- Roll out Satin Ice Fondant and let it dry for 30 minutes (below).
- Cut Nutcracker shape. Try not to move your fondant.
- Remove fondant around, it will help you to maintain the shape.
- Let your topper dry for 2 hours. Tip: Use dehydrator to speed up the process.
- Sketch lightly basic shapes of your Nutcracker (below - 3 pics).
- Pro tip: If you are doing a complicated design, cut your template to smaller parts and trace them separately.
- Mix gel Ivory color with alcohol and paint face and hands.
- Add first layer of your chosen color.
- Then go back and deepen colors by using a more concentrated gel.
- Paint hair with brown gel.
- Add black details.
- Using small brush and black gel color define lines and draw outline.
- With bright red color add blush.
- Paint gold details.
- It comes to life right before your eyes!!!
- The final nutcracker!