Monster fun

Get creative with a courgette!

Sculpting veg into new shapes can give your food photography a new spin. We’ve been doing it for ourselves, dissecting a selection of courgettes into ‘terrifying’ sea monsters.

This project is perfect for a rainy day. You can set everything up in the comfort of your own kitchen; all you’ll need is some sculptable food, a knife and a touch of imagination. For an effective image, think about the background. Coloured materials can enhance the scene – we used a blue base for our aquatic creature. On the other hand, a plain surface of a similar colour to your food blends in to create a more minimalist feel.

If you’d like to try your hand at some mouthwatering sculpting, get crafting your own food-based scene…