Chocolate Sculpture ( violin )

As for our final project, we are required to make a sculpture from a chocolate.  Our group choose to make a violin. This task is quite hard to make it at first because we have to make a real shape and size of a violin. But, with our lecturers guide we managed to make it. The method in making this violin is quite similar to chocolate box.

This is how we made our violin chocolate mold.

Step 1:

As usual, we have to melt the chocolate using the same method in making a chocolate box. After the chocolate completely melt, tempered it in a big tray and let it set for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2:

Draw a violin, bow, stand and other violin parts on a manila card and cut it according to the shape.

Step 3:

Trace the chocolate according to the shape of the manila card before. Cut two of the violin body shape, one bow and two stands.

Step 4:

After cutting all the part, we paste the body part with a piece of square chocolate for the side of the body. Trim the chocolate until it smooth.  Then draw the F hole on the top of violin.

Step 5:

Trim the bridge of the violin and paste it on the top of violin. Then, we put chinrest of the violin and trim it to make it join with the tail piece that paste after putting the chinrest part.

Step 6:

We make the neck of the violin using the wire that we put inside the two chocolate that we combined together to make it strong.

Step 7:

By using four piece of chocolate combined together we carved it to make a scroll. Next we make the tuning part using the chocolate that we carved into the tuning shape.

Step 8:

Using the tempered chocolate we cut the shape of the violin stand and paste the two piece of chocolate to make one stand.  In between the  chocolate we put a wire inside to make standable.  As for the string we use the wire that is coat with chocolate.

Step 9:

To make a bow we trace the bow shape on the tempered chocolate and put the wire between and carved it to the shape of the bow. Lastly, spray the violin with clear spray to make it shiny. 

Fish Sculpture with Pastry Margarine

Firstly for this carving project , it should be in a 3D required. We are asked to sketch the block and start carving with the same method applies to this project as done with the swan but it wil be butter sculpture. 

Then, we have to carve a fish that is attached to a coral. We have to be very careful in removing certain parts in the front and back bit of the polystyrene so that it looks like  two different things. After that, smooth it with sandpaper and it is time fot the sculpting. 

                                                             

Then, we are asked to used pastry margarine that has been brought to room temperature for easy handling.

Finally , we are asked to make dozens of small balls of the margarine before 

placing one by one onto the fish and using our finger to press and dragging it out to making it look like scales once it is all covered up. 

                                                               

Styrofoam Carving- Swan

As starters , we are required to have our own cutters, a long ruler and pencil , then we are asked to carve a swan and cutting the polystyrene into the required size , an outline of a swan is drawn on the block. 

We are asked to use our imagination in seeing that there is a bird inside the polystyrene and have to detailed and a sprinkle of visualisation. Then, cut the block along the  outline that was drawn. 

And , we are asked to used sandpaper to smoothen the rough edges so that the swan doesn't look boxy at its body and draw outlines for the swan's wings and followed by carving the wings.

After the wings are craved, smooth it with sandpaper. Paint it with your own creativity.

Chocolate Box

Our next project is a box made of chocolate called chocolate box with a simple design on top it to make it a little bit interesting. as a design we used a flower made of chocolate called chocolate plastic. 

this is how we made our chocolate box. 

step 1:

melt the chocolate by using double boil technique. after the chocolate completely melt, tempered the chocolate in a tray and let it set for about 15 minutes. 

step 2:

draw a rectangular and square shape on the manila card and cut it according to the shape and set aside. 

step 3:

after the chocolate is set, put manila card on the chocolate and cut it properly according to the shape of the card. 

step 4:

after getting all the part that needed, paste the rectangular part with the square part using a melting chocolate to make it stick to each other and let it set about 2 minutes.

step 5:

after you have form a box, decorate it with a plastic chocolate flower and pipe a melting chocolate to make a design on top of the chocolate box. 

this is our final product of chocolate box

we also attach a video below to make it easier for you :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkIvy9Hz8r0

INTRO

Assalammualaikum, this blog is made for our final project in  pastry artistry. this is a group project of a three student, Melati, Ariff and Farah Asilah. 
                        

                                 

:)