They Look Too Good To Eat,

and here is a thought, with the present lockdown, 

 why not try your hand at making sugar models? all photographs Zhou Yi/Sugar King,

 these incredible sugar models are all made by ZhouYi, China’s famous “Sugar King”,

 the first time he came to prominence was in early 2018, just after he blew everyone’s minds at the International Cake Competition, where he and his team managed to win three gold medals and one bronze, 

 the cake featured an awe-inspiring fondant sculpture of Empress Wu Zetian, the only female ruler in China’s history, as a young woman, it was so detailed that judges could literally count her eyelashes,

 Zhou Yi claims that he didn’t do very good in middle school and high school, so teachers didn’t particularly like him,

 after school he started studying dough modelling under master Wang Long, and discovered that he was really good at making dough figurines. It proved a lucrative skill to master, but despite making more than enough money from it, he eventually got bored with it,

about a decade ago, the young Sugar King arrived in Suzhou and discovered that fondant was much better suited for modelling into intricate sculptures,

the major breakthrough came when Zhou managed to shape the fondant into a delicate sheet about as thin as paper, which he could use to create his models’ clothes, hair and delicate details. He opened his own shop, started posting the result of his work online, and soon Sugar King became a famous brand in China. Today, he is considered not only one of the most talented artists in his home country, but in the whole world, in the videos above and below you can take a look at his life and see how the sugar models are made,

 

Zhou Yi’s handmade masterpieces sell for small fortunes, and he has legions of online fans who can’t get enough of his intricate creations. To pass down the art he learned from Wang Long, as well as his own secrets, the Sugar King has opened his own dough and fondant modelling school, back to the lockdown, how about taking making sugar babes as a way to pass the time?