I know you add gumtex to fondant in order to make it dry hard. Isn't that what adding gum paste to fondant does as well? I'm confused and buying gumtex is so much cheaper than gumpaste.

Is there anything you can do with gum paste that you can't do with fondant and gumtex mixture?

Thanks,
Alex

pure gumpaste will usually roll thinner, and dry faster than fondant mixed with gp or gumtex.

50/50 gumpaste and fondant allows more time to manipulate the fondant and is useful for drapes and decorations. It dries faster than fondant alone, but slower than gp

If fondant and gumtex work for you, there wouldn't be any need to use something else. But, you might try gp alone for a comparison.