Help! Frida Kahlo And Fbct Question

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tobycat Posted 23 Jan 2007 , 11:49pm
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I have an order for a cake with a Mexican theme. If at all possible, she wants Frida Kahlo!!!! Okay, so I have a couple of questions.

1. How do you do an FBCT of an actual person??? Should I even attempt this with Frida Kahlo? (For thos of you who may not know her, she's the artist who had the unibrow and was married to Diego Rivera.)

2. I only do cakes occasionally, so would it be okay to use an image (either of Frida herself or of one of her paintings) to use as an edible image?

I'm already starting to stress about this, so ANY advice or guidance would be much appreciated!

TIA -- Sarah

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torki Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 12:15am
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I have some pics of cakes made with images and themes, you could use these as a guide for the Mexican theme....I dont think I can post the pic here as I'm not sure of the website or the decorator, but if you like I can email them to you!!!

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kdbobo Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 12:17am
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That is the randomest request ever.

Can you use one of her self-portraits as a pattern?

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nglez09 Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 12:23am
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I was going to suggest the same thing- one of her self portraits. They can easily be made into a BC Transfer.

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 1:02am
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I just PM ed you again icon_lol.gif

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tobycat Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 2:47am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kdbobo

That is the randomest request ever.

Can you use one of her self-portraits as a pattern?




I agree -- it's pretty random! I've just found images of both on line, and I agree that one of her self-portraits would be easier to do, but I'm still feeling a bit overwhelmed at the thought. I've never done a face before. Would I approach it the same way as a clip art FBCT?

Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.

TIA -- Sarah

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fearlessbaker Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 4:34pm
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Is it possible to do in one of the edible sheets? If you don't have the printer maybe your local cake dec. store does? If you go to www.justfabulouspastries.com It looks like they use edible images. Just a thought.

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