Fun Figures

This gorgeous book guides you through Lorraine McKay’s distinctive sugar art style, showing you how to create cute, characterful sugar figures for 10 special occasion cakes, from weddings and graduations to baby showers and birthdays. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction, covering all the basic techniques you need, from mixing skin tones and making eyes, arms, teeth and hair, to supporting your finished figures. The book then guides you step by step through 10 inspiring projects, each finishing with a gallery of close-up shots to show you exactly what you are trying to achieve. The book is packed with Lorraine’s tips for success and will help you to create cute and accomplished-looking sugar figures with ease.

Create cute, characterful sugar figures for a wide range of special occasion cakes, from weddings and graduations to baby showers
10 easy-to-follow and inspiring step-by-step projects, styled on finished cakes to give you ideas for how best to showcase your sugar figures
The comprehensive introduction guides the reader through all the techniques needed, from mixing skin tones and making facial features to supporting the finished figures

Book Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
Techniques 12
Baby Shower 22
Graduation 30
Engagement 38
Golden Wedding 48
Asian Wedding 58
Valentine's Day 68
First Birthday 78
Christmas 88
21st Birthday 108
Bride and Groom 118
Index 128