Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art

Design and paint elegant fondant cakes by exploring composition, coloring techniques, and painting exercises to create art that's meant to be eaten

• Introduction
• Techniques and Exercises
• Idea Creation and Sketching
• From Paper to Cake
• Bringing your Cake into the Spotlight
• Final project

Creativity comes in many shapes and sizes—something artist Grace Pak knows all too well, having started her own New York-based business using cakes as a canvas for hand-painted works of art. Her cakes have been featured in publications like Vanity Fair, and she has collaborated with brands including Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co, and Jean Paul Gaultier.

In this online course, Grace teaches you her process for designing and painting intricate fondant-covered cakes. Explore composition, color, and texture to paint elegant edible masterpieces from start to finish. Create art that’s meant to be eaten!

• Getting to Know Me
• Influences
• Materials and Workspace Preparation
• Basic Techniques: Navigating Color
• Basic Techniques: Working with Fondant 1
• Basic Techniques: Working with Fondant 2
• Basic Techniques: Working with Fondant 3
• Painting Exercises
• Inspiration and Rough Thumbnail Sketches
• Composition and Layout
• Final Sketch
• Scaling and Repetitive Patterns: The Bottom Tier 1
• Scaling and Repetitive Patterns: The Bottom Tier 2
• Painting with a Dark Background: The First Option
• Painting with a Dark Background: A Second Option
• Painting on a Light Background 1
• Painting on a Light Background 2
• Planning and Timing
• Storage, Packaging, and Delivery
• Documenting Your Work and Sharing It on Social Media
• Cake Painting Techniques for Creating Edible Art