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Steps 1a & b.
Divide fondant into coloured portions.
Portion out the face and head support
by halving 0.8oz. Add a quarter of a
teaspoon of tylose to the head support.
Shape and dry covered with plastic wrap.
Steps 2a & b.
The eyeballs are 5mm balls of gum paste
- prepare in advance and dry overnight.
Hold the eyeballs with your thumb and
forefinger for easy comparison. Paint a
circle on each with black edible marker.
With a different coloured edible marker,
paint a bigger circle on each. With your
finger, mix together to create a pale
colour. Add pupils with the black marker.
Step 3.
Join together the head support and
another half of skin tone fondant to make
a macaron shape. Make sticky with water.
Step 4.
Smooth the face side and shape the
surface into a concave bean shape.
Step 5.
Use the dresden tool to create facial
definition. Shape a small indented square
for the nose. Shape a cheek line. Be gentle.
Step 6.
Indent above the upper nose. Also create
the forehead area above the nose. Use
your fingertips to smooth the surface.
Step 7.
Place the eyeballs and push into the head
with a toothpick. Smooth fondant around
the eyes pushing onto the eyeballs to
create eyelids. Shape the nose into a small
pyramid. Use a pin to make dots for the
nostrils. Shape the nose edge.
Step 8.
With the dresden tool, cut a small line
for the mouth. Carefully open the mouth
with the tool and lift up the upper lip.
Step 9.
Close the mouth and shape the lip. Check
the face all over to be sure of the details.
Step 10.
Use tiny pieces of rolled out black
fondant and attach as eye lines. Touch
a dampened sharp brush to the black
edible marker and paint the eyebrows
and lashes. Brush on colour powder. Add
eye sparkle with white gel colour and
a tiny amount of glaze on the end of a
toothpick to create a shiny eye/lip effect.
Step 11.
Mix a quarter of a teaspoon of tylose to
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