In this Project, Pretty Witty Cakes' tutor Mia Tambini shows you how to work with linear painting styles on a cake.  During the tutorial, she shows you 4 separate cake designs using paint work. The tutorial is designs for beginners with each cake getting progressively harder as you work through the project,

What you will learn

This Project is all about learning to draw and paint on cakes. You will learn:

• how to prepare cakes for painting work and which is the best surface
• How to prepare paint for linear work
• How to transfer a design on to the cake
• How to make a free hand design on a cake
• How to incorporate 3D elements into linear cake painting
• How to work in a black and white design
• How to make a colour wash design
• How to make a dramatic floral black and white design and to incorporate a 3D flower
• How to remove paint when you go wrong
• How to make a poppy wired flower
• How to work with black and white linear shading
• How to deal with areas between tiers such as ribbon layers
• How to attach flowers using flower pics

How do the Projects work?

All our Projects are divided into Lessons so you can watch each section when you need to (there is no need to watch everything in one go). To see the list of Lessons, click on the Lessons tab. Each Lesson has a brief description in the blue box with the screen image.

Materials

We sell much of the equipment you use in the Project in the Pretty Witty Cakes' online shop. To see a full list of materials used including quantities of fondant and cake sizes, click on the Materials tab.

Buying from Pretty Witty Cakes

To buy products used in this Tutorial, see the shop menu to the right.