When I've posted photos of my ranunculus in the gallery, I was asked if I could explain how I did it.
Unfortunately there was not enough space at the comments, so I will try it here. I hope this is the right place for it!
Here is my short "how-to":
I used self-made cutters made of aluminum plate (formed like a triangle) and the poppy veiner from great impression for the white flower.
The yellow one was made with a five-petal-rose-cutter und the rose petal-DPM veiner.
Center:
First I pushed a 18-gauge wire into a gumpaste ball. Next I rolled white gumpaste out extremley thin.( Very important)
The first two petals were glued around the ball in opposite position, overlapping each other on top of the ball. Then I colored them with green petal dust (ginko form EdAbel Art)
The whole is repeated with two more petals, only that they were glued transversely to the others without overlapping at the top.
I made two more rows in the green color, every row a little bit lighter green. The petals should be glued very tight around the ball.
White petal rows:
Next I took a larger cutter and glued the following row of white petals in a way, that the petals extend beyond the green petals.
The petals should be arranged as roof tiles or fish scales, but in the same level.
Go on in that way until you have enough petals (check with photo) then place the the further outer leaves so that they are somewhat lower.
Unfortunately, there are very many petals!
Finally cut out the calyx from green gumpaste, curl the leaves with a ball-tool and stick it under the flower.
Stem: Wrap the wire and a piece of pipe cleaner with floral tape. Color it with petal dust in different green shades.
I hope my description was helpful and understandable despite my poor English!
Unfortunately there was not enough space at the comments, so I will try it here. I hope this is the right place for it!
Here is my short "how-to":
I used self-made cutters made of aluminum plate (formed like a triangle) and the poppy veiner from great impression for the white flower.
The yellow one was made with a five-petal-rose-cutter und the rose petal-DPM veiner.
Center:
First I pushed a 18-gauge wire into a gumpaste ball. Next I rolled white gumpaste out extremley thin.( Very important)
The first two petals were glued around the ball in opposite position, overlapping each other on top of the ball. Then I colored them with green petal dust (ginko form EdAbel Art)
The whole is repeated with two more petals, only that they were glued transversely to the others without overlapping at the top.
I made two more rows in the green color, every row a little bit lighter green. The petals should be glued very tight around the ball.
White petal rows:
Next I took a larger cutter and glued the following row of white petals in a way, that the petals extend beyond the green petals.
The petals should be arranged as roof tiles or fish scales, but in the same level.
Go on in that way until you have enough petals (check with photo) then place the the further outer leaves so that they are somewhat lower.
Unfortunately, there are very many petals!
Finally cut out the calyx from green gumpaste, curl the leaves with a ball-tool and stick it under the flower.
Stem: Wrap the wire and a piece of pipe cleaner with floral tape. Color it with petal dust in different green shades.
I hope my description was helpful and understandable despite my poor English!
