Color??

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mjsparkles2001 Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 1:46am
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I need to make a flesh tone color in buttercream and I have lots of wiltons gel colors. Does anyone know what to mix to get a flesh tone color???

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bulldog Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 1:55am
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I always use a teeny tiny bit of ivory. It tends to darken up, so just use a touch. I really like the color. Hope this helps.

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ihavasweet2th Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 2:02am
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I too use ivory or a small amount of pink with a small amount of yellow added to make flesh.

~Luraleigh~

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ihavasweet2th Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 2:03am
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I too use ivory or a small amount of pink with a small amount of yellow added to make flesh.

~Luraleigh~

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mjsparkles2001 Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 2:16am
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Thanks ... don't have ivory so I'll have to try the pink and yellow.

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llee815 Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 2:17am
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I use a a bit of copper.

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ape Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 2:44am
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A TINY amount of orange will do the trick too!

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cakelady7 Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 3:22am
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I use a tiny bit of copper or brown.

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JennT Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 6:33am
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I have used variations of almost all of the above mentioned color combinations....lol. It's sort of a trial and error type of thing...just try different ones until you come up with a flesh tone that you like. icon_smile.gif

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cakewiz Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 6:38am
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I have a flesh colour petal dust, you only need to use a tiny bit in buttercream to get a good flesh colour.

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dandelion Posted 31 Dec 2005 , 7:37am
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pink, yellow, orange...mix until you get something slightly lighter than the color you want. go easy on the orange though...or you'll get an oompa-loompa color (i did that once, thankfully it was for family. we all had a good laughicon_lol.gif)

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auntiecake Posted 4 Jan 2006 , 2:37am
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Peach works well too depending on the shade you want. I also use copper a lot! Be careful not to add to much color. It darkens as it crusts.

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