SARACINO EASTER CHICK

SARACINO EASTER CHICK

Mar 29, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Zoe Smith

FB: Bluebird – cakes

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino white modelling paste
  • Saracino yellow modelling paste
  • Saracino black modelling paste
  • Saracino yellow powder dust
  • Saracino white powder dust
  • Saracino green powder dust
  • Saracino blue powder dust
  • Saracino orange powder dust
  • Cerart flower tool 303
  • Cerart leaf tool 301
  • Sharp knife
  • Fine brush
  • Soft brush

Step 1

Roll 60g of yellow Saracino modelling paste into a ball.

Step 2

Press a straight handled tool across the middle for the eye-line.

Step 3

Smooth the middle in between where the eyes will be with your thumb. 

Step 4

This is what the profile should look like. 

Step 5

With a flower making tool shape one eye in the eye-line that you created. 

Step 6

Work into the eye to create a little depth so there is space for you to add the eyeball later

Step 7

For the other eye draw a semi circle to make it look shut. 

Step 8

Add in some detailing in between the eyes. 

Step 9

Next make two semi circles for cheeks. 

Step 10

Work into the cheeks to build depth. 

Step 11

Smooth the cheeks with your finger.

Step 12

Smooth the section between the cheeks so that the beak will have somewhere to stick to. 

Step 13

Make indentations at either side of where the beak will sit. 

Step 14

Dust the cheeks with Saracino pink powder dust using a soft dry brush. 

Step 15

Dust Saracino yellow powder dust around the eyes using a soft dry brush to add depth. 

Step 16

Use a pea sized amount of Saracino white modelling paste to create a ball. Flatten the ball into an oval shape and attach it to the socket with either a little cooled boiled water, edible glue or piping gel. 

Step 17

Roll a tiny ball of black into an eyelash and attach it to the other eye as shown.

 

Step 18

Colour a tiny amount of paste with Saracino blue powder dust and flatten it into a circle. Attach to the eyeball. 

Step 19

Add another set of eyelashes to the open eye. 

Step 20

Mix some Saracino white powder dust with some cooled boiled water and paint highlights to the eye – some small lines on the blue iris and two tiny dots on the black pupil. 

Step 21

To make a beak take a small amount of paste and colour it using Saracino orange powder dust and pinch one end and flatten the other.  

Step 22

Next press it as shown using a leaf tool to create a ridge running down the centre to the tip of the beak. Repeat with smaller piece. 

Step 23

Trim both sections. The larger of the two will become the top of the beak and the smaller will be the lower.

Step 24

Glue the beak into place and add two tiny nostrils with the leaf tool. 

Step 25

Take two little pieces of yellow modelling paste and roll them into fine tapered section of feathers. press them onto the head as shown and smooth joins. 

Step 26

Roll a ball of 90g of yellow modelling paste and flatten the base and the top to make the body. 

Step 27

To create the wings use 4g of yellow modelling paste and make two equal flat ovals. Score 5 lines from one end into the oval but all the way across. Then cut along the lines with a sharp knife. Pinch each section into a point as shown. 

Step 28

Glue the wings to the side of the body and smooth joins with flower tool. Make sure that you lift the cut feather pieces away from the body. 

 

Step 29

Next glue the head to the body. 

Step 30

For the chick’s feet take 4g of paste coloured orange and make two teardrop shapes. Make two cuts into the broader end. 

 

Step 31

Pinch these ends into points. 

Step 32

Add lines across the toes. 

 

Step 33

For the bow use 2g of paste coloured with Saracino green powder dust. Roll into two sausages and cut one into 2 equal pieces and the other into 3 pieces, 2 the same size and one smaller. 

Step 34

The section that is cut into 2 should be rolled into long sausage shape and flattened. Repeat with 2 longer sections of the other piece and roll the small piece into a ball for the knot. Add lines using the leaf tool as shown. 

 

Step 35

Glue to the neck, the larger pieces first, then the shorter and finally attach the knot. 

Step 36

Lastly glue the feet to the body and add two tiny pieces of black paste for eyebrows. 

 

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CREATE LITTLE FAIRY

CREATE LITTLE FAIRY

Mar 22, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Georgia Ampelakiotou 

FB: Georgias Cakes – Τουρτες Γεωργιας

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Dresden tool
  • Ball tool small size
  • A thin brush
  • A large brush
  • Foam board
  • Exact knife
  • Rolling pin
  • Saracino modelling paste skin color
  • Saracino modelling paste pink color
  • Saracino modelling paste light green color
  • Saracino modelling paste green color
  • Saracino modelling paste yellow color
  • Saracino modelling paste black color
  • Edible glue
  • Wooden skewer
  • Flower wire 22 gauge
  • Saracino Wafer paper 0.27
  • Saracino dust colors pink, black and brown
  • Clear alcohol

Step 1

Take 35g of Saracino modelling paste and roll it to a nice even ball shape.

Step 2

Use the back side of your brush to create a dent in the middle of the ball.

Step 3

Don’t push too much or too little. You must end up with a result like seen in the picture

Step 4

Use your finger to flatten the upper part of the ball

Step 5

Use your dresden tool to shape the nose.

Step 6

Use the sharp end of your dresden tool to cut the mouth

Step 7

Again with the dresden tool press underneath the mouth.

Step 8

Use your fingers to shape the chin

Step 9

Take a ball tool to make 2 holes for the eyes

Step 10

Take small amount of black sugar paste to make tiny balls and place them in the holes of the eyes. 

Step 11

Use a brush and pink color dust to blush the cheeks

Step 12

Mix black dust color with vodka and draw a black line above the eyes for eyelashes

Step 13

Mix brown dust color with vodka and draw the eyebrows

Step 14

Roll 25g of paste into a carrot shape

Step 15

Use the back side of your brush to create a mark on the back of the leg for the foot and the back of the knee.

Step 16

Roll again using the palm of your hand to make each divided part like a carrot shape.

Step 17

Press with your finger to create the heel

 

Step 18

Repeat the same for both legs and then bend them at the knee and place them on the dummy.

Step 19

Roll 35g sugar paste in a sausage shape 

Step 20

Use your fingers to press the sugar paste to create the neck 

Step 21

You should end up with a shape like you see in the picture 

Step 22

Take a wooden skewer and go through the body from the neck to the other side 

Step 23

Place the body with the skewer above the legs and also support the head

Step 24

Roll 8g of sugar paste into a carrot shape and use your brush to create a mark for the palm of the hand 

Step 25

Press with your finger to shape the palm

Step 26

Use your exact knife to cut the thumb as seen in the picture 

Step 27

Repeat to cut the rest of the fingers by cutting first in the middle and each part again in the middle. This way you will end up with 4 equal parts 

Step 28

Give an angle to the wrist.

 

Step 29

Roll a piece of rose sugar paste and cut in the shape as shown in the picture

Step 30

Use a foam board and the back side of a thin brush to thin the edge of your rolled sugar paste 

 

Step 31

Wrap the body with the rolled pink sugar paste

Step 32

Glue the arms on the body with edible glue

 

Step 33

Roll a small piece of pink sugar paste and cute a v shape in the middle 

Step 34

Wrap the foot with the piece of the fondant  to make the shoe

 

Step 35

Roll green sugar paste and cut a small strip

Step 36

Wrap the green strip around the ankle

 

Step 37

Roll a small piece of yellow sugar paste into a ball and place it on the ankle

Step 38

Roll green sugar paste and use the dresden tool to make lines

 

Step 39

Place the green sugar paste on the head to create the hair 

Step 40

Roll a tiny piece of green sugar paste to a carrot shape

 

Step 41

Place it over the head for extra details on hair

Step 42

Cut a strip of a dark green sugar paste

 

Step 43

Place it over the head like a ribbon band.

Step 44

Use a silicone mold to make some flowers 

 

Step 45

Gently place the flowers on the ribbon

Step 46

Use pink color dust to make shadows on the dress 

 

Step 47

Take a sheet of Saracino wafer paper and draw the wings 

Step 48

Use the scissors to cut out the wings

 

Step 49

When you have a pair of wings ready take a small piece of wire place it between the two wings and glue them with some water 

Step 50

Stick the wings in the back of the fairy

 

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BABY IN A BUNNY OUTFIT

BABY IN A BUNNY OUTFIT

Mar 14, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Mania Mistiloglou

FB: Candy Maniac

Skill level: INTERMEDIATE

You will need:

  • Non stick board
  • Small rolling pin
  • Edible glue
  • Exacto knife
  • Dresden tool
  • Point tool
  • Small flower foam base
  • Tapered point colour sharper No 0
  • Small ball tool
  • Fine brush (No 5/0)
  • Saracino dust colors (light blue, brown, black, pink)
  • Some vodka (or other clear alcohol) for mixing colours
  • Saracino modelling paste (white, skin, pink, grey, fuchsia, orange, green, brown)
  • Toothpicks

Step 1

Take a piece of skin coloured modelling paste, soften it and mould it into a ball shape.

Step 2

With the side of a brush or other appropriate tool press slightly in the middle of the ball.

Step 3

With two small fingers press slightly left and right of the center of the dent to form the nose in the middle.

Step 4

With the dresden tool, form the sides and the end of the nose pushing it upwards

Step 5

With the end of a finger smooth the edge of the nose to make it a bit rounder.

Step 6

Make the two nostrils with the silicon brush or a point tool and form a nice shape.

Step 7

Define the space where the mouth will be by making left-right  diagonal grooves and also horizontal (as a small triangle)

Step 8

Correct it with dresden tool

Step 9

With the point tool we divide this space to create the upper lip and the lower.

Step 10

Cut it slightly with a blade to stand out

Step 11

Soften the edges of the upper lip with the tip of your finger

Step 12

Form the border of the lower lip and the edges of the mouth with the dresden tool

Step 13

Add details with the silicon brush on the lips

Step 14

With the back of a brush, shape the chin pushing it upwards

Step 15

Form a distinct philtrum above the upper lip with a small ball tool

Step 16

Make a dot for the inner eye angle where the eye begins

Step 17

Make a dot for the outer eye angle where the eye ends

Step 18

Unite the two dots with a line

Step 19

Widen the line with the small ball tool

Step 20

Form the eyelids with the silicon brush

Step 21

Repeat same steps for the other eye

Step 22

Now you have the two eye sockets

Step 23

Put some white paste in one of the sockets. 

Step 24

Push it slightly and carefully to cover all space

Step 25

Repeat with the other eye

Step 26

With the back of the dresden tool make the appropriate adjustments on the details of the eyes

Step 27

Now the face is ready to color

Step 28

Start by painting the main colour of the eye using powder colours mixed with clear alcohol.

Step 29

Put some black for the pupil and some white for the light

Step 30

Color the eyelids with light brown for the lashes

Step 31

Give some shadows on the edges of the eyes, nose and lips with light brown dust

Step 32

With a bigger brush dust the cheeks with a light pink colour powder. 

Step 33

The face is ready

Step 34

Roll out some grey paste for the hood

Step 35

Attach the hood to the head using edible glue

Step 36

Roll out with the tips of your fingers some brown paste pieces

Step 37

Put them side by side to make the hair

Step 38

Attach them to the top of the forehead at the edge of the hood

Step 39

Shape the grey paste into a teardrop

Step 40

Roll out the grey paste to form the bunny ears. 

Step 41

Roll out pink modelling paste. Cut a piece of the pink paste to the same shape as the ear but a bit smaller.

Step 42

Attach the pink over the grey with edible glue

Step 43

Cut the excess to form a straight edge.

Step 44

Make a bigger hood using grey modelling paste and cover the head

Step 45

Attach the ear to the hood with edible glue.

Step 46

Repeat with the other ear.

Step 47

Put the head safely on the side ready for later.

Step 48

Take a piece of grey paste and form the body as shown

Step 49

Roll out some pink paste and cut a large petal shape for the tummy

Step 50

Attach it to the body with edible glue

Step 51

Put a toothpick in to the top of the body and attach the head

Step 52

With a piece of grey paste make an L-shaped leg as shown

Step 53

Put some pink details on the shoe pad and do the same for the other leg. Fix them both to the base of the body

Step 54

Roll some grey paste in a sausage shape and cut off the edge diagonally for the arm

Step 55

Bend it in the middle to form an L shape

Step 56

Give some wrinkles to the inside angle with the dresden tool

Step 57

Finish both arms and attach them to the body

Step 58

Roll a small sausage of skin modelling paste and flatten the edge

Step 59

Cut a triangle to form a thumb

Step 60

Separate the rest of the fingers and give them a slight bend to the inside of the fist

Step 61

Attach the hand at the end of the arm. Do the same steps with the other hand

Step 62

Make a small carrot with orange paste

Step 63

Make a pink bow for the neck

Step 64

Attach the carrot and the bow and the figure is ready!!!

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CREATE THIS LITTLE KOALA

CREATE THIS LITTLE KOALA

Mar 7, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Melanie Williamson

FB: Melanie Williamson

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

    • 60g Saracino modelling paste coloured grey
    • 40g Saracino modelling paste coloured browN
    • 2g black Saracino modelling paste
    • 2g light green Saracino modelling paste
    • 1g white Saracino modelling paste
    • Black colouring
    • Brown colouring
    • Cake gel or other edible glue
    • Pink edible dust
    • Dresden tool
    • Veiner tool
    • Paintbrush for gluing
    • Small soft brush for dusting
    • Craft knife
    • Large, medium, small and extra small ball tool

Step 1

Colour 40g of modelling paste brown

Step 2

Roll into a cone shape

Step 3

Flatten and widen the base, smoothing with your hand, and create a slight bend in the trunk

Step 4

Score the trunk with the veiner tool to create a bark effect. Set to one side

Step 5

Colour 60g of modelling paste grey. You’ll only need a little black gel. Remember you can always add more!

Step 6

Roll 25g of the grey paste into an ovoid

Step 7

Place down, slightly flattening the bottom and arching to create the koala’s body

Step 8

Take a very small ball of white modelling paste, flatten and shape in your hand to create a rough triangle

Step 9

Place this onto the koala’s body as shown (when attaching small pieces of Saracino paste together you don’t need to use any glue)

Step 10

Use a little cake gel as glue, or cool boiled water, and position the koala onto the base of

Step 11

To make the legs roll 4g of grey modelling paste into two sausages (2g each)

Step 12

Shape these into a loose ‘S’ shape

Step 13

Flatten the end of each leg with the dresden tool or your finger to create paws

Step 14

Use the veiner tool to mark claws

Step 15

Soften the edges with your finger or the dresden tool

Step 16

Add the legs to the koala’s body, placing some glue on both the trunk and the koala

Step 17

To make the arms again roll 2 sausages using 4g of grey modelling paste (2g each).

Step 18

Use your little finger to gently roll and define a paw at the end of each arm

Step 19

Flatten each paw

Step 20

Slightly bend each arm and glue into position so the koala can hug the tree!

Step 21

Roll 25g of grey modelling paste into a ball and slightly square off the top and sides to create the head shape

Step 22

Use the large ball tool to indent eyes midway up the face

Step 23

Mark a line for the mouth with the veiner tool

Step 24

Use the dresden tool to open up the mouth

Step 25

Run the medium ball tool just below the bottom of the mouth opening to create the bottom lip

Step 26

Use the small ball tool to mark the outer edges of the mouth

Step 27

Create deeper eye sockets using the medium ball tool

Step 28

Roll 3 balls of black modelling paste as shown. Put the larger to one side for the nose. The smaller two are the for the eyes. These are too small to weigh but should be about the size of petit pois!

Step 29

Drop the eyes into the sockets. If they’re too large or small simply remove and try again

Step 30

Use the very small ball tool to make tiny holes in the top right of each eye for highlights

Step 31

Roll tiny white balls and drop these into those holes, very gently smooth into position.

Step 32

Now roll the reserved black paste into an ovoid for the nose and glue into position

Step 33

For the ears use the remaining 2g of grey modelling paste to make two balls (1g each)

Step 34

Indent these with the large ball tool and roll two small balls of light grey paste, place into the ears

Step 35

Smooth and flatten them with your finger and then indent with the large ball tool

Step 36

Use the veiner tool to mark the sides of each ear as shown

Step 37

Trim each ear with the craft knife to create a flat edge and glue into position on the koala

Step 38

Roll two tiny sausages of grey, from the ear cut off, and place into position as eyebrows

Step 39

Use a soft brush to add a little pink dust to the koala’s cheeks and mouth

Step 40

Push a cocktail stick into the koala’s body (if for a customer be sure to tell them it’s there)

Step 41

Position the head onto the stick – looking cute isn’t he?!

Step 42

To make the leaves use 2g of Light Green modelling paste

Step 43

Roll into small cones and mark the centre line with the veiner tool

Step 44

Glue into position on the tree and your cute little koala is finished!

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ORCHID AND SEA HOLLY

ORCHID AND SEA HOLLY

Mar 3, 2019 | Flowers, Modelling

Author: Cassie Brown

FB: Cassie Brown

Skill level: INTERMEDIATE

You will need:

  • Non stick board
  • Small rolling pin
  • #24 and #28 or 30# white wire
  • Green florist tape 1/2 width
  • Tweezers 
  • Set of moth orchid cutters medium by Cassie Brown
  • Large tea rose veiner
  • Flower paste Saracino WHITE
  • Saracino Flower paste coloured green
  • Cornflour to stop sticking 
  • Trex
  • Orange airbrush colours
  • Burgundy gel colour
  • Fine brush
  • Airbrush
  • Sea holly cutter set
  • Sea holly or leaf veiner
  • Wire cutter

This is my favourite to make, known as a thistle its very popular with brides in their bouquets (something blue), there are over 250 species of thistle and they come in so many different shapes and sizes. It’s actually very easy to make once you get the hang of it. If you make just the centre of the sea holly but go larger on a 20# wire you have created a teasel. Have a go!

Step 1

To make the bracts, take a ball of green Saracino flowerpaste and roll into a sausage shape, using a thin rolling pin, roll a small ridge up the centre of the sausage. 

Step 2

Lift the paste off the board to make sure it is not sticking then using the medium sea holly cutter, place the cutter over the ridge and press down and gently move around the board to cut out the bract shape. Use cornflour if needed. 

Step 3

You will need 5 bracts cut out at the same time (this will stop the bracts drying at different times). Push a 30# white wire up through the ridge to just over half way.

Step 4

Dust the veiner with a little cornflour. Place the bract on the bottom of the veiner then place the other veiner on top and press down firmly with your hand.

Step 5

Make little cuts around the bract with small scissors so it looks like a thistle or feather.

Step 6

Where the paste is over 1/2 way up the bract bend to a 90 degree angle and place on the side of a board or piece of foam (the bract should look like a little person with no head, dangling his feet into a swimming pool).

Step 7

To make the centre of the Sea Holly take a 1/2 length of 24# white wire and bend a small hook in one end, using a pea size amount of green flower paste, roll into a neat ball, heat the hook of the wire with a naked flame (I use a candle) as soon as the wire is hot then push straight into the ball of green paste.

Step 8

Shape the ball into a slight rose cone shape. With a small pair of scissors start at the bottom of the cone making small cuts, work your way up and around the cone until you get to the top.

Step 9

Finished sea holly centre

Step 10

Dust the Indigo blue from the base of the bract and fade before the colour gets to the end. Then dust all over with a little silver shimmer. Also dust the centre of the sea holly with the blue and silver.

Step 11

To wire, try to do this when the bracts are slightly damp. Take the five bracts and bend the wire as close as you can against the paste then place them around the the centre wire using ½ width green florist tape. Stretch the tape to release the glue and secure to the wires about ½ an inch under the bottom of the bracts, tape about one inch down the stem.

Step 12

Holding the taped wire, pull the wires one by one down through the tape so that you get a neat and tight finish to the back of the thistle, adjust the bracts if needed then pull the centre of the sea holly down. Finish taping down the wire.

Step 1

Mix the flower paste with your fingers to soften then roll into a sausage, roll either side of the sausage to create a ridge in the paste for the wire, roll the top part of the ridge flat, for the top of the petal.

Step 2

Gently release the paste from the board then place the cutter over the top of the ridge, press down and move the cutter in circular movements to cut out, lift the paste and cutter, I like to roll my finger around the top of the cutter to make a neat finish.

Step 3

Hold the ridge of the paste in-between your finger and thumb and gently push the wire into the ridge using your other hand.

Step 4

Dust cornflour onto the rose petals veiner, place the petal on it and push the top veiner down to create the veins. Place onto a foam pad and gently soften the edges of the petals with a ball tool. 

Step 5

You will need to repeat this process to make 1 head, 2 arms which are the large petals and 2 legs. You will need to turn the paste over to create a left and right for the arms and legs.

Step 6

Roll a small ball of paste about the size of 1/2 a pea, into a cone shape, pinch a small node of paste on the top side of the paste to create a nose like shape, then use the rounded end of the ball tool to soften the edges of the cone shape.

Step 7

Roll a ridge into the paste then release from the board (add a little Trex to the cutter to stop sticking) align the cutter so you can see the ridge through the cutter, then cut out the paste to create the throat shape.

Step 8

Cut a length of 30# wire into 3 pieces, gently push the wire into the ridge of the throat. 

Step 9

Gently use the rounded end of the rolling pin and soften the inside of the ear like parts of the throat. This will make them curl up a little.

Step 10

Bend the paste and wire back on the orchid throat and leave to dry a little. Roll a very small piece of paste into a ball then place onto the throat of the orchid, using a little water to help it stick. Push the pointed end of the rolling pin through the middle of the ball to make an indent. 

Step 11

Place 2 drops of orange airbrush colour into the colour well of the airbrush, practice creating a shade of colour by pulling back on the trigger about 1/3 of the way and being about 2 inches away from the paper. Gently shade over the petals, I like to make the petals a little darker in the centre of the flower.

Step 12

Airbrush a fine mist of colour around the edge of the throat, then paint burgundy lines into the centre of the ear like parts of the throat. I then paint tiny dots onto the ball in the throat of the orchid.

Step 13

Cut green florist tape in 1/2 lengths, then using one of the lengths of tape, stretch to release the glue then tape around the back of the 2 throats. And tape all the way down the wire.

Step 14

Add the 2 large arms to the back of the throat and tape together. Then add the 1 head and 2 legs to the back of the flower and tape together.

Step 15

I have wired the orchids onto a single stem with 2 small buds then added the stem of sea holly and 2 Japonica leaves. This would look stunning draping from the top of a cake but also in a vase next to a plain cake. Have fun creating. 

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