Week 10

Areas covered:-

1) People modelling

We continued the modelling theme from last week and we made a ballerina.  The head was made using a mould then painted using dust colours.  The skirt was done using a cookie cutter which was then frilled. The small cutters were then used to add detail to the design.  I used sugarpaste to make the hair but a sugargun could also be used.

Next week is the penultimate week of the course.  We are making a stacked cake incorporating drapes and a burst.

Week 9

Areas covered:-

1) Modelling
2) Painting
3) Starburst

The course is starting to get busy especially now we are designing our cakes for the final presentation.

Today we started off with painting using the models we made last week with the mexican paste.  We used 3 painting techniques: using colour and rejuvenator spirit, using colours, lustre dust and rejuvenator spirit and trying out some new metallic paints.  We painted some ducks and butterflies. I loved the metallic paints.

We then went on to modelling, making a teddy bears picnic. We had brought the iced board with us to add the scene. We used the square cutters to create the patchwork quilt and a size guide to make the teddy.

We also used glitter and metallic paint to decorate out bursts in preparation for the tiered cake.

Week 8

Areas covered:-

1) Broderie anglaise
2) Cut outs

We used a hexagonal cake attached different designs using the broderie anglaise cutters as shown below.

We then started making cut outs using modelling paste. We made a teddy bear cutter and used modelling tools for the details.

We also used mexican paste to prepare small cutouts for painting next week.