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Watch Arati Make these stunning Heliconias in just one minute!
Highlights
Highlights from the Heliconias tutorial by Arati Mirji.
1. Making the bud/flower
In this lesson, Arati shows you how to make the Bud/ flower for the heliconia stem.
2. Colouring the buds
In this lesson, Arati shows you how to colour the buds and blend the colours such that there are no patches.
3. Arranging the buds
In this lesson, she shows you how to arrange the buds into a cluster (called inflorescence) for all the bracts starting from the smallest going on to the largest.
4. Making the first bract
Here, Arati shows you how to make the first bract and covering it up. She shows you how to work the paste and smooth it to get a neat neck.
5. Attaching the first cluster
Here, she shows you how to attach the first cluster / inflorescence and tape it to the main stem. She shows you the technique to attach the bract such that it adheres firmly to the central stem.
6. Attaching the second inflorescence
In this lesson, Arati shows you how to attach the 2nd inflorescence and then cover it with the bract. She also shows you how to dry it in the proper manner to give it the required shape.
7. Attaching the last inflorescence
Here, she shows you how to attach the last and biggest inflorescence to the main stem and the last bract.
8. Colouring the stem
In this lesson, Arati shows you her way of colouring the entire stem of the heliconia such that the colours blend beautifully and add depth to the whole stem.
9. Glazing the Heliconia
Lastly, she shows you how to glaze the heliconia.
10. Other Ideas
Some other ideas presented by Paul.
11. Pro Lesson
Everything a pro needs to know about pricing and distribution.
Heliconia Sugar Flowers cake tutorial
Learn how to make these stunning Heliconias with renowned cake decorator Arati Mirji.
Fantastic for summer weddings and an incredibly popular sugar floral design. In this lesson, Arati will teach you how to make incredibly realistic looking flowers that also taste great! This is certainly one cake tutorial you don’t want to miss!
Plenty of valuable techniques to learn in this one…
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to…
- Cut and wire realistic flowers
- Use the correct paste
- Colour and blend buds
- Wire the flowers and petals together to achieve a natural finish
- and much, much more
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