Skin Tone

Decorating By sillygoose91 Updated 13 Feb 2007 , 3:59pm by wendysue

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sillygoose91 Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 7:24pm
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I am very, very new to cake decorating. Have only decorated my oldest sons cakes for the past 5 years. Anyway, can you please tell me what color I need to use to tint icing a skintone color. I am making my youngest sons birthday cake and it has a little boy on it. I thought about using a little pink or red but I want to make sure!
Thanks for all your help.This has got to be one of the most informative sites I have found!!!

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jmt1714 Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 7:47pm
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kinda depends what skintone you are going for? white? black? asian? indian? etc.

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nickymom Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 7:58pm
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I used Linnea's Flesh color for my Caucasian baby cake. I used it also for my scarecrow.

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jelligirl Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 8:02pm
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i've used a tiny bit of ivory to get the tint that i want for a caucasian girl...she was very fair.

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Sugar_Plum_Fairy Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 8:06pm
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If it's caucasion, you can use Wilton's Copper paste which is also listed a flesh tone (wonder if they realize how badly that sounds since not everyone has the same skin tone). Anyway, it's a starting off point and then you can add a little brown for darker skin or other colors depending on what ethnicity you're trying to imitate.

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butternut Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 8:06pm
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Sorry, I don't have an answer for you but I just wanted to welcome you to CC. Nice to meet you...
Margie

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sillygoose91 Posted 12 Feb 2007 , 10:49pm
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It is for a caucasian baby boy. I guess I should have explained that. Where is a good place to purchase the colors that were mentioned? The only place I have ever bought supplies (which will explain what a novice I am) is Walmart.
Thanks for the help and the WELCOME.

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superstar Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 2:09am
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I also use the Wiltons Copper, you can make it as light as you need. It is a great color.
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Liis Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 6:08am
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I love to combine soft pink and ivory for skin colors. You can always add more ivory for litle darker look and adding a touch of soft pink makes it more real looking

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KelCake Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 6:33am
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I like to use the flesh color in the Strawberry Shortcake or Dora packs, they just come out really pretty.

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MissRobin Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:25pm
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I made a flesh colored fondant and gumpaste by just adding a dab of brown. It worked perfect.

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lables12 Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:54pm
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What I wouldn't get is the Wilton skin color precoloured, because it seriously does not look like skin color.

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wendysue Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by superstar

I also use the Wiltons Copper, you can make it as light as you need. It is a great color.
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I agree. This is what I always use, just a small amount of copper and it looks great. I used this on my baby cake on my site at: http://cakespace.blogspot.com/ if you want to take a peak. icon_wink.gif

Wendy

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