I'm wanting to do a carved flamingo for my mom's birthday, but I'm having a hard time deciding what how to get the color. I know I could just do a pink flamingo and be done with it, but I just love the color of the bird in this pic. Any ideas on how to get anywhere close to this shade?

Thanks!

I get a coral color by starting with a pink and adding yellow.Maybe a dab of orange after that...

Thanks! I don't think I would have thought of that. I'll give it a try.

What a beautiful color. As you can tell by my avatar, I love flamingos . Will you do a standing 3-D one? I see orange with a bit of pink added..... Please post a pic when you complete your cake.

I took the easy way out and made the flamingo sitting in the sand. Here's a link to the finished product....well, almost finished. I think I'm going to add a few details. My mom loved it though.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1475268.html

Great job . You did a terrific job with the rkt neck and head - is there a support of any kind in the neck?

You did a great job

Thanks aquamom. Ibmoser, yes there is support in the neck...and what a difference it makes! I've used rkt before, but never with any support it in. I used what I had on hand. I had a new pack of unused wire coat hangers, so I took one and squeezed it together into a long straight line with plyers and then shaped it into the shape of the neck.