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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Gum Paste & Fondant Video Tutorials » Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling » People

    How to Make a Clown~ Video

    July 31, 2014 By Melissa Diamond 6 Comments

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    Hi everyone!  In this video, you will learn to make a cute clown.  (No creepy clowns allowed!) ;0) -

    Our clown is actually going to be part of our circus cake tutorial, which we will link to as soon as we have it posted to the site.  

    We are also going to be creating several animals as part of our circus.  To keep this circus cake video from being hours long, it's best to break it up in to segments!

     

    So here is our adorable clown, I hope that you enjoy him!

     

    Materials:

    I used Satin Ice gum paste to create my clown.  You could also use fondant with a bit of tylose powder kneaded into it if you would rather, or even a 50/50 mix of fondant and gum paste if you want to slow the dry time a bit.

    Toothpicks~ I used toothpicks to anchor my clown pieces together, but you could also use floral wire, lollipop sticks, or even dry spaghetti noodles ;0)

    Styrofoam block.  I find it much easier to put my gum paste figures together if I have a piece of styrofoam to anchor the figure as I work.

    Pillow fluff or shredded paper towels (optional) to cushion your pieces as they dry (to prevent them from becoming completely flat on the back)

    Colors:  Americolor Electric Green, Royal Blue, Super Red (or pre-colored red fondant), Orange, Yellow

    Food coloring pen (black) to drawn on face.  I also used a purple pen for his buttons.

    Small flower cutter for flower on hat (optional)

     

     

     

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    1. Seema Latif July 31, 2014 at 5:48 am

      this is so cute.. so looking forward to the rest of the video. thanks Malissa you rock

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    2. marlene July 31, 2014 at 3:02 pm

      I love your clown. He is adorable. I even think I might be able to make him. lol

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    3. Melissa Diamond August 3, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Thanks so much!! Editing a circus poodle now & then the tent!! (Hope to have it all posted tomorrow!) ;0)

      Reply
    4. MsGF August 16, 2014 at 3:44 pm

      Very cute, I love a not creepy clown LOL!

      I've never heard the expression "bedroom shoes" made me smile.

      We just call them house shoes or slippers. But bedroom shoes sounds a bit sexier -LOL!!

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    5. Melissa Diamond August 16, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      Haha Teri, I thought everyone said bedroom shoes, lol ;0) - Too funny!

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    6. Anita Barron August 20, 2014 at 11:17 pm

      That is so cute and you make it look so easy.Thanks

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