Rodrigvitz Style

Sugar Skull Tutorial...part 1

 

Let's make Sugar Skulls, those colorful...decorated skulls that hold infinite possibilities for art and fun.  You can find everything you need including molds, icing powders and meringue powder at www.mexicansugarskull.com

 

This is sooooo easy, mix 5 lbs of white sugar (this is a GREAT use for the stuff), 1/4 cup meringue powder and 10 t water.  This makes enough for about 14 medium skulls, fronts and backs.

 

Mix all ingredients by hand for about 5 minutes...until it is the consistency of beach sand, the white sugary kind of Florida beaches...

 

Get a helper if you can to cut out pieces of cardboard and to cut out the skull molds while you are mixing.

 

Said helper may even take photos of you pushing the sugar mixture into the molds....thanks Mr R...

 

Flip the mold onto a piece of cardboard, the mold will slip right off.....

 

and let them dry for 12 hours, you may need to go out for dinner since the kitchen table is otherwise occupied.

 

Mix up a small batch of icing to 'glue' the fronts and backs together....

Part II will be using the same meringue powder with powdered coloring to make the icing and decorate the skulls....

Stamp, Brush....Play

So...it's snowing, it's sunny, it's raining, this day just doesn't seem to know what it wants to settle into... and... I have that EBCA Spring show/sale coming up. I want to have something that I can give away, a postcard or such.  I perused this great printing website that I use here, they have the best prices I've seen. 

I decided on bookmarks.....you see the front above....

and this is the back....the fun part....was turning a rubber stamp that I previously carved into a brush in Photoshop to use on the bookmark!

It was so easy.....here's how....

I cut the stamp out here, remember?  I made a print, scanned it, then opened the image in Photoshop.

 

I used the rectangle marquee tool to select the area.....then edit/define brush preset...and...whaa la, a brush!  I rotated the image and saved it again to make the other side.

What do you think?  I think you should go try it!