Character Modeling with Sugar Paste
Hands and different hair alternatives
A course by Carlos Lischetti , Pastry Chef
About the video: Hands and different hair alternatives
Overview
“In this lesson I will teach you how to model hands and mark fingers. We will also see different hair alternatives from basic shapes.”
In this video lesson Carlos Lischetti addresses the topic: Hands and different hair alternatives, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Modeling with Sugar Paste. Learn the basic techniques of sugar art to sculpt figures filled with expressiveness and movement.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hands and Different Hairstyles In this lesson, we’ll finalize the details on the second figure, such as the hair and the hands. To do the hair, we’ll take a piece of black paste, in this case. I’ll make a sausage. Here, we want to do the hair in series. What do I mean? I’ll cut the paste into equal segments. You can make some bigger and others smaller. You can vary the size. Then we’ll model each of these pieces into a ball, applying what we learned in the lesson on basic shapes. We’ll make a ball and then… …and teardrop like this. We’ll do the same thing with the rest of the balls. Remembe...”
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Course summary for: Character Modeling with Sugar Paste
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Craft, Culinary, Design -
Areas
Cake Decorating, Cake Design, Cake toppers, Edible Art, Fondant

Carlos Lischetti
A course by Carlos Lischetti
As a child, Carlos Lischetti loved baking and decorating cakes. This childhood passion inspired him to take courses with industry professionals in Argentina and Europe, which he continues to do to keep up with new techniques and stay motivated. In the world of sugarcraft, Lischetti has developed his own unmistakable style thanks to the sketches of his twin brother Elio, which he uses to design his sugar paste figures.
Throughout his career, he has had several of his projects featured in the magazine Cakes and Sugarcraft, and has written two books: Animación en azúcar and Animación en azúcar 2, published by B. Dutton Publishing in London. He currently travels the world teaching his modeling techniques and sharing his sweet experiences in sugarcraft.
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