1.0 oz (28g) & Back of head 0.5 oz (14g)
- Saracino Pasta Model light skin tone – Face 0.8 oz (22 -23g), Hands & Legs 0.2 oz (5-6g)
- Saracino Pasta Model blue – Jeans 1.5 oz (42-43g)
- Saracino Pasta Model green – Belt 0.2 oz (5-6g)
- Saracino Pasta Model red – Shoes 0.2 oz (5-6g)
- Saracino Pasta Moodel white – Top 1.5 oz (42-43g)
- Saracino Pasta Model light skin tone – Body (Torso) 0.5 oz (14g)
- Gum Paste / Flower Paste Eyeballs 5mm (Eyeballs are made in advance)
- Rolling pin
- White gel colour
- Corn syrup (or Glucose)
- Craft knife
- Flat modelling tool
- Dresden tool
- Silicon modelling tool
- Sharp tip brush
- Edible marker pens
- Toothpick
- Confectionery glaze
- Petal dust
- Brush for dusting
Structure Materials
- Glue gun
- 2.5 inch diameter styrofoam ball
- 3 toothpicks
- 2 skewers (approx. 6 inches – 150mm long)
Step 1
Prepare the Pasta Model as shown.
Step 2
Prepare the tools we will need.
Step 3
Prepare the glue gun, cocktail sticks, skewers and styrofoam ball.
Step 4
Using your eye to judge the positioning, place the two skewer pieces into the styrofoam for the legs. One of the leg skewers should go all the way through the styrofoam ball.
Before inserting the leg skewers, add some hot glue from the glue gun and carefully insert into styrofoam.
The hot glue may make the styrofoam melt slightly, but it will cool and dry quickly (Do not use the glue when inserting the arm toothpicks).
Step 5
Draw a line marking where the blouse and the jeans will meet.
Step 6
Painting eyeballs: Use the eyeballs made previously. Paint the eyes while holding them together in your fingers so that you can accurately compare them.
Step 7
Draw dots on the eyeballs with the black edible marker.
Step 8
Use a brown edible pen to paint the eye colour over the black.
Step 9
Remove excess colour using your finger or a little kitchen paper.
Step 10
Paint over using a yellow edible pen colour.
Step 11
Use a black edible pen to add the pupils.
Step 12
Paint the lower part of the styrofoam ball with cake gel or glucose/corn syrup. This is for fixing the jeans. Take care not to get any gel on the leg skewers.
Step 13
Roll out the larger portion of blue jean coloured fondant into a disk approximately 4” in diameter. Make a cut as shown.
Step 14
Place the rolled out Pasta Model on the corn syrup coated bottom half of the styrofoam ball with the cut placed around the skewer.
Step 15
The cuts in the Pasta Model make it easier to apply the fondant around the skewer legs. Now smooth the fondant with your fingers.
Step 16
Use the craft knife to cut away the excess Pasta Model. This will also create a straight waistline fully around the styrofoam ball.
Step 17
Use your fingers to apply a thin layer of cake gel or corn syrup to the leg skewers.
Step 18
Shape the legs into a small sausage shape using the blue jean coloured Pasta Model. Use a toothpick to pierce a hole through each leg.
Step 19
Slide the Pasta Model legs up the skewers until they meet the body.
Step 20
Blend the joint between the leg and the body using a modelling tool. Shape the legs with your fingers.
Step 21
Cut off excess with a craft knife.
Step 22
Use the tip of your tool to add detail to the jeans such as the belt line and zipper area.
Step 23
Feet: Add a small portion of light skin tone Pasta Model just below each jean leg and use your fingers to shape the feet.
Step 24
Use pliers or snips to cut away the end of the skewer of the kicked up leg.
Step 25
Roll a small ribbon of red Pasta Model for the shoes and attach to the feet as shown. Smooth with a modelling tool.
Step 26
Use a modelling tool to shape the heel.
Step 27
Roll a short ribbon of blue jean coloured Pasta Model and fix to the cuff / hem of the jeans.
Step 28
Roll a thin ribbon of green and blue jean Pasta Model. Use a sharp knife to cut the belt. Cut thin strips from the blue Pasta Model for the belt hoops and fix.
Step 29
Add a buckle to the front. This is how you want the front to look.
Step 30
This is how the rear should look.
Step 31
Coat the top of the styrofoam ball with cake gel or corn syrup. Cut a circle in half for the breasts and fix as shown to the ball.
Step 32
Separate 3 portions of white Pasta Model. One piece for the blouse body, one for the collar and one for the arms. Roll the larger portion into a disk about 4” (100mm) in diameter for the blouse body.
Step 33
Place the blouse on top of the styrofoam and the breasts. Use your tool to gently add ruffles around the bottom of the blouse.
Step 34
For the head – Using your brown hair coloured Pasta Model, separate a portion of approx 0.5 oz (14g). Shape this into a half ball shape. Repeat with the face light skin tone Pasta Model and fix together using a little water if required.
Step 35
Use your thumb to create an indentation across the face.
Step 36
Use a modeling tool to mark facial features such as eyes and nose. Smooth the surface of the face with your fingers.
Step 37
Use a ball tool to create the eye sockets. Use modelling tools to form the nose and smiling mouth.
Step 38
Position the eyeballs using a toothpick so they are looking in the same direction.
Step 39
Use your fingers to push the cheeks up and the forehead area down to help define the face.
Step 40
Smooth the surface with your fingers. Use a modelling tool to raise the nose and add nostrils with a toothpick.
Step 41
Use a sharp knife to cut the mouth and use a Dresden tool to open the mouth and shape the lips.
Step 42
With the Dresden tool shape the mouth and full lip definition with clean, smooth, round edges.
Step 43
Insert a small amount of black Pasta Model into the mouth.
Step 44
Add a small amount of white Pasta Model for the teeth.
Step 45
For the eye line roll two tiny pieces of black Pasta Model very thinly.
Step 46
Use a modelling tool to position and fix at the mid point of the upper eyelids to create eye line definition.
Step 47
Use a sharp tipped paintbrush coated with edible marker pen ink to paint eyelashes and eyebrows. Use the pink powder dust and a soft brush to dust the cheeks. Take care not to over dust and test out the colour on your hand or paper before applying to the face.
Step 48
This is the view from the side.
Step 49
Fix a small piece of light skin tone Pasta Model on the skewer for the neck.
Roll white Pasta Model and cut out the collar. Fix around the neck line. Add the head fixing into place with a little cake gel.
Step 50
Start building up the hair using brown Pasta Model. Cover the back and sides of the head.
Step 51
The hair base should look similar to this. It does not have to be too tidy as we will be covering.
Step 52
Roll brown Pasta Model into small sausage shapes. Flatten and use a modelling tool to add hair strands. Cut the bottom edges to give a rough effect.
Step 53
Add the Strands to the head, gradually working from back to front.
Step 54
Add curls to the hair ends using a toothpick. Your face should look like this from the front.
Step 55
Insert cocktail sticks into the body at the required arm locations.
Using white Pasta Model roll out two arm shapes. Insert a cocktail stick through the centre to form a hole. Apply a little cake gel or corn syrup to the arm cocktail sticks and add the arms. Shape the sleeves with your fingers and blend the joint where the arms meet the body.
Step 56
Hands: Begin by rolling a small sausage shape. Press down to make a palm shape. Using a craft knife cut out a small piece to create a thumb. Cut four fingers. Open the fingers and smooth them to remove sharp edges. Add shape to the fingers. Push the thumb forward.
Form a hole in the wrist for connection to the arm. Cut the arm cocktail sticks if they are too long. Apply a small amount of cake gel or corn syrup to the end of the sticks and place the hands at the end of each sleeve. Add white cuffs at the wrists.
Step 57
Add a ribbon around the neck and hair accessories. If you are feeling confident you can paint a pattern on the blouse.
Step 58
Your dancing figurine is ready for the cake!
