When I asked this very same question a couple of years ago this is the advice I was given . Before covering the RKT with fondant, paint the piece with melted white chocolate. Makes for a smoother surface. Worked for me at the time.
I would be interested to see what others do these days :)
use a little thicker fondant... I do it all the time and as long as you crush the hell lout of your rkt first it should be smooth... also if you're modeling it like faces ( I just posted a cake of figures I did with rkt) think about building all your structures first like bones on top of the rkt and then cover it in one sheet... my figures are a simple ball that I add the eyes, cheeks, brows, noses and lips to then skin it with a single sheet... it's how we're made after all/// works for us! L:OL
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use a little thicker fondant... I do it all the time and as long as you crush the hell lout of your rkt first it should be smooth... also if you're modeling it like faces ( I just posted a cake of figures I did with rkt) think about building all your structures first like bones on top of the rkt and then cover it in one sheet... my figures are a simple ball that I add the eyes, cheeks, brows, noses and lips to then skin it with a single sheet... it's how we're made after all/// works for us! L:OL
Just wanted you to know that I LOVE your avatar - simply the best :)
I don't crush them. I paint them with a thick coat of white chocolate like JWinslow. Once dry I file away any raised areas with a fine cheese grater or micro plane. Then cover with a thicker piece of fondant.
I crush them after they're made and do my best to get a very smooth surface to work on. If necessary, I'll add a layer of melted chocolate and smooth that with heat or a peeler. Whenever possible, I cover the item with a thin layer of modeling chocolate, smooth that really well, let it set up nicely, and then add another layer of modeling chocolate.
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