Culinary Art: Watercolor Techniques for Illustrated Biscuits
A course by Rachel LevesquePastry Designer and Illustrator
A course by Rachel Levesque, Pastry Designer and Illustrator
Discover edible watercolor decoration techniques and create mouth-watering illustrated biscuits
Fan of baking and illustration? And why not combine these two passions in a single activity? This is what the talented pastry chef and illustrator, Rachel Levesque, set out to do.
Winner of the Best Pastry Chef television competition in 2017, she decided to embark on the creation of illustrated pastries with her Happy Pastille workshop, thus attracting prestigious clients such as Chanel, Cabaïa, and Clarins.
In this online course, Rachel teaches you different pastry decorating techniques to create illustrated cookies with edible coloring. Let yourself be transported into a gourmet, colorful, and childish universe with the sweet scent of small butters.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 20 downloads
Material and Tools
8 minutes, 19 seconds
Practice Drawing on Paper 1
16 minutes, 51 seconds
Practice Drawing on Paper 2
12 minutes, 26 seconds
Prepare the Cookies
16 minutes, 41 seconds
Make the Royal Icing
12 minutes, 7 seconds
Flowers and Foliage on Cookies
15 minutes, 49 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by meeting Rachel Levesque. She tells you about her passion for illustration, watercolour, patterns, and baking before introducing you to her influences.
Then you practice painting the design on paper before preparing the biscuit dough and royal icing. Then you choose your colour scheme and mix your food coloring.
Look for inspiration and use your watercolor bouquets to create the templates for your biscuits.
Then it's time to get to work! Cut, bake, and glaze your biscuits. Then start to paint different flowers, from the largest to the smallest, as well as the foliage.
Finally, put the finishing touches on your creations, as well as adding volume, detail, and gold paint!
As a bonus, Rachel shows you how to make a beautiful package and how to mass produce your biscuits. See how to scan your designs to print on edible paper.
What is this course's project?
For the final project, create a collection of shortbreads illustrated with bouquets of flowers with watercolor and pencil effects.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is aimed at both beginners and foodies who wish to decorate their pastries with delicious decorations.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is required to take this course.
As far as materials are concerned, you need pastry utensils and basic ingredients for making cookie dough and royal icing, brushes, food coloring, and felt pens for decoration.
Reviews
- 1 month ago
Me encantó 😍
- 9 months ago
Bem didático e com excelente material.
- 10 months ago
Das hat viel Spaß gemacht, vor allem weil es zwei meiner Vorlieben verbindet: Backen und Aquarellieren. Vielen Dank für den tollen Kurs.
- 10 months ago
Questo corso mi è piaciuto molto, ben spiegato, chiaro e comprensibile. Ho imparato una nuova tecnica che sfrutterò nel mio lavoro. Lo consiglio sicuramente!
- 11 months ago
Me ha gustado, repetiria!!
She first began to paint on meringue, marshmallow, chocolate, before discovering that cookies are great mediums for expressing her creativity. Major brands such as Chanel, Clarins, and even Cabaïa have already succumbed to the childish and flowery charm of her creations.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- My Sources of Inspiration
- U2
Cookies and Drawings
- Material and Tools
- Practice Drawing on Paper 1
- Practice Drawing on Paper 2
- Prepare the Cookies
- Make the Royal Icing
- Flowers and Foliage on Cookies
- U3
Put on Your Apron!
- Finding Inspiration
- The Preliminary Design of the Bouquets
- Watercolor Cookie Flowers
- Watercolor Leaves and Foliage
- Adding Details
- U4
The Pleasure of Giving
- Enhance Cookies with Luxurious Packaging
- Easily Making a Series
- Digital Drawing
- FP
Final project
- Culinary Art: Watercolor Techniques for Illustrated Biscuits
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