Some basic knowledge with regard to flowerpaste and flower making is always helpful. Having said that, the instructions are very simplified and detailed and even beginners have been able to successfully make the flowers. Arati always compares learning sugar flowers with learning painting- you don’t become an accomplished artist the first day. But with the right techniques, the journey becomes more pleasurable and easier.
It is the assimilation of techniques which is important. And after that it is a matter of practice.