BEACH BUNNY CARVED CAKE TUTORIAL

BEACH BUNNY CARVED CAKE TUTORIAL

Aug 7, 2020 | Cakes, Modelling

Author: Claudia Kapers

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Skill level: INTERMEDIATE

How to make a perfect ganache:

Place 750g Saracino chocodrops and 250ml whipping cream. Bring whipping cream to a boil. Pour on the chocolate drops and let stand for a minute. Stir well until all drops are dissolved. Pour into a sealable container and let stand for 24 hours. Heat the required amount in the microwave. Be careful not to make it too thin. Chocolate spread is the ideal consistency. 

You will need:

For Stainless Steel armature construction

  • 8mm threaded rod 20cm long.
  • 5 x 8mm stainless steel washers
  • 5 x M8 stainless steel nuts
  • 2 x spanner size 13
  • MDF or Wooden Board 25 x 20cm
  • Cake boards diameter 15cm and 10cm and 3mm thick
  • 2 x cake diameter 15cm and height 10cm
  • Ganache 1kg
  • Sturdy filling as desired

For the Cake you will need 

  • Pasta Top white 1400g
  • Model chocolate white 1050g
  • Pasta Model white 35g
  • Pasta Model red 250g
  • Pasta Model black 10g
  • Gel colours: yellow, blue and skin
  • Dust powder colours: white, black and blue
  • Airbrush colours white and black
  • Saracino Cakegel
  • Rice krispies 150g
  • Marshmallows 150g
  • Butter 30g
  • 2 x tea biscuit
  • Uncooked spaghetti
  • Modelling tools Cerart
  • Precision knife
  • Rolling pin
  • Ball tool
  • Brushes
  • Pallet knife
  • Two wooden skewers
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Step 1

Take a 20 x 25 centimetre wooden board or MDF board. Ideally use a stainless steel baseplate in the middle of the board. This will alleviate the need to drill etc. 

If you are unable to purchase a baseplate type fixing you can drill a 9mm hole in the middle of the board. Attach an 8mm stainless steel threaded rod. Make a recess on the bottom of the board so the nut is not proud of the underside of the board. Use stainless steel washers under the nuts. Tighten everything firmly.

Place a piece of felt at the bottom of the board at each corner.

Step 2

Using your 15cm cake board drill a 8mm hole in the centre.

Heat 150g of marshmallows and 30g of butter in the microwave or pan, add 150g of rice Krispies and make a dish shape 5cm high. Make a hole in the center through which the threaded rod will pass.

Now place a nut on the threaded rod at a height of 5cm.

Step 3

Slide the rice krispies down over the threaded rod. If necessary, trim the rice krispies around with a sharp knife. Now place a stainless steel washer on the nut and on top of the cake board. As we have a rice krispie base, the cake board does not need to be secured.

Step 4

Line the threaded rod with a small amount of modelling chocolate to about 10cm height.

Cut a hole of 1 cm diameter in the middle of each cake layer. Stack the cake layers over the threaded rod and put a nice filling of your choice between the layers.

TIP: Use a firm filling otherwise you may get settlement and bulges in your bunny. Swiss meringue buttercream, ganache, jam or normal buttercream are ideal.

Step 5

Take a cake board with a diameter of 10cm and make a 8mm hole in the middle. Place a stainless steel washer and then nut on the threaded rod from the top. Tighten well and coat the exposed portion of the threaded rod and nut with a small amount of modelling chocolate.

Step 6

Place the next cake layers over the board with your chosen filling. Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Cut the cake into the desired shape as shown.

Step 7

Using the carved leftovers raise the cake as shown. Then cover with ganache.

Step 8

Also cover the rice krispies with the ganache.

Step 9

Make sure to form the eye sockets and the snout into the desired shape. Put the cake into the refrigerator and let it stand for at least three hours to go firm ready for the next step.

Step 10

Take 750g of white Pasta Top and knead it until pliable and ready to work. Roll out thinly and cover the rabbit. Start at the front of the rabbit and finish at the back. Smooth seams neatly away with your cake smoothers or fingers.

TIP: Due to the great elasticity of the paste, you can stretch and blend the paste at the back until it closes so you see no joint. All excess paste can easily be cut away with scissors.

Step 11

Use a ball tool to form the eyebrows. Use your Dresden tool to shape the lines of the snout. Using your ball tool shape the mouth.

Step 12

Smooth the eye sockets with the ball tool.

Step 13

Before we start dressing your rabbit it should look like this.

Step 14

Take 150g of red Pasta Model and roll out thinly. Cut a half oval at the top. This is the neck of the swimsuit. Cut out the shapes for the arms on the sides.

Step 15

Place the paste on the front of the rabbit to cover the whole of the front to make the swimsuit. Cut away excess paste at the base with a sharp knife.

Step 16

Now for the back cut out a rectangular piece of red Pasta Model about 16cm wide and 8cm high. Cut the top slightly into a curve.

Step 17

Attach to the back of the rabbit and cut away excess Paste.

Step 18

Cut two strips of red Pasta Model about 12cm long and 1.5cm wide.

Step 19

Attach the straps to the back of your bunny. Connect it to the swimsuit at the front.

TIP: You can use a little water to attach them if needed. 

Step 20

Finish neatly with a knife.

Step 21

Now for the tongue. Take 7g of red Pasta Model and model a teardrop shape. Using your knife make a line on the center. Place the tongue in the mouth again using a little water if needed. 

Step 22

For your polka dots roll out white Pasta Top thinly and cut out your desired amount of round shapes of 1cm diameter.

Step 23

Place the white circles randomly on the bathing suit.

Step 24

For the board covering. Colour 100g white Pasta Top with blue gel colour, colour 90g white Pasta Top with yellow gel colour and take 60g white Pasta Top.

Step 25

Roll the blue and white into sausage shapes. Lay side by side.

Step 26

Twist the white and blue strands together to create a marble effect. Don’t twist too much! A few twists is sufficient.

TIP: If you twist too much you will lose the marble effect you are looking for.

Step 27

Roll out your marble paste and yellow paste into rectangular shapes. The marble needs to be big enough to cover your board. Cut out circles from the side so they can wrap around your bunny.

Step 28

Cover the board with the blue paste applying a little water to the board first to help it stick.Then fix the yellow paste. Make sure it fits well around the base of the rabbit. Finish neatly by blending and smoothing the paste so you see no joints.

Step 29

For the rabbit’s legs. Take two pieces of 150g of modelling chocolate. Form two flat oval shapes. Cover each leg with 20g thinly rolled white Pasta Top.

Step 30

Attach to the sides of the rabbit and press down firmly. Now using white Pasta Model fill the eye sockets. Using your Dresden tool form lines around the eyes to give character.

Step 31

For the feet take two 150g pieces of white modelling chocolate. Make two blunted triangles and cover each foot with 30g of thinly rolled white Pasta Top.

Step 32

For the toes of one foot. Use 40g of Pasta Top and divide it into two pieces of 12g (smaller toes) and one of 16g (big toe). Make round balls and press a little flat. Insert a piece of uncooked spaghetti into each toe. Repeat this step for the toes on the other foot.

 

Step 33

Colour 20g of your white Pasta Top with skin gel colour. Cut in two halves. You will need 1.5g for each toe and 5.5g for each sole. Roll out thinly and attach to the toes and foot using water or cake gel.

Step 34

Attach the feet to the rabbit’s legs using a little cake gel. Using your Dresden tool form some detail as required.

Step 35

For the arms take 300g of white modelling chocolate and divide into two equal pieces of 150g. Roll each into sausage shape approximately 16cm long. Press down to make slightly flat and then using your fingers roll the wrist shape.

Step 36

Cover each arm with 40g of white Pasta Top. For the thumbs take 5g each and roll to a thumb shape with your fingers. Attach to the hand using cake gel or water. 

TIP: Remember there is a left and right hand when fixing the thumbs.

Step 37

Shape the hands with finger pressure. Using your Dresden tool form the finger lines. Use a sharp knife to cut the top of the arms diagonally for attaching to the shoulder. Be careful with your cutting as it effects how the arms look on your bunny. Attach them as required using cake gel or water.

Step 38

For the teeth take 5g white Pasta Model and cut into a small rectangle. Cut both sides diagonally to form a point. Make a line in the middle with a knife. Fix the teeth in the mouth. 

Step 39

Roll 3g Pasta Top into a small sausage and attach to the top of the eye. Repeat for the other eye.

Take 5g black Pasta Model and using your fingers form a triangular nose. Fix with a little cake gel.

Step 40

For the hair on the chest take 20g white Pasta Top. Roll elongated strands and press down on one side. Attach under the chin with cake gel and using your Dresden tool shape and give texture.

Step 41

Roll out thinly black Pasta Model. Using a sharp knife cut out the eye brows and eye lashes. Fix to the face using a little cake gel.  

Step 42

Now for te eyes use two small balls of blue Pasta Top. Mix your black powder colour with the clear alcohol. Paint a black pupil using a small paint brush. Now mix your blue powder with clear alcohol and paint the remainder of the eyes. 

Step 43

Fix them to the eye balls in the position required. Add detail and highlights using white powder and a fine brush.

TIP: How you position the eyes effects how the rabbit’s mood is! Happy, serious, confused, moody, crazy! You choose.

Step 44

For the ears, take two pieces of 70g white modelling chocolate. Roll two sausage shapes of approximately 10 cm long and press flat. Colour 5g Pasta Top with skin gel colour for the inside of the ears. Insert a wooden skewer into each ear.

Step 45

Place the pink insert on the ear. Smooth the edges of the ear insert using a ball tool. Add detail and texture using a Dresden tool or Cerart silicone modelling tool. 

Step 46

For the bow. Take 70g of Red Pasta Model and roll thinly to a rectangle shape of approximately 16cm x 4cm. Fold the ends into the middle and pinch to form the ruffled effect at the centre. Use a little cake gel to fix in place as required. Now roll a rectangle 5cm x 2cm and wrap around the centre of the bow. Cut out some small white dots and decorate as you wish.

Step 47

Insert the ears to the head and attach the bow directly in front of it. Use a little cake gel if required. 

Step 48

To give shade and character you can use an airbrush or dust lightly with Saracino dust colours. 

TIP: If using an airbrush mix Saracino white and black to give a grey colour. If dusting use a soft fine brush. Remember to be subtle with your colouring. 

Step 48

For the sand, crumble two tea biscuits and sprinkle them around the base of the rabbit. Finish the board with a matching ribbon.

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DUTCH GIRL TUTORIAL

DUTCH GIRL TUTORIAL

Mar 27, 2020 | Modelling

Author: Claudia Kapers

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Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino modelling paste white
  • Saracino modelling paste skin tone
  • Saracino modelling paste black
  • Saracino modelling paste red (optional)
  • Saracino powder colours Orange, Blue, Light Blue, Red, Green and Black
  • Small rolling pin
  • Circle cutter
  • Frill tool
  • Ball tool
  • Dresden tool
  • Silicone modelling tools
  • Small paintbrushes
  • Exacto knife
  • Edible glue
  • Clear alcohol
  • Skewers or uncooked spagetti

Step 1

For the legs take two lengths of skin tone modelling paste (about 10cm each). Roll the knee cavity in the middle with your finger.

Step 2

Model the foot and bend the leg at the knee. Put a skewer in the top of the leg.

Step 3

Place the legs on a surface. Cross the feet.

Step 4

Form a 3cm ball of white modelling paste and cut the top off with a knife.

Step 5

Attach to the legs with the flat side up.

Step 6

Thinly roll out white modelling paste approximately 30cm long x 6cm wide. Frill with the veining tool.

Step 7

Attach to the lower body

Step 8

Roll out two lengths of blue modelling paste. 30cm and 15cm.

Step 9

Roll this wafer thin to a width of approximately 5cm.

Step 10

Insert a skewer in the middle of the body. Attach the shorter 15cm strip of blue modelling paste to the back. Make folds.

Step 11

Attach the 30cm length of rolled out blue paste to the front and make folds here too.

Step 12

Form a ball of blue modelling paste and flatten slightly to form a torso. The piece needs to be approximately 5cm high.

Step 13

Attach the Torso to the lower body.

Step 14

Form two 2cm balls of blue modelling paste. Press lines into the balls with the Dresden tool. Form two smaller balls of white modelling paste and press flat. Frill the edge with a ball tool to create a lace border. Press the white lace into the blue sleeve with the ball tool.

Step 15

Attach the puff sleeves to the torso with edible glue

Step 16

Cut out a triangular piece of thinly rolled white modelling paste for the apron. Using a round cutter remove the top of the triangle. From the rolled out white paste cut a thin strip 8mm wide for the belt of the apron.

Step 17

Attach the apron and thin strip to the torso.

Step 18

Using thinly rolled out white modelling paste cut out a 7cm long x 2.5cm wide rectangle. Make a patterned border with the ball tool.

Step 19

Draw a line around with the silicone modelling tool.

Step 20

Press in the middle of the skewer.

Step 21

For the cheese take a 1.5cm thick piece of yellow modelling paste and cut out a circle with the circle cutter. Dust with orange dust powder.

Step 22

Roll out skin tone modelling paste for the arms. You will need two at 6.5cm long. Press to form the wrist and hand shape. Cut out fingers to make the hand.

Step 23

Attach the arms in the puff sleeve with edible glue. Place the cheese on the apron between the hands.

Step 24

Roll a 4.5cm ball using skin tone modelling paste. Using your fingers form the neck.

Step 25

Flatten the centre of the ball slightly with your finger

Step 26

Make the eye recess with the ball tool

Step 27

Cut a 1.5cm slit for the mouth with a knife. Press with the Dresden tool from the corners of the mouth to form the chin.

Step 28

Make the lower lip

Step 29

Take two 8mm balls of white modelling paste and press them into the eye sockets.

Step 30

For the teeth, make a small half moon shape of the white modelling paste and place it in the mouth. Smooth with the modelling tool.

Step 31

Mix blue dust powder with clear alcohol and paint the irises with a fine paintbrush.

Step 32

Take a small piece of black modelling paste and roll out to make the eyelashes.

 

Step 33

Fix the eyelashes to the lid of the eyes. Take black dust mixed with clear alcohol and paint the pupils.

Step 34

Make a nose using a 5mm ball of skin tone modelling paste.

Step 35

Fix the nose to the face and blend using your tool. Repeat Step 32 with black modelling paste to make the eyebrows. Fix each brow to the forehead.

Step 36

Colour the white pasta model with yellow gel colour. Form tear drop shapes and mark the hair with the Dresden tool.

Step 37

Attach the hair to the head.

Step 38

Roll out thinly a 12cm x 4cm rectangular piece of white modelling paste for the hat. Cut out a semicircle on one side.

Step 39

Fold a seam in the middle.

Step 40

Stick the straight sides together. Fully at the back and a small section at the front.

Step 41

Attach the hat to the head.

Step 42

Cut out two triangles with sides of 4cm. Apply texture on both sides with the ball tool.

Step 43

Attach the triangles to the front of the hat.

Step 44

Using the steps shown on this example. We will paint tulips using Saracino green and red colour dust. Mix the powder colour with clear alcohol.

Step 45

Paint tulips on the bib

Step 46

Paint tulips on the apron

Step 47

Using tiny white balls of white modelling paste apply highlight to the eyes.

Step 48

Tah Dah! Your pretty Dutch Girl is complete…….

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NO DRAMA LlAMA

NO DRAMA LlAMA

May 2, 2019 | Modelling

Author: GARETH DAVIES

FB Page : LET THEM SEE CAKE

You will need:
  • 250g Saracino Pasta Model: Baby Pink
  • 20g Saracino Pasta Model: Baby Blue
  • 50g Saracino Pasta Model: Tiffany
  • 2g Saracino Pasta Model: Black
  • 2g Saracino Pasta Model: Fuschia Pink
  • 5g Saracino Pasta Model: Yellow
  • Teaspoon of Yellow Royal Icing
  • Gel Colour: As pasta model colours above
  • Modelling Tools: dresden, balling tool
  • Foam pad
  • Blossom cutters (2 sizes)
  • Polystyrene dummy
  • Wooden dowel
  • Craft knife
  • Kitchen knife
  • Edible glue
  • Paintbrush

Step 1

For the body shape use 250g of pink Saracino modelling paste and form it into a cone shape.

Step 2

Work with the thicker side of the cone, pull and work out the neck of the Llama until it’s long and thin keeping a ball shape at the very tip for her head.

Step 3

Start to work the body of the Llama a little so it looks like a heart shape with the neck ,I have also made sure that the base (feet end) is flat so that the Llama will stand proud.

Step 4

Insert a wooden dowel into your polystyrene, then paint the rest of the dowel with a little edible glue.

Step 5

Place your soon to be Llama onto the wooden dowel and double check that he is standing straight and as you want him, as this is how he will set and dry.

Step 6

Now it’s time to add some features. Carefully add your marks for the legs with either your dresden tool or your knife. I used my dresden tool to create four marks all together, one mark on each side, and then one in the front, and then at the back.

Step 7

Make sure you are happy with the length of the neck now. Once you are, form the ball that’s at the end of your neck into a cone shape for his mouth. Add a tiny ball for the Llama’s tail, don’t forget the bigger the ball, the bigger the tail!

Step 8

With my balling tool, I like to tab the surface of the Llama all over to create a nice wooly texture ( I try to avoid the face area a little at this stage)

Step 9

To create the ears I start off with a little bit of the pink modelling paste, and work it into a tiny sausage shape.

Step 10

I have cut the sausage shape in half (I usually double check to see if I’m happy with the length of the ears at this stage) . Although Llamas usually have long ears, feel free to cut them down to the size you prefer.

Step 11

Place your dresden tool in the center of the ear and shape as seen to create the ears.

Step 12

Attach the ears with a little edible glue either side of the head making sure they are sticking up into the sky

Step 13

To create the eyes I have got a small pea-sized ball of pink Saracino modelling paste, pressed it down on my board so that its flat, and cut it in half to result in two eyelids for the face of your Llama.

Step 14

Place one eyelid on each side of your Llama’s face with a little edible glue, with the straight edge at the bottom.

Step 15

Use your knife to create a mark in the middle of the Llamas snout.

Step 16

Now we are ready to make the cute heart nose! Create a teardrop shape with a tiny ball of fuchsia pink Saracino modelling paste. Use your dresden tool to indent the thick side of your teardrop to create a cute little heart.

Step 17

Glue your nose on the tip of your original cone shape, I have also added a couple of little light pink balls on the top of the head to create the look of wool.

Step 18

Finish the face off with a tiny slither of black Saracino modeling paste rolled out with my fingers and placed at the bottom of each eyelid.

Step 19

As if our Llama wasn’t pretty enough! Why not add some beautiful little flowers around the base of the neck! Here I’ve just rolled out different pink ,yellow and blue pastel Saracino modelling paste very thin and cut out with small blossom cutters.

Step 20

Using my balling tool I have balled each flower out on a foam pad to help cup them up and thin them out a little more! I have also added a center to each flower with a little bit of Yellow Royal Icing.

 

Step 21

To finish off my little Llama I have arranged all the flowers around the neck with a little edible glue to create a beautiful colour of flowers.
As you can also see in this photo I have transferred my little Llama to a 6” round cake, covered with pastel yellow Pasta Top.

Step 22

To accompany my Llama, what’s better than a couple of cactuses created with my favorite Tiffany coloured Saracino Modelling Paste. Using a simple cactus template! I have carefully cut around with a sharp craft knife.

 

Step 23

Cut out as many as you wish and leave to dry and set hard

Step 24

I have added in little lines with my dresden tool to create this effect

 

Step 25

Once the Cactuses have set hard, with a little bit of edible glue, I have stuck the cactus onto the cake using the Llama as support for the bigger cactuses (glue the cactus to the Llama also)

Step 26

No Llama cake is complete without a pompom or a tassel somewhere in the mix.
To start your tassels I have rolled out some Baby Blue Saracino Modeling paste and cut a thin strip about 4cm wide by 8cm long.

 

Step 27

Then carefully cut the strip leaving a tiny bit uncut at the top of the strip.

Step 28

Then roll the strip up to create a lovely bottom half to your tassel, You might need to use a little glue to help secure the tassel and stop it from unraveling.

 

Step 29

Add a small ball to the top of the tassel with a bit of edible glue and mark it all over with your dresden tool.

Step 30

Carefully stick to the side of your cake with a little bit of edible glue, and then add a small strip of pastel yellow to cover the join as seen above.

 

Step 31

Attach to the cake

Step 32

Sit back and enjoy what you have just created and enjoy the special occasion.

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MISS MOLLY TUTORIAL

MISS MOLLY TUTORIAL

Apr 18, 2019 | Modelling

Author: VICKY TEATHER

 

FB Page : Yellow Bee Cake Co.

Skill Level: Beginner
You will need:
  • 2 Wooden skewers
  • 2mm thick aluminium wire (I purchase it from the florist section in Hobbycraft)
  • Hot glue gun
  • Thick cardboard
  • Scissors
  • White florist tape
  • Polystyrene dummy
  • 80g Saracino White modelling chocolate
  • Saracino modelling paste: Black, Brown, Red, 175g Skin Tone, 55g White
  • Saracino gel colour: Brown, Skin Tone, Yellow
  • Saracino Dust colour: Black, Brown, Pink, Red
  • Craft knife
  • Dresden tool
  • Small ball tools
  • Rolling pin
  • 5mm Circle cutter.
  • Colour 175g of Skin Tone modelling paste with the Skin Tone gel colour.

In this tutorial Vicky Teather from the Yellow Bee Cake Co shows you how to create Miss Molly. You’ll learn to work with armatures to create a gravity defying model.

Tip: If you’re a bit clumsy, like me, let each section dry and harden before moving onto the next. It’ll mean you’re less likely to damage the work you’ve already done.

Step 1

Cut out a 2.5 x 1.5cm oval from the carboard. Push a skewer (A) through the card towards the left side and the wire through the right side. Push the other skewer (B) through the centre of the card. Add a layer of hot glue around the top and bottom edge of the card to seal the skewer and wire in place. Trim the skewer (A) to 15cm in length plus the depth of the dummy. And the wire to 15cm. Cut two lengths of wire and attach to skewer (B) 6cm above the cardboard using the florist tape. Bend the wire at a right angle. Add more hot glue to keep it in place.

Step 2

Mould 80g of White Modelling Chocolate around the centre of the armature. We will trim this later, so just get it as smooth as you can for now.

Step 3

Dip the end of skewer (A) into edible glue. Push a 30g sausage of Skin Tone modelling paste up the length of the skewer until it reaches the modelling chocolate. Add a little glue to attach the modelling paste to the chocolate and then shape the paste into a leg. Trim away excess paste from the top and bottom of the leg.

Step 4

Shape 30g of Skin Tone modelling paste into a bent leg shape. Use the craft knife to cut a line into the back of the leg. Paint glue inside the cut and then glue in place around the 15cm long wire. Use your fingers to blend the seam, followed by a dresden or silicone tipped tool.

Step 5

Shape the tops of the legs up onto the modelling chocolate body to create a flush surface. Trim away any excess modelling chocolate to achieve a smooth silhouette.

Step 6

Roll 35g of Skin Tone modelling paste into a ball. From one edge begin to pinch and roll the paste to form a neck. Flatten the opposite edge from the neck and press a dresden tool into the paste to create the beginnings of the bust.

Step 7

Use your fingers to round off and shape the bust. Shape the neck line by flattening and squaring off the shoulders.

Step 8

Flip the body chest over and press against the wire frame to indent the pattern from the armature. Cut along the marks and then attach with a little glue to the armature.

Step 9

Blend the chest into the modelling chocolate body to create a smooth silhouette. Add more modelling chocolate underneath the bust to round them off. Use the dresden tool to mark the cleavage lines and the collarbone. Bend the arm wire into position.

Step 10

Shape 20g of Skin Tone modelling paste into a spoon shape. Gently flatten the wide spoon end into a hand shape. Cut away a triangle from the left side of the hand. Use your fingers to smooth around the cut edges to round them off.

Step 11

Stretch out the area of the hand where the fingers will be. Then cut in half and then half again to reveal the fingers.

 

Step 12

Roll each finger in between your fingers to round off the cut edges. Flip the hand over and press the wide end of the dresden tool into the palm between the thumb and index finger.

Step 13

Cut the arm wires to 7cm in length, bend the left wire half way along. Dip the right arm wire into edible glue and then feed the arm up over the wire. Use your fingers to shape the arm and wrist, cutting away any excess paste. Blend the top of the arm to the chest. Create a second arm, but this time follow step 4 to attach to the bent wire.

 

Step 14

Roll out Red modelling paste to a 1mm thickness. Cut out a rectangle of paste and attach to the front of the model. Use your fingers to shape the paste, so that it fits around her curves.

Step 15

Use the craft knife to trim the paste, so that the seam lies against her side. Just like you would find in actual clothes.

 

Step 16

Trim the paste to reveal the neckline and sleeves. Cover the back of the model in the same way.

Step 17

Roll out the Red modelling paste to a 1mm thickness. Cut out a semi-circle and fold the rounded edge over with your fingers.

 

Step 18

Glue the semi-circle in place at the top of the arms and use the dresden tool to mark creases. Repeat with the second arm. Roll out White modelling paste as thinly as possible and cut out 5mm circles. Glue the circles in place over the dress and sleeves. And add small sausages of paste around the sleeves and neckline. Roll a long thin sausage of White modelling paste and flatten with a rolling pin. Trim the paste to around a 1cm width and then gently gather into a concertina shape. Trim away one edge and then glue in place around the base of the dress.

Step 19

Shape a small marble of Red modelling paste into a sausage. Glue in place around the bottom of the foot. Use your fingers to blend the seam created. Shape the paste into a shoe. Add a small cone for the heel.

 

Step 20

Roll 40g of Skin Tone modelling paste into a ball. Place the side of your finger half way up the ball and rock back and forth to create a shallow groove. Place your thumbs or a ball tool into the groove, leaving a 5mm gap between and lightly press to create the eye sockets.

Step 21

Lightly press down to create the bridge of the nose. Then use your fingers to shape the tip of the nose and define the bridge.

 

Step 22

Lightly press down on either side of the tip of the nose to shape the nostrils, then press a small ball tool into the nostril. Use the wide end of the dresden tool to mark the crease around the edge of the nostril.

Step 23

Use the craft knife to cut a smile line half way between the nose and chin. Press the blade into the cut and gently prise the lips apart. Use your finger to gently press the top edge upwards to create the upper lip. Pull the mouth open with the dresden tool.

 

Step 24

Press the dresden tool into the chin to create the bottom lip and chin area.

Step 25

Use a scribe tool to mark the creases in the side of the smile and then press a small ball tool in to add the dimples. Use your fingers to shape the chin and sides of the face by pushing the paste down and away. For the eyes press the mini ball tool into the eye sockets to create guide lines for where the edges of the eyes will sit. Cut a straight line between the two dots on the right eye.

 

Step 26

Place the blade into the cut and gently pull the paste away from the central line. Then use the dresden tool to mark a crease for the upper eyelid and the same for the lower eyelid.

Step 27

Cut out an almond shape using the two dots for guidelines and then use the dresden tool to shape the eye socket.

 

Step 28

Fill the mouth with a small amount of Black modelling paste. Then roll a small cone from Red modelling paste and glue in place on the lower edge of the mouth. Add a fine strip of White modelling paste along the top edge and use the scribe tool to mark the teeth. Press the dresden tool into the centre of the tongue to mark the central groove.

Step 29

Fill the open eye socket with a small piece of White modelling paste. Add a thin tapered sausage of Black modelling paste to the lash line on both eyes. Lightly dust around both eyes with the Black dust colour.

 

Step 30

Roll very, very fine tapered sausages. Paint a little glue onto the lashline and then press the centre of the sausage in place. Use the dresden tool to fold the two ends in place.

Step 31

Mix a little clear alcohol with the Black dust colour to create paint. Paint the outer edge of the eye, and then pull the colour in towards the centre of the pupil. Add a pupil to the centre. Then finish with a small dot of White modelling paste.

 

Step 32

Mix Pink and Red dust colour together and add a little clear alcohol. Paint the lips. Then dust the cheeks and tip of the nose with the Pink dust colour.

Step 33

Combine a small amount of Brown modelling paste with White modelling paste. Roll into two fine tapered sausages and glue in place above the eyes. Use the scribe tool to mark hair lines over the surface.

 

Step 34

Trim away the excess paste on the back of the head and then attach the head to the body. Trim the neck if required. Shape two ears from tiny balls of Skin Tone paste and glue in place.

Step 35

Cover the back of the head with a thin layer of golden paste (mix Yellow and Brown gel colour to achieve this shade). Use the dresden tool to add texture to the paste. Shape 5g of golden paste to cover the forehead. Add lines to the paste and then glue in place.

 

Step 36

Roll three tapered sausages from 10g of golden paste each. Flatten between your hands and then draw lines with the dresden tool. Attach one on either side of the head, folding and twisting the paste as you work and the third to the back.

Step 37

Add a thin strip of Red modelling paste to cover the join lines in the hair and then add a small decorative bow to the left side of the head.

 

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