LLAMA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

LLAMA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

Aug 2, 2021 | Cakes, Modelling

Author: ZULY XIOMARA

FACEBOOK: SWEET ART PAINTING

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino Pasta Model: white, green, violet, tiffany, orange, pink, fuchsia, yellow, brown and black
  • Saracino white Pasta Top
  • Saracino powder colours: pink, violet
  • Saracino Liquid Shiny confectioners glaze
  • Saracino gel colours: black and light skin
  • Icing sugar
  • Dummy or edible cake
  • Edible markers: black, brown, red, blue and pink
  • Oval cookie cutters
  • Ball tools of different sizes
  • Flower and heart plunger cutters
  • Modelling tools
  • Scalpel
  • Digital scales
  • Knife
  • Baking paper
  • Small scissors
  • Pencil
  • Snips for cutting
  • Small rolling pin
  • Letter plunger cutters
  • Oval plunger cutter
  • Small teardrop cutter
  • Plastic knife
  • Artists brushes
  • Silicone tip brush
  • Silicone bow mould
  • Clear alcohol
  • Piping nozzles: 1.8cm, 1.5cm, 1cm, 7mm, 5mm, 1mm, 2mm, 4mm
  • Chopsticks
  • Bamboo stick 20cm long
  • Corn flour

Step 1

Using 400g of white Saracino Pasta Model knead and form a ball. Modelling with your hands shape the body of the Llama and cut off the excess at the neck.

Step 2

Bend at the neck and cut off more excess diagonally to get the top of the neck.

Step 3

Your body and neck shape should look like this from the side.

Step 4

Cut a piece of greaseproof paper to the same diameter as your dummy.

Step 5

Place the body on the base and add a little glue or water in the back crease of the neck.

Step 6

Moisten the bamboo skewer with water. Insert it through the center of the neck and into the polystyrene base. Cut the skewer using snips so you have approximately 4cm projecting for the head.

Step 7

Join several toothpicks with an elastic band or with adhesive tape and add the texture of the wool.

Step 8

Take 110g of white Pasta Model and roll a ball to create the head.

Step 9

Position the head on the skewer without adding glue.

Step 10

Use your finger to press a dent across the face in the eye location.

Step 11

Remove the head and create the wool effect on the back with our cocktail stick tool. Using a little glue or water fix the head to the neck.

Step 12

Using a 7mm diameter piping nozzle mark the eyes.

Step 13

For the mouth and nose area mix a little light skin and pink colour Pasta Model. Roll into a ball and flatten the back face. Use a 1.8cm diameter piping nozzle to cut out the mouth and nose area. Fix to the face and add the nostrils  using a silicone pointed tool.

Step 14

Using a small ball tool add the mouth.

Step 15

Using a modelling tool or knife mark the central division that joins the nose and mouth.

Step 16

Dilute a little pink powder colour with clear alcohol and using a fine brush paint the nose in the shape of a triangle. Dilute a little black gel colour with a little water and use a fine brush to paint the shape of the nose.

Step 17

Roll a little black Pasta Model until it is 1mm thick. Cut two circles with the 4mm diameter piping nozzle and glue them to the inside of the eyes.

Step 18

Dilute a little purple powder colour with clear alcohol.

Step 19

Use a fine brush to paint the eyelid area.

Step 20

Using black paint the eye lashes with a thinner brush.

Step 21

For the hair on the top of our Llama’s head roll white Pasta Model to a thickness of 0.5cm. Use a large flower cutter to cut out the required shape.

Step 22

Use a little glue to fix the hair into place and add the wool texture. Using white Pasta Model cut two circles with the 1mm diameter piping nozzle and stick them on the black eye circles.

 

Step 23

For the ears roll a little pink and white Pasta Model. the white needs to be thicker than the pink. Use the oval plunger cutter to cut out two oval shapes from each colour.

Step 24

Fold the pink pieces at the end and cut off the excess. 

Step 25

Fix the pink to the white as shown. 

Step 26

Fix both ears using a little glue (if required you can add a small piece of cocktail stick into each ear to help secure). Using pink Pasta Model cut two circles and fix to the cheeks. 

Step 27

For the eyebrows mix white and brown Pasta Model and roll small teardrop shapes. Fix to the head. Using your 1mm diameter piping nozzle create two small white circles and fix to the pink cheeks. 

Step 28

For the flower and leaves mix a small amount of violet and light green Pasta Model with white to achieve pastel colours. Cut out the flower and small leaves. 

Step 29

Use a little glue to fix to the head. Add a small ball of yellow to the centre. 

Step 30

To form the legs roll white Pasta Model to a sausage shape as shown in the photo. Each leg will weigh approximately 13g. Bend approximately in the middle to give the shape of the leg. 

Step 31

Repeat this step for all the legs (the front legs should be slightly smaller). Create the wool texture effect on all of them. Do not add texture to the hoof area as we will paint this later.

Step 32

For the tail roll a teardrop shape of white Pasta Model. Fix to the Llama and add the wool effect. 

Step 33

For the necklace collar prepare pastel colors using Pasta Model: light blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, lilac (adding a little white paste to each colour) and fuchsia which does not need white adding. Roll the light blue paste until it forms a long thin sausage.

Step 34

Fix the light blue around the Llama’s neck. Using a ball tool create the holes where the pompoms will go.

Step 35

Take a small equal part of each colour. Roll the balls using your index finger on the palm of the hand. Glue the balls into place.

Step 36

Repeat the steps to create another neckless.

Step 37

Using the letter plunger cutters cut out the letters you would like using your required colours. Leave aside. 

Step 38

For the blanket use a large ovel cutter to cut out a thinly rolled piece of white Pasta Model. Use the same cutter to cut a thin piece of light blue paste. Use a smaller cutter to cut out the centre of the blue. Use the same smaller cutter to cut out a thin piece of pink paste and add to the centre of the blue. Cut out a circle from the centre of the pink. Use the same circle cutter to cut out a thin piece of fuchsia paste. Add the fuchsia circle to the centre of the pink.

Step 39

Fix the blanket to the Llama’s back.

Step 40

Use a silicone bow mould to make a small yellow bow. Add a little corn flour to the mould to prevent the paste from sticking. Use a flower plunger cutter to make a small flower. Cut out circles and triangles using colours of your choice. 

Step 41

Add the decorations as shown using a little glue if required. 

Step 42

Attach the flower to the centre of the blanket and the bow to the back of the neck. 

Step 43

For the tassels roll light purple coloured paste thinly and cut a long 1cm wide strip. Use a scalpel to cut small strands. 

Step 44

Cut in equal lengths and roll up as shown.

Step 45

Make as many as you require. Cut off the escess paste from the end.

Step 46

Using a little glue or water fix the tassles around the edge of the blanket.

Step 47

Dilute black colour with clear alcohol. Use a small brush to paint the hoof on each leg.

Step 48

For the school bag – Roll lilac coloured Pasta Model to approximately 2cm thickness. Cut out the bag shape using a large ovel cutter.

Step 49

Using various shaped cutters and coloured Pasta Model decorate the front of the bag. Use the same colour as the bag add a rectangle shape for the front pocket. 

Step 50

For the bag zip roll purple Pasta Model thinly and cut into strips. Fix to the bag. Repeat using a thinner strip for the zip to the front pocket. For the fastener cut out two triangle shapes. Use a thin piping nozzle to add the centre circle. We will need strips cut ready for the straps to the bag.


Step 51

Use a stitching tool to add a zipper effect as shown. Fix the triangle fasteners. Add two small light blue circles to the top of the fasteners. Use a little glue to add the straps and the bag handle. 


Step 52

For the zipper and side pockets of the briefcase cut purple pasye and glue


Step 53

Using edible pens paint the eyes and lips.


Step 54

The straps should be fixed as shown. 


Step 55

To create our notebook cut a rectangle 7cm x 5cm using fuchsia Pasta Model and mark a line down the centre. Cut all the pieces and decoration needed for the book.



Step 56

Glue each of the pieces and decoration. Using the edible pens draw the lines of the page and add the text.


Step 57

For the pencil roll a small 4cm long cylinder using yellow Pasta Model and model the other parts using grey, beige, pink and fuchsia.

Step 58

Glue the pieces together as shown. Paint the end tip of the pencil using black colour.


Step 59

Using a small ball tool add texture to the pompoms.

Step 60

Paint the hooves using Liquid Shiny.



Step 61

Cover your cake using Pasta Top. Add the decorations as required to the cake.

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CUTE RACCOONS BABY SHOWER CAKE

CUTE RACCOONS BABY SHOWER CAKE

Jul 6, 2021 | Cakes, Lace Products, Modelling

Author: MAGDALENA KOSZYK

INSTAGRAM: MADZIOWKA

Skill level: BEGINNERS

Inspiered by Tanyi Bonya

You will need:

  • Saracino Pasta Model: white, black, light blue, pink, yellow, violet, light green, brown
  • Saracino white Pasta Top
  • Saracino baby blue Pasta Top
  • Saracino powder colour: light gold, black, sky blue, pink, light skin tone
  • Saracino shiny effect confectioners glaze
  • Polystyrene balls: 1 x 6cm in diameter, 4 x 4cm in diameter, 7 x 2cm in diameter
  • Dummy cake or cake
  • Clear alcohol
  • Dresden tool
  • Ball tool
  • Rolling pin
  • Brushes
  • Fondant smoother
  • Cake drum
  • Toothpicks
  • Circle cutters

Step 1

Prepare all the necessary products and tools.

Step 2

Start by working the pastes to make them soft. You can start working right away with the pre-coloured pastes. For a soft and “dusty” sky blue, mix light blue Pasta Model with white and a little brown. Don’t be afraid to experiment until you get the colour you like.

Step 3

For the body roll and form the paste into a cylinder shape. Use the Dresden tool to shape into overalls.

Step 4

Place on a dummy and allow to dry slightly.

Step 5

Using white Pasta Model add the upper part of the torso inside the overalls. Using a ball tool add stitching to the edge of the dungarees and creases below the armpit areas.

Step 6

Using light blue paste roll two strips and round at each end for the straps. Cut out a small circle and cut out a semi circle – this will be a pocket.

Step 7

Fix the straps and pocket. Use the grey icing to model two legs as shown. Roll two strips of blue icing for the trouser legs. Roll two oval shapes from the white paste and attach to the soles of the feet.

Step 8

Fix the legs to the shorts and then wrap the trousers around the top of each leg. Use the Dresden tool to add creases to the trousers. Insert a short toothpick into the torso at the neck.

Step 9

For the head roll the shape shown. Use your index fingers or a ball tool to make two recesses for the eyes leaving a gap between them.

Step 10

Using white paste cut out terdrop shapes simialr size to the eye sockets. Use a knife or scalpel to cut off the small triangles at the top – they will look like fur. Glue both into the previously prepared recesses.

Step 11

Using a dark grey paste prepare elongated teardrop shapes, thinner on one side. Fix to the head and use the ball tool to make sockets for the eyes.

Step 12

Place your head onto the torso by sticking it onto the toothpick. Add a flattened oval shape as a snout. Mark the nose and add a smile.

Step 13

Using the dark grey paste cut out a shape as shown for the dark fur on the raccoon’s head. Prepare two white balls for the eyes, two blue balls for the irises, and two smaller black balls for the pupils.

Step 14

Roll out some brown paste and using a scalpel cut out the shape as shown to form the pilot cap. Prepare a strip of beige color and two circles with holes in the center. Gently flatten the circles into an egg shape. These elements will make the goggles.

Step 15

Add the eyes. Use tiny white beads to add a “sparkle” to each eye. Add the grey ‘fur’ piece. Add a black nose with a white ‘sparkle’. Fix the brown paste ‘helmet’ to the raccoon’s head. Add the elements to form the goggles. Add two sleeves using white paste.

Step 16

Prepare two paws from the dark grey paste as shown. Model small elements that will create the toy airplane. Let them set slightly and then glue together.

Step 17

Fix both paws to the arms. Add the toy airplane to the right paw.

Step 18

Form the shape of the ears from the black paste, stick the white centers to them (the same shape, only smaller).

Step 19

Place the ears on the raccoon’s head, gently bend them with your fingers to give character and form.

Step 20

For the cloud prepare polystyrene balls connected together with toothpicks.

Step 21

Roll out the white paste and put it over the balls. To help the paste stick you can moisten the polystyrene with a little water and a brush.

Step 22

Gently press down and pull the paste to cover the ball structure.

Step 23

Combine light pink paste with white paste, add a little brown for a soft colour. You can of course use the pre-coloured pastes if you wish. Model the shape of the tummy with the legs. Attach it to the cloud with a toothpick. If the raised leg is not set enough and drops you can insert a toothpick into it to keep it straight.

Step 24

Prepare a slightly darker shade of paste. Make a thin strap, a pocket shape and a mini heart. Using the lighter colour paste make a pocket shape. Fix the elements on the character’s tummy with a little glue if required.

Step 25

As with the previous racoon use grey paste to form the shape of the head. Use your finger or a ball tool to form recesses. Fill the recesses with lighter pieces of paste cut into a tear drop shape.

Step 26

Using a dark grey paste prepare an elongated teardrop shape flattened on one side. Fix to the face. Use a ball tool to make eye sockets.

Step 27

For the dark fur on the racoons head roll out a mid grey and cut out to the pattern shown. Roll two balls of white paste for the eyes. Using white paste shape the mouth area.

Step 28

Fix the dark fur on the head and cut to length by the nose. Add the mouth, nose, irises and ears as before. Use a Dresden tool to form the mouth and snout.

Step 29

Attach the head to the torso using a cocktail stick if required. Add two sausage shapes for the arms. Using the darker pink roll two small balls and press to a cuff shape. Fix to the end of the arms. Use a ball tool to form a recess in each cuff ready to fix the hands. Apply two small dots of white paste to each eye.

Step 30

Prepare balls of dark grey and cream paste. 3 different sized pieces of each colour. Arrange from the smallest to the largest alternately. Carefully press them together to form a roll shape.

Step 31

Roll the tail to give a point at each end.

Step 32

Fix the tail with a little glue. Model the hands and fix to each cuff.

Step 33

Apply a little water to the 6cm polystyrene ball.

Step 34

Roll out the dusty pink paste. Carefully cover the ball and smooth.

Step 35

Stick a toothpick into the ball.

Step 36

When the figurine is set and firm stick the toothpick into the top of the raccoon’s head. Take your time with this step as if the figurine is not firm enough the ball maybe too heavy.

Step 37

For the end piece of the balloon model a small cone shape. Prepare thin strips of the dusty pink paste. Two longer ones for the ribbons and two shorter ones for the bow. Fold in half and join them together as shown. Wrap a fifth piece around the end piece of the balloon.

Step 38

Fix to the balloon. Add a thin white strand of paste and place it in the raccoon’s hands. To obtain the effect of ribbons blowing in the wind use a construction of skewers and toothpicks as I have shown. Support the ribbons off the structure until they are set. Carefully remove the sticks checking that the ribbons are holding their shape.

Step 39

Finish off the characters by painting the eyes and noses with the Liquid Shiny confectioners glaze. Using a soft brush and the powder colours lightly dust the figures. Black for fur, blue for dungarees and the combination of pink and skin tone for the balloon and girl’s jumpsuit. To make the figures even cuter add a slight blush to the faces. Remember to control the amount of powder on the brush, apply the dust each time and then wipe the excess off the brush onto a paper towel.

Step 40

Prepare and work the purple, sky blue, green, yellow, powder pink and very light brown colour pastes. Add white paste to the pre-coloured paste to make the softer shades. Roll a long sausage shape of each colour and shape them into a rainbow. Trim the ends with a knife. Leave to set.

Step 41

Using Light Gold powder pearl colour mixed with clear alcohol carefully paint the light brown colour. Painting the gold over the brown makes coverage easier.

Step 42

Using baby blue Pasta Top cover the dummy or the finished cake.

Step 43

Glue the rainbow to the side of the cake and to the top. Optionally add white dots on the pink rainbow strip.

Step 44

Place the boy raccoon on the cake board and the girl raccoon on top of the cake. You may want to add additional decoration to the cake such as sprinkles or hand-cut confetti. On the side of the cake you can add paste covered polystyrene balls (these can also be cake pops or chocolate balls depending on your skills).

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KAWAII BIRTHDAY CAKE

KAWAII BIRTHDAY CAKE

Jun 1, 2021 | Modelling

Author: SHEREEN VAN BALLEGOOYEN

FB: SHEREEN’S CAKES & BAKES

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino Pasta Model
  • Saracino white Pasta Top
  • Waffle Texture Mat
  • Ball tools large, medium & Small
  • Scallop tool
  • Craft Knife
  • Dresden Tool
  • Small Blossom Cutter
  • Flower veiner mould
  • Ribbon Cutter
  • Serrated cone tool
  • Rose Leaf Cutter
  • Heart Cutter
  • Paint Brush
  • Lemon Extract
  • Circle Cutters
  • Sugar Glue
  • Heart cutter

Step 1

Cover your cake board with Pasta Top coloured in pale yellow and your cake with Pasta Top coloured in light shade of mint green.

Step 2

For the top part, colour Pasta Top pale pink. Roll the paste to about 4mm thick (we dont want it too thin). Place a cake board the size of your cake in the middle of the icing and cut your ‘drip’ part around the board, leaving space so it hangs down the side of the cake.

Step 3

Place the drip part on the cake after brushing the cake with some sugar glue. Apply a little glue under each ‘drop’ part and the press against the cake.

Step 4

Use the inside of your thumb to run over the edges to smooth them off and round them nicely.

Step 5

Here’s a guide on how to create some pastel colours and extra colours using ready coloured Saracino Pasta Model.

Peach – mix 2g yellow with 3g orange and 50g white, for a darker peach just add more orange.

Step 6

Mint green – mix 2g green with 3g yellow and 50g white, for a darker green just add more green

Step 7

Pale purple – mix 2g dark pink with 3g purple and 50g white. I always add pink to my purple as it just lifts the colour a bit.

Step 8

Baby pink – Mix 25g light pink with 50g white. You can add more pink for a slightly darker shade or just use a dark pink mixed with white for different shades too.

Step 9

Light yellow – mix 15g yellow with 50g white. Add more yellow if you would prefer a darker yellow.

Step 10

Pale blue – mix 25g tiffany with 50g white. Add more tiffany if you’d like a darker shade

Step 11

Lime green – mix 10g dark green with 25g yellow for a lovely bright lime green, more yellow will give it a more vivid green look or more green will tone down the brightness.

Step 12

Bright orange – mix equal portions of yellow and orange

Step 13

Dark coral – mix 15g fuschia with 25g orange.

Step 14

Rich purple – mix 15g dark pink with 20g purple.

Step 15

Light coral – mix 3g orange with 25g light pink

Step 16

Use the waffle texture mat to texture some Pasta Model, the paste must be 5-6mm thick so it can stand up properly when dry. Cut out a circle for the waffle. I coloured this paste with a little bit of caramel and autumn leaf colours.

Step 17

Use a medium ball tool to make some sockets for eyes. All the character faces are made exactly the same as this. Use a small ball tool to shape a small oval socket for the cheeks.

Step 18

To make a small mouth use a PME scallop tool and press it in fairly deep (not all the way through).

Step 19

Using black Pasta Model add two eyes and then mark small sockets on each eye. Add two tiny sockets to each eye. Add two small balls of white Pasta Model to the cheeks.

Step 20

Add two different sized white dots to each eye to finish the face of the little character.

Step 21

To make an icing drip, roll out white Pasta Model and shape with your fingers. Trim off the top before adding to the waffle.

Step 22

Add the icing drip to one side of the top of the waffle.

Step 23

Make some strawberries for some extra decoration. Roll the strawberry shape using red Pasta Model and use a Dresden tool to mark the little seeds on the fruit.

Step 24

For the top of the strawberry use a small blossom cutter to cut 2 bright green leaves and use the veining mould to give these some texture.

Step 25

Add the strawberries at the top. Your little waffle is complete. Let it dry. 

Step 26

For the cake slice use Pasta Model to form a square in your hands and then roll one side thinner. Trim your shape to create a cake slice shape.

Step 27

We will be using the pastel coloured pastes we mixed earlier. Roll out the paste and using a ribbon cutter cut strips of each colour.

Step 28

Start adding the stripes from the bottom and work your way up. I always finish with a wider band of colour as this allows me to add drippy icing over the top if I want to. Finished colour stripes

Step 29

For the ‘icing’ covering roll out some white Pasta Model to approx. 3mm thick. It needs to be long enough to cover the top and side of the cake slice. Now glue the back of your cake slice on to the piece of paste.

Step 30

Trim excess icing off each side of the cake slice but keep the long piece to go over the top of the cake.

Step 31

Flip the slice over and brush the top with glue and bring the rest of the white paste up over the top.

Step 32

Now turn the slice upside down so you can see where you need to trim each side of the triangle top shape.

Step 33

Once trimmed flip back upright.

Step 34

Smooth off the edges nicely. Add eyes, cheeks and mouth like you did with the waffle. Roll out some little teardrop shapes for icing.

Step 35

Add the icing decoration to the top of the cake slice.

Step 36

For the chocolate milk shake character use light brown Pasta Model to shape a cup.

Step 37

Roll out some white Pasta Top. Keep it fatter one end and then roll thinner and thinner to create a nice swirl of cream on your shake. Make some little wafers for the shake too, use the waffle mat again, cut a circle and then cut some wedge shapes.

Step 38

Add your ‘cream’ swirl to your shake.

Step 39

For the straw roll 2, 3 or 4 colours to a thin long sausage shape.

Step 40

Place your colours together and twist them, after a gentle twist, roll out under the palm of your hand on your mat. Twist again and roll until you have a smooth long colourful sausage shape to cut into straws.

Step 41

Cut some straws in different sizes.

Step 42

Following the steps we used previously add eyes, cheeks and mouth. Roll some little dark brown sprinkles and use a ball tool to make holes for the straws to go in to.

Step 43

Thinly roll out some white Pasta Model and cut out a drip shape. Add around the top of the cup.

Step 44

Add the wafers, sprinkles and straws to finish your character.

Step 45

For the pineapple, use yellow Pasta Model and roll an egg shape then trim off the top. Use a long sharp knife too make some lines on the egg shape.

Step 46

I made bigger diamond shapes as they are easier to create around this pineapple shape. Use a serrated cone tool to make the little star dents inside each diamond shape.

Step 47

The little star shapes in the centre of each diamond shape.

Step 48

Add the eyes, cheeks and mouth. For the top leaves of the pineapple, use green Pasta Model and cut out some leaves using a rose petal cutter. Use a Dresden tool to mark a line in the centre of the leaf. As Pasta Model is so flexible, stretch each leaf out longer and as it stretches also thin the ends with your fingers.

Step 49

Start putting your leaves together starting in the centre.

Step 50

Once you have put all the leaves together trim off the base so they sit flush on top of the pineapple and you have another completed character.

Step 51

For the croissant roll out Pasta Model (the same colour as your waffle) and cut out a long triangle shape.

Step 52

Start rolling this from the larger side. Roll right to the end.

Step 53

Turn this over and press together nicely. Smooth the edges and shape the ends to make your croissant.

Step 54

Add the little face and use the Dresden tool to indent slightly along each line.

Step 55

I used a little bit of lemon extract and autumn leaf colouring to add some colour on the croissant.

Step 56

For the cherry use red Pasta Model. Roll it into a ball. Use a cone tool to make the dent in the top of the cherry.

Step 57

Use a small heart cutter to cut out some leaves and fold in on the rounded side and pinch together. Create a stalk for the cherry.

Step 58

Add the face and complete your little cherry for the top of the cake slice.

Step 59

To make the donut character cut out a circle from light brown Pasta Model. Use a smaller circle cutter to remove the centre from the donut.

Step 60

Roll out some white Pasta model. Cut a wavy edge around the outside slightly smaller than your donut. Place on top of the donut.

Step 61

Use a ball tool to press the white through the centre of the donut so it fills the side of the centre hole.

Step 62

Add the happy face and finish off with some sprinkles.

Step 63

Using the pastel colours roll lots of sprinkles. Add to the top of your cake and to the cake board.

Step 64

Add your kawaii characters to the cake. Ta Da! It’s ready.

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