Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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Rhu's Top Tips:

Remember these are not suitable for eating due to the wire armature – make sure you tell the people

you are making them for.

When posing the figure, bend the joints using pliers rather than just your fingers, you will get a

sharper bend.

MODELLING MASTERCLASS

22 Roll two 10g of flesh into a 8cm

carrot shapes and taper down to

make hands. Cut an 'L' shape to make

the thumb, make three cuts for the

fingers and roll between your fingers

to soften edges. Use a suitable tool

to mark in nails and knuckles.

23 Turn hands over and score from

thumb to middle of base of palm,

this will help the thumb move.

Mark in finger bends to help

them curl.

24 Twiddle just below the hand to

create the wrist.

25 Cut a slit into the underneath of

each arm with a sharp scalpel.

26 Sit the arm over the wire and

smooth over the cut. Start at the

hand end and cut away any excess

at the shoulder if you need too.

Smooth into the shoulder area with

a Dresden tool.

27 Smooth the shoulders and

ensure you are happy with the

position of the arms and hands.

Paint her nails if you wish and add

shoulder straps.

28 Roll a strip of black wide

enough to fit around the head and

deep enough to sit above the head.

Texture with a grooved golf tool or

similar to add texture.

29 Wrap around the head and trim

the top with scissors.

30 Add some additional strips to

the front of the head and around

the face.

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