Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Here are the files you'll need:
The Chocolate Skull Mold Maker
Skull with Pointed Teeth (cleaned and re-
paired scan)
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Cocoa powder (I used
Green & Blacks
)
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Candymaker's
cotton gloves
(keep your
fingers from marring the chocolate
when demolding)
•
Food-safe squeeze bottles or a choco-
late funnel (keeps the process from be-
coming overly messy)
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Bamboo steamer (can be used in place
of a double boiler or tall soup pot/glass
bowl combo)
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Plastic treat bags with twist ties (I
bought mine at Joann's Fabric)
The original skull scan (before cleanup)is
available from 123D Catch
Bill of Materials
You will need the following items in order to
recreate the White Skull Chocolates. My 3D
printing supplies are shown in
Figure 21-4
,
and you can see the others in
Figure 21-3
.
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Access to a 3D printer (I used a MakerBot
Replicator) or use of a 3D printing service
(like Ponoko or Shapeways)
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PLA filament to print on that printer
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Smooth On Smooth-Sil 940
food-safe sil-
icone rubber
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Chocolate Melts (no tempering re-
quired). I like
Chocoley's Bada Bing Bada
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Soy Lecithin (softgels. I found these at
Whole Foods in the supplement aisle
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Food thermometer. I find that digital
ones with big letters are easiest to read;
I purchased mine at my local
Harbor
Freight
for wicked cheap.
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Double boiler (or a tall soup pot and a
small glass mixing bowl)
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Sharp knife
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Cutting board
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Small spatula/spreader
Figure 21-3.
My chocolate casting supplies
Figure 21-4.
My 3D printing supplies
Optional items:
