Gum Paste Figure

Decorating By mplaidgirl2 Updated 28 Apr 2011 , 4:48pm by mplaidgirl2

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mplaidgirl2 Posted 28 Apr 2011 , 4:28pm
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So I made Tinkerbell out of a Gumpaste Fondant Blend. (2 parts gumpaste 1 part fondant just for a slight flesh tone)

She looked fine when I made her but after she dried the arms turned a whitish color like she had a diease.

I made 2 other figures which look fine... But they where a Black and Spanish fairy so to get the skin tone I had to add more fondant... Maybe more like 1 to 1.

Do you think that was my problem and is there any way to fix poor tinkerbell?

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TexasSugar Posted 28 Apr 2011 , 4:30pm
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What color fondant did you add for the flesh tone?

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mplaidgirl2 Posted 28 Apr 2011 , 4:40pm
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I used Wiltons Pink flesh tone.. The premade one.

The other 2 where also done with the wiltons premade
But the darker tones.

Stick with mmf? lol

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TexasSugar Posted 28 Apr 2011 , 4:44pm
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I wonder if it isn't the pink coloring. Pink and purple fondant will fade out sometimes. Pink usually bleaches out of fades to white, while purple will fade blue or gray.

Was the piece near sunlight or under a florescent light?

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mplaidgirl2 Posted 28 Apr 2011 , 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by TexasSugar

I wonder if it isn't the pink coloring. Pink and purple fondant will fade out sometimes. Pink usually bleaches out of fades to white, while purple will fade blue or gray.

Was the piece near sunlight or under a florescent light?




Nope I have the darkest apartment ever.
I was working with a lamp with no direct light
and it dried overnight in the dark

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