Allan Marshall
Allan Marshall
Miniature food is my speciality.
Making lifelike miniature food can take many hours for each piece as the perfectionist in me insists that the colours be true, and the size accurate. However, it is a very satisfying activity.
Realism is achieved purely by looking at things, noting colours/variations and sizes and satisfying myself
If I am not happy then the items are rejected (sold on the Guild stand at Miniatura for Cancer Research)
Here are some examples, and you can see many more on www.polymini.co.uk
Miniature food is my speciality.
Making lifelike miniature food can take many hours for each piece as the perfectionist in me insists that the colours be true, and the size accurate. However, it is a very satisfying activity.
Realism is achieved purely by looking at things, noting colours/variations and sizes and satisfying myself
If I am not happy then the items are rejected (sold on the Guild stand at Miniatura for Cancer Research)
Here are some examples, and you can see many more on www.polymini.co.uk
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Baked Potato with Tuna and Sweetcorn
Tuna is grated clay lightly bonded with liquid clay to retain texture. Liquid clay is also used (coloured yellow) to represent melted butter. All other pieces are of blended fimo clay
Tuna is grated clay lightly bonded with liquid clay to retain texture. Liquid clay is also used (coloured yellow) to represent melted butter. All other pieces are of blended fimo clay
Cannelloni
After blending pasta coloured clay I used an extruder to form the empty tubes. Fillings are blends of grated clay to represent the meat and ricotta/spinach The sauces are coloured liquid clay
After blending pasta coloured clay I used an extruder to form the empty tubes. Fillings are blends of grated clay to represent the meat and ricotta/spinach The sauces are coloured liquid clay
Roast Beef Dinner
Complex due to number of individual components and also the cane to represent the ‘rare Cooked beef. Gravy again coloured liquid clay
Complex due to number of individual components and also the cane to represent the ‘rare Cooked beef. Gravy again coloured liquid clay
Tartlets
These are created as per the workshop held at Lichfield in march. Ready made canes being used for the pineapple, orange and banana slices. The cherries and strawberries are handmade
(with liquid Clay as juice) and acrylic texture paste as cream
These are created as per the workshop held at Lichfield in march. Ready made canes being used for the pineapple, orange and banana slices. The cherries and strawberries are handmade
(with liquid Clay as juice) and acrylic texture paste as cream
Apples
This is a crate of Granny Smiths. Apple is a blended clay for main colour with dusting of artists' chalk pastels for the colour around the stalk.
This is a crate of Granny Smiths. Apple is a blended clay for main colour with dusting of artists' chalk pastels for the colour around the stalk.
Leeks
These use a skinner blend of three colours. Then slices are used to build up the individual leek.
These use a skinner blend of three colours. Then slices are used to build up the individual leek.
Ham Salad
Again comprised of several components. Ham is an assembled cane from various ‘ham’ coloured clay. Ready made canes for egg, tomato and cucumber
Again comprised of several components. Ham is an assembled cane from various ‘ham’ coloured clay. Ready made canes for egg, tomato and cucumber
Cream Cakes
These I have had to do from memory as I cannot eat cakes so buying them to model is wasteful for me. All formed from clay, chocolate icing is coloured liquid clay. Cream again is acrylic texture paste. I had to devise a method for creating the cream horn.
These I have had to do from memory as I cannot eat cakes so buying them to model is wasteful for me. All formed from clay, chocolate icing is coloured liquid clay. Cream again is acrylic texture paste. I had to devise a method for creating the cream horn.
Preparation Board
The knife and dish are bought items (no point reinventing the wheel when they are readily available). All other items created from clay and assembled to represent a stew being prepared
The knife and dish are bought items (no point reinventing the wheel when they are readily available). All other items created from clay and assembled to represent a stew being prepared
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