Faces

I wasn’t happy with how they turned out, but a friend convonced me to go ahead and post.  I tried all the methods shown in the challenge to make circles.  When they dried the turned misshapen and lumpy.  Very frustrating.

I am so glad you DID enter these!  I think they are really cool and interesting. You have successfully tackled TWO kinds of kryptonite here - circles AND faces! I find it very interesting that your circles became wonky when they dried.  That can happen if your icing does not adhere properly to the cookie. In the future, it might help if you use your scribe tool and makes circular swirls along the perimeter of the cookie right after the cookie is flooded, when it is still completely wet. (I think this technique is shown in Julia Usher's video, linked in the original challenge post.) Anyway, I think you are being too self-critical!  I think your circles are good!  Keep practicing!

I find these interesting! I think they look pretty cool!

I think they look good too! And you really got some excellent practice with painting faces. Two questions as well: (1) Were there any face painting tips or tutorials that you relied on, or which you found particularly helpful? (2) What parts of these cookies are rubber-stamped? They look entirely handpainted from here, but I noticed you checked the rubber-stamped set too.

P.S. More questions re: lumpy icing: (1) Was it super humid? High humidity can often cause wonky drying. (2) What recipe or royal icing mix do you use? And to what thickness did you mix it? I find working as thick as possible ensures the most smooth and level drying, as a general rule.

Julia M. Usher posted:

I think they look good too! And you really got some excellent practice with painting faces. Two questions as well: (1) Were there any face painting tips or tutorials that you relied on, or which you found particularly helpful? (2) What parts of these cookies are rubber-stamped? They look entirely handpainted from here, but I noticed you checked the rubber-stamped set too.

P.S. More questions re: lumpy icing: (1) Was it super humid? High humidity can often cause wonky drying. (2) What recipe or royal icing mix do you use? And to what thickness did you mix it? I find working as thick as possible ensures the most smooth and level drying, as a general rule.

The faces are actually a stamp set with four sets of eyes, noses and mouths.  I used a marker to ink the stamps.  I learned it from McGoo U and I love it.  I used markers for the eyes and I painted the edges and gave them just a touch of blush.  They were fun to make, but the lumpiness destroyed the look.

im in California and we don’t get much humidity.  It had rained the day before and i don’t know if that is the problem.  I realized that I have less trouble with flooding in the summer.

thanks for the the nice words and taking the time to comment!

Bakerloo Station posted:

I am so glad you DID enter these!  I think they are really cool and interesting. You have successfully tackled TWO kinds of kryptonite here - circles AND faces! I find it very interesting that your circles became wonky when they dried.  That can happen if your icing does not adhere properly to the cookie. In the future, it might help if you use your scribe tool and makes circular swirls along the perimeter of the cookie right after the cookie is flooded, when it is still completely wet. (I think this technique is shown in Julia Usher's video, linked in the original challenge post.) Anyway, I think you are being too self-critical!  I think your circles are good!  Keep practicing!

Thank you for the nice comments.  I did make circles again yesterday and used the scribe and round cutter and it was a little better.  Still need to decorate them.  Thanks again!

Melinda Rivera posted:

I find these interesting! I think they look pretty cool!

Thanks!

Econlady posted:

Julia M. Usher posted:

I think they look good too! And you really got some excellent practice with painting faces. Two questions as well: (1) Were there any face painting tips or tutorials that you relied on, or which you found particularly helpful? (2) What parts of these cookies are rubber-stamped? They look entirely handpainted from here, but I noticed you checked the rubber-stamped set too.

P.S. More questions re: lumpy icing: (1) Was it super humid? High humidity can often cause wonky drying. (2) What recipe or royal icing mix do you use? And to what thickness did you mix it? I find working as thick as possible ensures the most smooth and level drying, as a general rule.

The faces are actually a stamp set with four sets of eyes, noses and mouths.  I used a marker to ink the stamps.  I learned it from McGoo U and I love it.  I used markers for the eyes and I painted the edges and gave them just a touch of blush.  They were fun to make, but the lumpiness destroyed the look.

im in California and we don’t get much humidity.  It had rained the day before and i don’t know if that is the problem.  I realized that I have less trouble with flooding in the summer.

thanks for the the nice words and taking the time to comment!

Thanks for all the info, though I think you are being way too hard on yourself. "Destroyed the look" is pretty strong, because any lumpiness is really not visible from here!

Julia M. Usher posted:

Econlady posted:

Julia M. Usher posted:

I think they look good too! And you really got some excellent practice with painting faces. Two questions as well: (1) Were there any face painting tips or tutorials that you relied on, or which you found particularly helpful? (2) What parts of these cookies are rubber-stamped? They look entirely handpainted from here, but I noticed you checked the rubber-stamped set too.

P.S. More questions re: lumpy icing: (1) Was it super humid? High humidity can often cause wonky drying. (2) What recipe or royal icing mix do you use? And to what thickness did you mix it? I find working as thick as possible ensures the most smooth and level drying, as a general rule.

The faces are actually a stamp set with four sets of eyes, noses and mouths.  I used a marker to ink the stamps.  I learned it from McGoo U and I love it.  I used markers for the eyes and I painted the edges and gave them just a touch of blush.  They were fun to make, but the lumpiness destroyed the look.

im in California and we don’t get much humidity.  It had rained the day before and i don’t know if that is the problem.  I realized that I have less trouble with flooding in the summer.

thanks for the the nice words and taking the time to comment!

Thanks for all the info, though I think you are being way too hard on yourself. "Destroyed the look" is pretty strong, because any lumpiness is really not visible from here!

Thanks.  I put the tray of cookies on the floor to increase the distance.  The lumpiness was visible with the increased distance.  The early pictures showed every lump.

I love these! And I think the slightly less than perfectly circular edges adds to the look. What face is perfectly round anyway? These are perfectly quirky!

These cookies are amazing and the design never seen before. Each cookie has its own expression. 

You are too hard on to yourself, Kate. Glad that your friend convinced you to post them. We would have missed them!

Manu posted:

These cookies are amazing and the design never seen before. Each cookie has its own expression. 

You are too hard on to yourself, Kate. Glad that your friend convinced you to post them. We would have missed them!

Thanks!

So beautiful!

Evelindecora posted:

So beautiful!

Thanks!

Nice entry. I like them, if I tried to make faces like that they would be even wonkier!!❤

talia posted:

Nice entry. I like them, if I tried to make faces like that they would be even wonkier!!❤

Thanks!  These are stamps I bought at Michaels.  It gives you four noses, four eyes and four mouths.  I mixed and matched.

These are so delightful!!! xoxo They look like a room full of children. I just love them.

Kim Damon posted:

These are so delightful!!! xoxo They look like a room full of children. I just love them.

Thanks!