How to Make Fake Food Props
Fake food props are useful for ongoing theater shows, movie productions and plays. Actors can slip on a fake banana or carry a glass of fake milk, without fear of spilling it. Fake fruit won't spoil and fake spills-- which look convincingly messy--require no clean-up. Fake food props will save time and money for your production as well as speed up set-up and take-down time, and the audience will never know the difference.
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Things You'll Need
- 1 cup salt
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- Acrylic paints
- Paintbrushes
- Varnish, if desired
Instructions
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Mix the salt and flour together, then add half the water. Knead the dough, adding water gradually until it reaches a consistency that is pliable and not too powdery. If your finished product is too sticky, add more salt.
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Mold into the shape of various foods. For spills, roll out a thin layer with a rolling pin.
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Use the blunt end of a paintbrush to add small dimples to lemons and limes, and use a butter knife to add detail to foods such as onions. Since fake food props will probably only be seen by audience members from far away or serve as background in movies, the details don't need to be extremely precise.
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Let air dry for approximately a week, or bake in the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for about three hours. Check the dough as it bakes to make sure you don't overbake it.
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Let the fake food cool, and then paint it. Thinning the paint with water results in a duller, more natural look. Use several coats, allowing each coat to dry fully in between.
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Cover with varnish, if desired, to make the final product slightly glossy and protect the paint to extend the fake food's life.
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