How Do I Tone Down An Intense Bright Pink Color?

Decorating By KrisD13 Updated 12 Mar 2006 , 8:57am by KrisD13

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KrisD13 Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:12am
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I haven't posted a lot of questions here on CakeCentral, but here goes....

I made a pink royal icing. I just wanted a light pink, but got a bit carried away with the initial toothpick worth of Wilton's pink.

How would I deepen the tone just a little bit? I want to make some stargazer lillies with the spatula striping method, and this bright tone just won't look right. (It's like a neon pink icon_surprised.gif )

Any suggestions? And by the way, everyone here is super helpful. I have nothing but cudos for everyone here! icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

And thank you in advance for any help!

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reenie Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:28am
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Have you tried adding red?

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cindy6250 Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:28am
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well, what about adding just a tiny bit of red? That might help. If you have some white, you might try that to tone it down.

Cindy

Hope that helps

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leily Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:41am
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you could add some wilton whitener or add some more white royal icing. Not sure if you need more or not but adding more icing always works icon_smile.gif I invested ina bottle of wilton whitener and it has helped me get out of a few pickles

Leily

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Schmoop Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:46am
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I used a touch of purple to tone down that neon color the pinks always seem to turn out.

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KrisD13 Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 8:57am
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Wow! I wasn't expecting such a fast response. icon_biggrin.gif

I'm going to take bits of icing and try the different methods you've suggested. I'll let you know how it goes, if my flowers turn out okicon_razz.gif

Thank you everyone! icon_biggrin.gif

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