Monday, January 25, 2010

more strawberry canes

utter fail LOL
so, the current commission calls for a coupla strawberry slices, and since i ran out of 1:4 ones, i had to make new slices. i tried making them a different way, yes, another failed experiment XD look at how disgusting it looks! thank goodness it's just the one slice, baked.

new strawberry canes baked
i can't take a good pic of the new slices. these 2 were test slices to see if the colours worked before i bake up the rest of the canes. actually, i think i'll refrain from baking them till i need 'em. need to store them safely out of the way though. it's slightly more translucent, and since i hadn't sliced these thinly (the ends are a bit wonky) i think the thinner slices would be perfect.

pre baked in 4 sizes
letting these rest now before i slice into them. the largest will be reduced slightly to 1:3, as with the 1:4, some details are lost on the 1:12 but that can't be helped. definitely a difference when making larger vs 1:12 canes. with 1:12, the lines used should be thicker upon assembly so as not to lose all the details after reduction. maybe if i can take a better pic, the lines would be visible on macro mode, but not to -my- naked eye.

still, am happy with the results of this cane. i'm tempted to make more in different shades etc, just so that i can avoid making these for a loooooooooong time XD

took me total of 6+ hrs (including the 2 hrs wasted on my first disastrous cane) to get these few out. i'm glad they're out of the way HA!

2 comments:

  1. If you didn't tell me you don't like the one you made in the 1st pic, I wouldn't think it was a disaster. But I think it is good to know what "good" means to an artisan of some standing :). Why s everyone making strawberries? Is it for Valentine's Day?

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  2. oh man Sans, stoppit! LOL i'm really undeserving of the praise. i want to be an all-round miniaturist, and so i know i'm FAR from being an 'artisan of some standing'. even the term 'artisan' intimdates me, but yea that's a skin i'd like to grow into some day ^ ^

    as to the strawberry craze....yea i suppose it's a valentine day thing. i make these as and when i have to fulfill a commission, they're too time-consuming to make 'just for fun' XD

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