Skill level: Advanced
I got a opportunity to work with Disney making this squirrel cake holding a giant donut. This project turned out amazing. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a standing squirrel holding a giant donut. If you've ever wondered how to create a vertical donut shape, let me tell you, it's not easy, but I break down the process step-by-step.
You will also learn how to create the squirrel's fur, how to paint the donut and squirrel to look life-like, and how to add the expressive eyes and donut frosting.
There's a lot to cover in this tutorial, so let's get our tools together, and let's get started!
2:07:53 Minutes of Instruction
What You Will Learn
- How to create a gravity-defying squirrel cake holding a giant donut
- Learn how to make a vertically-standing giant donut
- How to sculpt and paint fur on an animal
- Learn how to make expressive eyes and facial features on a squirrel without looking too much like a person
Tutorial Chapters
- Cutting Wooden Pieces
- The lower body structure
- The upper body structure
- The donut base structure
- Making it food safe
- The tail structure
- The donut structure
- Modeling chocolate - the base
- Modeling chocolate - the top
- Stacking the cakes - squirrel
- Stacking the cakes - donut
- Crumb coating the cake
- Shaping the donut cake
- Shaping the squirrel
- Adding the ears
- Shaping facial features
- Covering the donut in fondant
- Texturing the donut
- Covering the squirrel in fondant
- Making squirrel hands
- Making squirrel toes
- Texturing the squirrel
- Airbrushing the cake
- Adding the eyes and eyelids
- Making the donut frosting
- Decorating the board