Is This To Hard For A Kid To Do?

Decorating By stormy2500 Updated 5 Aug 2007 , 5:12pm by Cynda

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stormy2500 Posted 5 Aug 2007 , 4:41pm
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Advice please. I was going to print out this photo and then trace and transfer on to a cake with piping gel. Do you think that my 8 year old beginning decorator could follow lines and recreate this on a cake?

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The upclose flowers would defintely need to be defined...but the farther flowers could almost just be like dots with some green stem/leaves mixed in. This would all be done in buttercream.

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all4cake Posted 5 Aug 2007 , 4:59pm
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It would depend on the interest level and manual dexterity of the 8 year old. It's a beautiful picture! If it is to get the child interested in it, maybe offer several and let him/her choose the one he/she is most comfortable doing.

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indydebi Posted 5 Aug 2007 , 5:02pm
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If the 8yr old masters it, tell her to email me with how she did it because I've have NO idea where to even begin on this.

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handymama Posted 5 Aug 2007 , 5:05pm
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Sure. I wouldn't bother with the piping gel transfer. Just ice the cake light blue or spray with aerosol can color (my personal choice). Spray from farther back for sky and come in closer for tree line in distance. Use white BC for mountain, making valleys and ridges with spatula; define shadows with petal dust or spray. Dots--about tip 3-4 would be good for farthest flowers, and your smallest star tip for flowers in foreground. If you do foliage then a grass bottom border would be nice.

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Cynda Posted 5 Aug 2007 , 5:12pm
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I dont think it would be hard if they have the patience to do all those flowers. I think it would be kinda fun for them!

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