This
week we are continuing with making some breakfast for the dolls in
the dollhouse. I thought bacon would be a nice thing to make. And
besides I'll use any excuse to eat a slice of bacon. LOL
Bacon
is really easy, it just looks complicated. Take a close look it is
really just a rectangle and it has some alternating strips of meat
and fat. This is one of the times when you really need to either have
a piece of bacon or some really good photos to look at for reference.
I think my clay colors came out really close to the slice I had. You
might find your bacon is slightly different color. That's okay, just
match the slice you have as closely as you can.
First
we are making the raw bacon then we will make some cooked bacon.
For
the raw bacon we need to mix up some clay colors.
The
first one we will refer to as Bacon 1- it is the raw fat color and is
a mixture of equal parts Fimo white, Fimo translucent and Fimo flesh
pink. Mix this well and set aside.
For
the next color (bacon 2) we will mix equal parts Fimo Indian red and
Fimo terracotta. This color will not be used on its own it is the
base for the next 3 colors.
For
Bacon 3 (the darkest of the meat colors) mix equal parts Bacon 1 with
Bacon 2.
For
Bacon 4 mix equal parts Bacon 3 with Bacon 1
For
Bacon 5 mix equal parts Bacon 4 with Bacon 1.
You
will need to look at your slice of bacon to determine how much of
each of these colors you will need.
To
make cooked bacon I decided to use the same cane, I just made it a
bit smaller and then used both chalk and Amber Gallery Glass to give
it the cooked color.
Your bacon looks fantastic. Thank you so much for all the wonderful tutorials.
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Very realistic, Joann!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanne! Your bacon looks so real!
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