Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art
Painting on a Light Background 1
A course by Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron , Cake Artist
Joined March 2022
About the video: Painting on a Light Background 1
Overview
“To finish this unit, you will learn some best practices for painting on a light background, which will most likely be the majority of your cakes. ”
In this video lesson Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron addresses the topic: Painting on a Light Background 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art. Design and paint elegant fondant cakes by exploring composition, coloring techniques, and painting exercises to create art that's meant to be eaten.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Painting on a Light Background In this lesson, we'll learn best practices for painting on a light background, which will most likely be the majority of your cakes. For painting on a light background, we do our base painting in a light color. Let's get started. First, I'll start with the center frame, which is an oval shape. We're going with a light color, and we're going to do the base sketch. I'm going to put the branches in. This is your base sketch and it need not be perfect because we'll perfect it with multiple layers, so we just want to get a feel for where everything goes, and next...”
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Course summary for: Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art
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Category
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Areas
Design, DIY, Painting

Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron
A course by Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron
Grace Pak is a cake artist and the founder of Duchess of Cameron, a high-end cake studio in New York City. She studied fine art at New York University and later a master's in neuroscience at Columbia University to better understand the artist's mind. After working in ecommerce for nine years and suffering a personal loss, she decided to reevaluate her career and signed up for culinary school, graduating with a Grand Diplôme with Distinction from the International Culinary Center in New York City.
Grace has since appeared on various Food Network shows including Candy Land and Buddy vs. Duff, and worked with high-profile clients including Tiffany & Co, Jean Paul Gaultier, STARZ Network, Four Seasons Hong Kong, and Martha Stewart. Her cakes have been featured in publications like Vanity Fair and House and Garden, and she was won awards including New York Wedding Awards Manhattan Cake Designer of the Year.
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