Every once in a while, something comes along that's so good you're at a loss for the right words to describe it. While most of us are still trying to create something like this in 2D, here you've gone ahead and mastered it in 3D. How on earth did you pipe the sweater under his right arm??? How did you do any of this? How long did this take to create? (This was not a 3 day project.) Beyond incredible, Sonja!!!
P.S. your bio still reads "dabbler" you need to change it to "da Vinci."
Well, am kind of at a loss for words now as well, dear Christine, just blushing away . Thanks so much for such a glowing comment ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ !
I piped the stitches under the arms (and on the sides of the body, where they would be covered by the arms) before I attached them to the body. The challenging part was to tie these stitches together with the stitches on the body.
For the body, incl. head and legs, I formed a basic shape with aluminum foil, and then baked the cookie on this much like is done with spheres in the cookier world. The arms I modeled, and the feet are a heart cookie with shortened tip. Then I used stiff icing to model the more detailed body features, and piped the finest details.
And no, it wasn't a 3-day project. It took many weekends. I knew it would take long from the start, so the first problem that had to be solved was the icing. Mine always starts crystalizing after a couple of days, noticeable only when one pipes very fine detail like the stitches. What I did then - ***and this might help some of you, who like to do time consuming projects*** - I colored enough icing, let it sit for a day for the color to settle, then wrapped it in small portions in seran wrap, and put it in the freezer. It defrost quite fast like this, and I was able to take some out whenever I needed, with the same color and same consistency as in the beginning of the project.
I still love Dabbler better than the other two, but will change it for you to decent (never could compare my skills with those of da Vinci )
Thanks again a million, Christine!!!
Awesome idea about the icing Sonja! I never would have thought of that as a solution (I've run into this issue before, too).
Every once in a while, something comes along that's so good you're at a loss for the right words to describe it. While most of us are still trying to create something like this in 2D, here you've gone ahead and mastered it in 3D. How on earth did you pipe the sweater under his right arm??? How did you do any of this? How long did this take to create? (This was not a 3 day project.) Beyond incredible, Sonja!!!
P.S. your bio still reads "dabbler" you need to change it to "da Vinci."
Well, am kind of at a loss for words now as well, dear Christine, just blushing away . Thanks so much for such a glowing comment ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ !
I piped the stitches under the arms (and on the sides of the body, where they would be covered by the arms) before I attached them to the body. The challenging part was to tie these stitches together with the stitches on the body.
For the body, incl. head and legs, I formed a basic shape with aluminum foil, and then baked the cookie on this much like is done with spheres in the cookier world. The arms I modeled, and the feet are a heart cookie with shortened tip. Then I used stiff icing to model the more detailed body features, and piped the finest details.
And no, it wasn't a 3-day project. It took many weekends. I knew it would take long from the start, so the first problem that had to be solved was the icing. Mine always starts crystalizing after a couple of days, noticeable only when one pipes very fine detail like the stitches. What I did then - ***and this might help some of you, who like to do time consuming projects*** - I colored enough icing, let it sit for a day for the color to settle, then wrapped it in small portions in seran wrap, and put it in the freezer. It defrost quite fast like this, and I was able to take some out whenever I needed, with the same color and same consistency as in the beginning of the project.
I still love Dabbler better than the other two, but will change it for you to decent (never could compare my skills with those of da Vinci )
Thanks again a million, Christine!!!
Awesome idea about the icing Sonja! I never would have thought of that as a solution (I've run into this issue before, too).
Am glad you find this useful, dear Carol . I freeze just the right size to fit into my parchment paper cones. That way I can just take one out, let it defrost for maybe 30 minutes, roll and kneed it I my hand, and ioad it like a cartridge . It has made this project much easier.
This is amazing...AMAZING!!! Sorry I missed it when you posted, Sonja!
I'll just say - do you realize how hard this is to do????!! You are an amazing artist!! How did you manage to do it 3D and keep the proporsions and everything????!!!
This is amazing...AMAZING!!! Sorry I missed it when you posted, Sonja!
I'll just say - do you realize how hard this is to do????!! You are an amazing artist!! How did you manage to do it 3D and keep the proporsions and everything????!!!
Awww, thank you so much, Zara ❤️❤️❤️! Am so happy you like it. My mobile doesn't say when your comment posted, but I just cough it now. So sorry, if my reply comes late!
The cookie is a basic shape only... For body and head together I made a mold with aluminum and baked it much like its done with sheres. Arms and feet are modeled and "glued" to the body.
The finer modeling was done with stiff royal icing. I can't really say how I managed to keep the proportions pleasing to the eyes, as I've never modeled before. Royal icing is really cool to work with, though, as it let's you add very thin layers where needed, and so I just added by painting it on in the later stages of shaping, until I was pleased with the form.
I worked on it many weekends, as it was important to let it dry well between steps. Also, had to contemplate the sequence a lot, as not to add anything too early that could break when working on something else, or make access to a certain part impossible.
I had so much pleasure doing this, that I will try another figurine for sure. Maybe this time I'll take some better work in progress pics, to show how I did it... The ones I took of the badger are not good enough to post.
This is amazing...AMAZING!!! Sorry I missed it when you posted, Sonja!
I'll just say - do you realize how hard this is to do????!! You are an amazing artist!! How did you manage to do it 3D and keep the proporsions and everything????!!!
Awww, thank you so much, Zara ❤️❤️❤️! Am so happy you like it. My mobile doesn't say when your comment posted, but I just cough it now. So sorry, if my reply comes late!
The cookie is a basic shape only... For body and head together I made a mold with aluminum and baked it much like its done with sheres. Arms and feet are modeled and "glued" to the body.
The finer modeling was done with stiff royal icing. I can't really say how I managed to keep the proportions pleasing to the eyes, as I've never modeled before. Royal icing is really cool to work with, though, as it let's you add very thin layers where needed, and so I just added by painting it on in the later stages of shaping, until I was pleased with the form.
I worked on it many weekends, as it was important to let it dry well between steps. Also, had to contemplate the sequence a lot, as not to add anything too early that could break when working on something else, or make access to a certain part impossible.
I had so much pleasure doing this, that I will try another figurine for sure. Maybe this time I'll take some better work in progress pics, to show how I did it... The ones I took of the badger are not good enough to post.
Thanks again, dear Zara ❤️❤️❤️!
Amazing again! Wish I have your patience and talent!
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