Carefully remove the stencil, and then reposition it to repeat the pattern. The pattern overlaps approximately ½” from the edge, so it becomes a seamless repeating pattern. Continue stenciling around the design until the whole background is stenciled. Cupcake Wrapper: Basecoat approximately half the wrapper with Color Mix 1 using the #6 short shader. Holding your brush up on the chisel edge, apply the fold marks lightly with Cocoa Bean and a bit of Brown Sugar. The lines don’t have to be perfectly straight or even, you can eyeball the placement. Let dry a couple of minutes (while you work on the other half is enough time) and then apply Black Tie to the crevices between the lines to deepen the shade. Highlight the lines with light touches of Cotton Ball using the brush’s edge.
Cake: Basecoat the cake with Color Mix 2 using the #4 short shader, then shade underneath the frosting with a small amount of Color Mix 3. Let dry a couple of minutes. Load the stencil brush with a small amount of Color Mix 3, tap the excess on a paper towel, then tap the color on the cake to create texture. Wipe the stencil brush clean and repeat with small amounts of Cocoa Bean, followed by Brown Sugar (tap in different areas without overlapping). Let dry, then corner load a tiny bit of Cotton Ball and dry brush it around the texture to highlight it.
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