AI'm fairly new to cake decorating and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to do shading on a cake without an airbrush machine? I'm making a muscle arm in a couple weeks and wanted to do some shading on the fondant to look more realistic. Paint with gel food colouring mixed with water?
I would suggest using powdered colors. Dry brush them on. If the color isn't the shade you want, lighten it by mixing in cornstarch.
Hi, be careful to use water-based colors as they will likely make the fondant too wet so the whole thing won't stay in shape! You can still use them, however by applying little by little and massage it in the fondant. If you want something really dark, try the pre-colored fondant at a nearby cake shop.
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Hi, be careful to use water-based colors as they will likely make the fondant too wet so the whole thing won't stay in shape! You can still use them, however by applying little by little and massage it in the fondant. If you want something really dark, try the pre-colored fondant at a nearby cake shop.
AI agree, dry cocoa powder works well. if you look at my baseball cake you can see how the shading turned out on my fondant.
ASo am I. I'm so glad I found this site. It's been so helpful and thank you all for helping out!
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