Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art
Inspiration and Sketches
A course by Cynthia Irani , Cake Artist
About the video: Inspiration and Sketches
Overview
“In this lesson, you'll look at how you can start ideating and looking for reference photos. I'll also quickly sketch ideas on a sheet of paper to define my composition. ”
In this video lesson Cynthia Irani addresses the topic: Inspiration and Sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art. Use cakes as a canvas to capture the beauty of the natural world by creating delicious botanical compositions with sugar.
Partial transcription of the video
“Inspiration and Sketches In this lesson, I'll walk you through my ideation process, how I sketch my final composition, and all inspirational photos that I gather before starting my project. You must consider your client's needs, venue, or the type of event that you'll be creating for. You might want to consider the type of flowers you're working with. If your bride is referring to more romantic flowers for their event or their wedding, this is where you want to go with a lighter or even darker shade. It doesn't matter as long as it responds to their needs. You might also want to do somethin...”
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Course summary for: Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art
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Category
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Areas
Cake Decorating, Cake Design, Edible Art, Fondant
Cynthia Irani
A course by Cynthia Irani
Cynthia Irani is a contemporary cake designer and artist based in Montreal, Canada. Growing up in a creative household meant she was exposed to a variety of crafts from a young age. She painted murals at school and went on to study graphic design at university, minoring in fine art. Cynthia then worked in the tech industry and product design for 15 years for clients including Yellow Pages Canada, OneOcean Group, and Shopify.
After baking a cake in celebration of the birth of her first child, and sharing it on Instagram, her career in cake decoration began. Since then, Cynthia has become known for her free-flowing petals and the muted, neutral designs which she creates and shares with over 100K followers on Instagram. Her work has also been featured in publications including Cake Masters Magazine and 100 Layer Cakes.
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