Working on a butter sculpture usually consists of these steps:
What you need:
What you need:
- Butter
- A cool room (air-conditioned)
- Ice water
- Materials for the framework (wood, metal/ sculpted Styrofoam)
- Sculpting tools
- Food coloring *optional
Step 1: Find a cool room (air-conditioned)
Find a cool room in which to work so your butter doesn’t melt as you sculpt.
Pick a subject or a theme. Let your mind run wild. Butter sculptors have created everything.
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| Our selected subject/idea. |
Soak the butter in very cold water in order to remove impurities and give the butter an extra- smooth texture. The amount of butter you soak depends on how large you’d like your sculpture to be.
Build a frame to hold your base in place. Traditionally, bamboo sticks were fashioned into the framework, but you can use wood and/or metal, or even a carved Styrofoam as a base.
Before you start sculpting, dip your hands in ice water. Your hands must be kept practically numb, or your body heat will melt your creation.
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| Pretty much the same idea. (it's in a cup.) |
Knead the butter into a paste that'll free the air bubbles inside it.
Butter kneading.
Load the butter onto the base, and begin shaping it with your hands.
Fine-tune your design with tallow tools. Use modeling tools for smoothing and contouring large surfaces, and sculpting tools for intricate detail.
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| Butter coated sculpture. |
Once you’ve completed your masterpiece, store it somewhere cold so it won’t melt before the big reveal.
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| Cool huh? n_n |
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This is really amazing. I tried at my home..looks really great..
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This one is really amazed me! Thank you for sharing this and I will discuss this to our class, I'm a beginner and hoping that I can make my own master piece with my powerful sculpture supply someday.