We are going to begin working on an acetate lamina that we adhere to our table with some glaze points on the corners. This material allows us to “write and correct without having to make blotches when correcting”, just clean it off with a wet cloth.
Hold the decorating sleeve with the right hand from behind holding it from the twisted side and we hold the filter tip with the index and larger fingers of our left hand.
Now, get to work
Using a decorating sleeve and a thin straight filter tip or a paper cone with the thinnest cut possible, we will begin the first designs.
Waves
Put the tip at an angle of 45 degrees from the lamina and pressing the paper cone draw waves making sure that the tip doesn’t drag. Start by drawing very wide waves and narrow them as you continue practicing.
Shapes
Make little dots by pressing and cutting immediately; try not to let them get any tips. Do the first line of dots at a distance that you feel most comfortable with. On the second line make them intercalated and so forth. With these dots you can refill figures or cover big spaces and even the whole cake.
Hidden shapes
Place the tip, press, lift it up and make quick curling movements, this doesn’t have any specific shape nor should the beginning or ending of the design be noticeable. This is usually used to fill in figures or to cover large areas.
Straight lines
Place the tip on top of the lamina and, while pressing on it, lift it up and move it in a horizontal or vertical form until you reach the desired spot; lower it and cut it. The lines must be “lifted to the air” for them to come out perfect. This is achieved with practice. So you must practice it many times.
Parallel lines
When we are able to make straight lines, start making one line under or beside the other, in a parallel form. We can also practice making parallel oblique lines.
Railings
Make a series of parallel horizontal lines and then, above them another series of vertical lines. We can also make the railings with oblique parallel lines, first toward one side and then towards the other. Once we have a lot of practice, we can refill whatever chosen figure with these railings. For this we must mark the outlines, do the railings (transversal or oblique) respecting the limits of the figure, and make a meticulous ending on the sides for example a braid dot.
Braids
Make a line of small connected balls. To do this, rest the tip, press on it and lift it lightly.
Loosen the pressure when you place it back down making a tip and so on to form a braid.
You can make thicker braids with the bigger filter tips and a little more pressure.
Zigzag
Use a star shaped filter tip and make curving movements pressing the decorating sleeve sufficiently. To make the lower border of a cake we must use the filter tip #22.
Crochet
With a flat filter tip make a row of oval shapes of about 1,5 cm in height approximately. The second row is placed on top of the first row making the oval shapes intercalated.
“E” lines
With the star shaped filter tip make continuous movements in the shape of the letter “e”. You can make the same movements in the form of the letters “c” or “s” shapes.
Tassels
Using the same star shaped filter tip, generally #22, make very quick zigzag movements, start by putting little pressure, add more pressure and then lower the pressure again; without cutting it make another tassel and so on.
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