Modeling Chocolate: Create Animal Toppers
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Lessons
- 16 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Marc Suárez Mulero
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Have you ever thought about making a hyperrealistic figure out of edible materials? Now you can with cake designer and sculptor Marc Suárez; he teaches you the fundamental techniques to sculpt a four-legged animal topper with chocolate to be the crown jewel of your cakes and other tasty creations.
In this Domestika course, learn how to shape the internal frame for a topper, skillfully model chocolate, and add the finishing touches to give your piece a realistic look. If you're craving more knowledge about cake design, bite into Marc Suárez's first course Edible Sculptures Design.
Description
Begin by getting to know Marc as he tells you a bit about himself, his career as a cake designer, and the main influences that provide inspiration for his work.
Discover the secrets to working with modeling chocolate and search for reference images to help you put your idea down on paper. Then, look at all the materials involved in making an edible topper.
Now roll up your sleeves and start modeling. See how to turn your idea into a 3D object by translating your sketch into basic shapes to build the frame. Marc then explains how to prep your frame to make sure the chocolate stays in place while you work.
Sculpt the body, model the head, and then add texture, color, and fine details to your topper to give it a hyperrealistic look. As a last step, Marc shows you how to securely attach your topper to a cake.
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