I'm not sure where to start with this one...
I received a call from a customer asking for a cake showing the 2012 Gold Cup winner Synchronised biting the cup as seen in the papers.
It was a last minute order and as the customer wanted fruit cake she was happy to supply the cake, so all I had to do was paint the horse in question onto a plaque to fit on the cake... how hard could that be??!
Well, I'll tell you now that the idea made me sweat a little as I've never viewed my painting skills as anything more than mediocre! But I do love a challenge!! :)
Unfortunately, the photo in the papers showing Synchronised taking a nibble at the cup was a bad shot of the horse himself so I needed to improvise the scene a little, using a different, more side on shot of him and a separate photo of the Gold Cup... ideally, having the Gold Cup in person to work from would've been better but I didn't think I could be trusted to keep it safe!!! Ha!!
Stupidly, I had a practice attempt on a scrap of icing before attempting the final work on the plaque I had prepared and annoyingly it was a surprisingly good effort, making me feel like it would be impossible to duplicate it again anywhere near as well.
I'll let you decide how you think I did. Personally, although the idea frightened me beyond belief I was quite impressed by my paint job! :)
I also covered the cake board with white icing and added an extra ribbon to the edge of the board to finish the job properly along with a little message from the birthday girl's sons...
I received a call from a customer asking for a cake showing the 2012 Gold Cup winner Synchronised biting the cup as seen in the papers.
It was a last minute order and as the customer wanted fruit cake she was happy to supply the cake, so all I had to do was paint the horse in question onto a plaque to fit on the cake... how hard could that be??!
Well, I'll tell you now that the idea made me sweat a little as I've never viewed my painting skills as anything more than mediocre! But I do love a challenge!! :)
Unfortunately, the photo in the papers showing Synchronised taking a nibble at the cup was a bad shot of the horse himself so I needed to improvise the scene a little, using a different, more side on shot of him and a separate photo of the Gold Cup... ideally, having the Gold Cup in person to work from would've been better but I didn't think I could be trusted to keep it safe!!! Ha!!
Stupidly, I had a practice attempt on a scrap of icing before attempting the final work on the plaque I had prepared and annoyingly it was a surprisingly good effort, making me feel like it would be impossible to duplicate it again anywhere near as well.
I'll let you decide how you think I did. Personally, although the idea frightened me beyond belief I was quite impressed by my paint job! :)
I also covered the cake board with white icing and added an extra ribbon to the edge of the board to finish the job properly along with a little message from the birthday girl's sons...
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