JuliaMUsher's video: Summer Botanical Series: Hibiscus Cookie

** NEW! LIVE ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS WITH JULIA ON SUPERPEER! ** MORE INFO HERE: https://superpeer.com/juliamusher SPECIAL 20% LAUNCH DISCOUNT FROM AUGUST 15-22, 2020 using the coupon code JULIALAUNCH! Hi, everyone! I’m back with my summer botanical series, and I’m doing my new fave royal icing flower – the tropical hibiscus. As with all of my other flowers in this series, these hibiscus are comprised completely of individually handpiped royal icing parts that are contoured and airbrushed, one by one, and then pieced together to create the final dimensional creation shown in this video. These piecework royal icing projects, by their very nature, take a lot of time. But they are always so rewarding when done. You’ll not only test your piping prowess, you’ll also end up with a stunning one-of-a-kind gift for a special someone! INSPIRED BY MANU'S WATER LILIES: https://tinyurl.com/y8vzgnq7 RELATED VIDEOS: How to Make Royal Icing (with Consistency Adjustments): https://tinyurl.com/nx7xhmq Spring Botanical Series - Dogwood Cookie: https://youtu.be/76sOqZ42HCY Spring Botanical Series – Snowdrop Cookie: https://youtu.be/loRA2opHuo8 Summer Botanical Series – Clematis Cookie: https://youtu.be/ra6bJraZgnw RELATED RECIPES: Gingerbread Cookie: https://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/cutout_cookie_gingerbread Royal Icing: https://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/royal_icing SPECIALTY TOOLS: Cookie cutter: The one used in this video is not available for sale, but any 4- to 4 ½-inch cutter will do; one of my go-to cutters is this “Corner Plaque”: https://tinyurl.com/yxdk9gly My “Jungle” Dynamic Duos Background Stencil: https://tinyurl.com/y5vnlmxa Assorted PVC and cardboard tubes with diameters ranging from 1” to 2 1/4”, for contouring royal icing transfers ROYAL ICING TRANSFER SHAPES/SIZES: Flower petals: 7/8” W x 3/4” L to 1” L, shaped crosswise over 1”-diameter tubes Flower center: Piped with equivalent of or round tip to ~1/4” D to 5/16” D x 1 1/2” L Bud petals: 1/8” W to 1/4” W x 7/8” L, piped on parchment paper (to avoid “cratering” or pitting of icing as it dries), folded on one end for more open petals, and on both ends for more closed petals Stems: 2 1/2” to 5” L, piped on parchment paper with Ateco round tip; then immediately stippled (or dabbed) with the pastry tip along the stem length to add texture Hibiscus leaves: Piped in three sizes: (1) regular (5/8” W to 3/4” W x 1 1/4” L to 1 1/2” L); (2) slender (3/8” W x 1 1/8” L); and (3) chubby (7/8” W x 1 1/4” L); then immediately shaped in different directions over 1 3/4”-diameter tubes and inside paper towel rolls cut in half lengthwise Monstera leaves: Piped in two sizes: (1) large (1 3/4” W x 2” L) and (2) small (1 5/8” W x 1 3/4” to 1 7/8” L. Piped both with and without small holes (away from the center line); then immediately shaped in different directions over 2 1/8”- to 2 1/4”-diameter tubes and inside paper towel rolls cut in half lengthwise (NOTE: Download my petal and leaf photo-template here: https://tinyurl.com/yyuooz87) AIRBRUSH COLORINGS: For flower petals: AmeriMist Electric Purple (for back and top middle) and Orange (for top edge); Spectrum Flow Red (for top base/center) For bud petals: Spectrum Flow Red (for inside and top edge); Electric Purple (for outside) For stems: AmeriMist Leaf Green For hibiscus leaves: AmeriMist Electric Purple for center vein (on bigger leaves only); AmeriMist Leaf Green (for back and top edges) For Monstera leaves: AmeriMist Electric Purple for center vein; AmeriMist Avocado (for back and top edges) For cookie background: Spectrum Flow Deep Pink and Red, and AmeriMist Turquoise, Electric Purple, Electric Green, and Avocado, all lightened with Spectrum Flow White (Turquoise is lightened most heavily) ROYAL ICING COLORINGS* AND CONSISTENCIES: White: Thick “glue” consistency for assembly of all but flower Pale Electric Purple: Thick flooding and outlining consistencies for flower and bud petals Super Red: Outlining consistency for flower center; beadwork consistency for dots at end of flower center Egg Yellow: Beadwork consistency for dots on flower center Orange: Beadwork consistency for dots on flower center Red Blend: Custom mix of Super Red and Electric Purple (about 1:1), thick “glue” consistency for assembling flower petals and center Medium Leaf Green: Thick flooding consistency for hibiscus leaves; outlining consistency for stems and veins on hibiscus leaves Dark Leaf Green: Thick piping consistency for sepals Pale Green Blend: Custom mix of Avocado and Electric Green (about 1:1) for Monstera leaves *I used AmeriColor liqua-gel concentrated colorings TO HANG OUT WITH ME ON THE WEB: My site/blog: https://www.juliausher.com Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/j6nm6te Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliamusher/ CREDITS: Music by: Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com Videography/Editing by: Two5:7North (https://www.two57north.com), Grant and Ashleigh Murphy