Will You Be My Lady(bug)?

摘要

Make the eyeballs at the very beginning, ideally the day before. This will allow them time to harden so that they are easier to manipulate and keep their shape when pressed into the eye sockets. My best friend is a fruit dehydrator. I have it turned on next to me while I model, and ! stick all my pieces into it so that they dry and harden while I'm working on other stuff. It makes everything so much quicker! My second best friend is a precision scale. When you work on tiny pieces, you can't eyeball the amounts of paste. Weighing helps you to get exactly what you want. Try to work quickly and benefit from the natural stickiness of freshly kneaded gum paste. I almost use no glue or water in my projects and this way I avoid any stain.