Classic Sugar Flowers: Peony, Anemone, Tulip
Nicholas Lodge
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- In-depth Instruction; over 214 mins
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Introduction
6:11
Meet your instructor Nicholas Lodge and learn about the Craftsy platform's tools.
French Tulip Construction
46:05
This elegant flower starts with a solid center, which you add petals to. Learn veining techniques and start building the tulips.
French Tulip Finishing Touches
22:41
Learn to color your tulips and then watch Nicholas steam life into petals, buds and finished flowers.
Anemone Construction
32:47
Add anemones to your arsenal of cake decorating skills. Learn to build this flower's center, petals, calyxes and leaves.
Anemone Finishing Touches
14:16
Steaming and glazing make your floral arrangements more realistic. Nicholas demonstrates these techniques on the anemone.
Peony Center
10:24
Lay the peony's foundation with step-by-step instructions on building this beautiful flower's center.
Peony Petals
39:10
Learn to make small, medium and large petals. Then add dimension with ruffles and wires to bring your flowers to life.
Peony Bud & Leaves
11:40
Create both a flower bud and leaves for your peony, making your arrangement pop.
Peony Finishing Touches
30:35
Assemble all of the peony elements together into a show-stopping arrangement.
Whether you’re relatively new to making gum paste blooms or a pro in the cake biz, you’ll find a wealth of useful tips and tricks from a veteran in the trade. Nicholas will start with the graceful French tulip, then build on these techniques for the more complex anemone. Finally, the pièce de résistance: a classic peony in all its ruffled, multi-petaled glory. Even a single bloom in its simplest form is a show-stopper. Add 10, 15, or 20 more wired petals and Wow! Everyone will be talking about your cake.
Nicholas Lodge
Nicholas Lodge is one of the top instructors in the current generation of sugarcraft artists. The author of numerous books, Nicholas teaches and demonstrates his unique skills around the world. Over the years his teaching tours have taken him to 26 countries. He is internationally known not only for his unique skills in sugar art, but also for the quality of his demonstrations and classes, at which he inspires enthusiasm in everyone who attends. He is also a popular judge for sugar art events around the globe. A native Brit, Nicholas founded the International Sugar Art Collection school near Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches his signature sugar flower classes. His product line, the International Sugar Art Collection, features more than 400 specialized tools and piece of equipment. ISAC boasts a sister school in Tokyo, Japan, where Nicholas spends 16 weeks of the year teaching. He also spends time in Chicago, where he is a regular instructor at the prestigious French Pastry School's L'Art de Gateau program.
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