Frustrated With These Gumpaste Roses

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kristiemarie Posted 19 May 2017 , 4:56pm
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Frustrated With These Gumpaste RosesI feel like these don't look like roses.  

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johnson6ofus Posted 19 May 2017 , 5:14pm
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Thinner edges help make them look "softer" and color shading with dusts brings them more life as well. But they look very nice!

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Bakerlady2 Posted 19 May 2017 , 5:48pm
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checkout Ann McGreevy rose tutorial on youtube, she makes some really realistic looking roses.

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kristiemarie Posted 19 May 2017 , 6:25pm
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Thank you!!

What kind of color shading would I use?  A darker purple?  These are not my choice of color for the flowers...the brides colors are purple and grey.  

Also, the edges are already pretty thin... I guess that means I need to go thinner.  Lol

i am using the easiest rose ever cutter and wonder if that's my problem.

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ypierce82 Posted 19 May 2017 , 6:55pm
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Purple dust would look nice, down in the crevices of the flower. I always use the 3, 5, 7 petal way, and start opening the rose up with the 5 petals. You can use your fingers to manipulate the edges and give them a little bend. I slightly dry the last 7 cupped inside of spoons, and bend the edges over. They are nice roses, and I knew what they were right away! 

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johnson6ofus Posted 19 May 2017 , 7:24pm
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Quote by @kristiemarie on 57 minutes ago

Also, the edges are already pretty thin... I guess that means I need to go thinner.  Lol

When I was teaching, I told students to roll them very thin, and when they thought they were thin enough, roll them even thinner. The ball tool is your friend on these. wink

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kakeladi Posted 19 May 2017 , 7:25pm
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I found this pic on line.  It might help you seeing how to give movement to the petals.

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kakeladi Posted 19 May 2017 , 7:26pm
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Would help if I attached the line wouldn't it?  LOL        http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/2289434/gumpaste-rose

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kristiemarie Posted 19 May 2017 , 11:20pm
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Thank you!  The more I look, the more I think that I need to ditch the cutter and do these petal by petal.  Thank you so much!!! Back to the drawing board.

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MBalaska Posted 19 May 2017 , 11:24pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtRGBaWgRCc&feature=youtu.be

Kara Andretta's tutorial is fantastic, simply fantastic.  take a look.  These were the first ones that I made while watching her video tutorial.

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Silmarpinsar Posted 20 May 2017 , 1:02am
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I was going to suggest the same tutorial as @MBalaska ‍ and her first roses look beautiful! It took me around three months to find the perfect gumpaste recipe and to "master" my roses (or until I was actually happy with them!). Another tutorial is the one by Angela Morrison. It's $75, but her roses are the prettiest thing!!!!!! Also, if you have the chance, getting a pasta machine is THE BEST THING! You could get the KitchenAid attachment if you can, or a manual one (which I used for this roses).

Good luck!


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Silmarpinsar Posted 20 May 2017 , 1:03am
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I was going to suggest the same tutorial as @MBalaska ‍ and her first roses look beautiful! It took me around three months to find the perfect gumpaste recipe and to "master" my roses (or until I was actually happy with them!). Another tutorial is the one by Angela Morrison. It's $75, but her roses are the prettiest thing!!!!!! Also, if you have the chance, getting a pasta machine is THE BEST THING! You could get the KitchenAid attachment if you can, or a manual one (which I used for this roses).

Good luck!


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kristiemarie Posted 20 May 2017 , 2:07pm
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Those kinds of roses are the kind I want.  I don't think I have time to really learn that for this cake.  BUT I am inclined to try.  I did add some petal dust to my current roses and I think they look better.  But I'm still not 100% sold on using them. 

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Silmarpinsar Posted 20 May 2017 , 7:38pm
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Try to make the center really small and closed. The look you should go for is that the center is hiding inside the bigger layers! I haven't really got that part completely covered, but if you think about it you can sort of plan the way your petals will be placed. It helps a lot to watch pictures of roses or to buy one and take it apart to understand how the layers of petals change! I don't know which cutter do you have, but the ones that are like a five petal flower can be pretty useful too! I think Wilton has a tutorial on using those :) those cutters were the ones I used for my first practice rose!

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PixieTrix Posted 26 May 2017 , 12:33am
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Your roses are fine, just try shaping the edges of the petals., bend then back a bit to create some movement.  I have the easy rose cutters as well and find that you will get a more realistic look if you tweek the edges.  Dusting is also another must do.  Try making the centres a much deeper color and the outer petals a much lighter shade.

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remnant3333 Posted 26 May 2017 , 4:05am
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The roses look fine to me. Looks like you did a great job with them to me.

 

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Bakell Posted 26 May 2017 , 4:29am
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I think they look awesome! Have you tried the cutter that makes all the petals at once? I am still working on perfecting mine as well, but here is a quick explanation of what I mean: http://bakell.com/blog/the-easy-fondant-gumpaste-rose-makers/

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