Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art
Painting on a Light Background 2
A course by Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron , Cake Artist
Joined March 2022
About the video: Painting on a Light Background 2
Overview
“After completing the top tier, I will add the finishing touches so that the cake is camera and party ready! ”
In this video lesson Grace Pak | Duchess of Cameron addresses the topic: Painting on a Light Background 2, 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 our frames, we have different grooves, so it's not a flat frame. There are grooves here and there. To make it dimensional, we'll focus on the shadows and the highlights. First I'll go in and draw the lines before we even shade. There seems to be two big lines in the middle and then the edge lines are also prominent. Let's go in and draw the lines in the center of the frame. As you can see, we have two lines here. This section actually comes out. If you're looking at the frame, these two sections are behind and this section is a curvature that comes out, s...”
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Course summary for: Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art
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Category
Craft, Culinary -
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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