Dina, this should be do-able – the worst part would have been if she’d wanted it standing up, but as it’s going to be swimming then break it down into parts:
- first decide which parts of the figure you want showing (head obviously, but then just the toes (kicking up) and the hands?).
- work out how big each part needs to be and draw them sized on a piece of paper – this can act as your template, so you don’t, e.g. make the head too big.
- from the way I work, I would start off with the lower part of the face (beige) and hollow the mouth, and put a flat piece of the burgundy paste in, and then add the teeth. Then add the top part of the head.
- make sure you hollow out for the eye socket and for the eyelids, add a rolled piece of paste over each eye (once the eyeball is in).
- not sure if you have the colour needed for the tongue – the only one I know of is a craft colour (so non-edible).
Hope that helps in some way… I’m sure you’ll do a fantastic job, good luck :)
Helenna at http://ClearlyCake.com
