okay.. Im nervous to ask this after all of the posts of people getting irritated with us newbies.. BUT I do have a question..
I do want to get better with my fondant sculpting, but you guys usually have better ways of tackling things than I do. Im making this handy manny toolbox cake. Im okay with making the toolobox.. but its the characters that are making me nervous.. does anyone have any tips (not tutorials) on how I can get the tape measure perfectly square or how to tackle the other guys.. as of right now my only thought is to use my hands to shape them all but I cant imagine getting a perfect square shape :/
For some reason I cant attach the photo.. but here is the link
http://melcakewalk.blogspot.com/2010/04/handy-manny-cake.html
For the measuring tape i would roll out the fondant (super thick of course) and either use a cutter or an exacto (super sharp of course 
) to cut out the shape and then just use your fingers to soften/sharpen the edges as you wish. I have also, when trying to sculpt a good 90 degree angle used two square items (super clean of course 
) to press the sides instead of my round, fingerprinty fingers 
Not suer I am explaining that very clearly though.
Good luck!
That does make sense.. and it does seem obvious 
I was also thinking of using rice krispie treats maybe??
That does make sense.. and it does seem obvious
I was also thinking of using rice krispie treats maybe??
Untill recently EVERYTHING contained RKT for me. Saves fondant, easy to mold and on any given day I have a No Name Value pak downstairs in my "lunchbox stuff" drawer
But I do find that the bumps of the cereal show through the fondant unless it is quite thick anyways. Also since recently trying modelling chocolate, although more expensive I think it is much easier to sculpt.
that was always my issue with the rkt too! I thought I was doing something wrong.. I even tried frosting them first..
I think I will try it with just using some straight edge tools to get it into a square..
that was always my issue with the rkt too! I thought I was doing something wrong.. I even tried frosting them first..
I think I will try it with just using some straight edge tools to get it into a square..
Well lets not rule out teh posssibility that I TOO am doing it wrong when I get the bumps.
Just to update.. I just kind of tried to figure it out.. and they all came out pretty cute!! I will definitely post a pic later today. Thanks for the tips. 
http://tinypic.com/r/2z8nlls/7
this is how they turned out.. I havent attempted to tackle manny yet :/
Thank you so much 
I was so proud of myself by the time I finished them.. considering Id usually use plastic figurines
finished product.. It was EXACTLY like I wanted it.. but I thought it came out okay
http://tinypic.com/r/2qs9tma/7
^^ I meant it WASNT exactly how I wanted it.. but my friend LOVED it. 
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