Learning how to layout and create designs for edible printing is probably the most difficult process in edible printing. If you are a wiz at Photoshop or a similar design program, you get 3 gold stars and can skip this tutorial!! But you might want to check out the video anyway as I show you a cool online software program with lots of built in designs etc already there!
This is the second video in a three part series, so if you’ve ended up here without seeing Part 1, make sure you head there and check it out. In the first video, I showed you how to set up your printer and what you need as far as ink, and frosting sheets goes. In this second video, I will show you how to layout a design using Icing Image‘s iidesign program (which is an online software subscription you can buy). And in the third video, I show you how to incorporate the previous two videos together to create a butterfly cake using edible frosting sheets.
I’m going to take a moment and be honest . . . yes, I will try hard to be. I. Don’t. Do. My. Own. Edible. Printing. There, I’ve said it!! No, we don’t manufacture it out to children in China . . . Paul does it! I have learned so much from his computer wizardry . . . mostly that he hates Apple more than life itself, but that’s another story (that I won’t bother telling but I’m sure you can imagine my house with my Macbook, iPad, and iPhone). Anyway, he uses Photoshop for all of his design layouts, but I know there are other ones too…If you use one, let me know in the comments so I can recommend it.
The reason I had to be “honest” with you is because if I hadn’t been, what I’m about to say wouldn’t have seemed important.
If you are looking for an easier layout program, you have got to try Icing Images’ iidesign! I truly did (honest!) and it is super easy and quick. I could figure it out totally on my own. As I went through and checked out the program (which does cost money) it is super easy to follow along and figure out how to upload images that you might want, how to shape them, or to use the existing patterns that iidesign has up already.
Whichever way you decide to layout images, do what works for you, not someone else. If you hate iidesign, don’t bother buying the subscription. If you’re a Photoshop user, you what you know! Let me know in the comments what you’ve found to be best for your edible printing!
