Ok I'm still not clear on how to use the fbct. I will be doing a wonderewoman cake. I read the article on fbct. So my ? is I use black to draw wonderwoman (trace) then how do I add the hair, skin, clothes, etc. colors? Which one comes first/last??? 
remember the image is flipped backwards from what you want.
then trace in black as you said.
now it's just like coloring inside the lines like when you were a kid doing coloring books
only this time is frosting not crayons.
so just pipe the colors inside the lines and smooth down.
order of colors is not really important -- some like to work dark to light, others the opposite.
I tend to work from primary colors to secondary to tertiary so I can reuse the icing
(so start w/ red, blue, yellow -- then can reuse leftovers remix to get green, orange, purple and so forth)
and I like to work small details to large areas (tho again that's a personal preference)
It's kind-of like doing any drawing. First, you draw the outline.
And it depends on the image you are tracing, too.
Usually, you would use black to draw all of the lines around each area of color, and within the areas for details. So, around her whole body, and then tracing around each part of her costume, face, and other details.
Then, it's your choice about the order. I usually start with the "lightest" colors. With Wonderwoman, that would probably be the yellow and skintones. Just color in-between the outlines, and even over top of them (gently) to fill in each area. Sometimes I'll freeze for a few minutes in-between so that colors won't run. After that, the "stronger" red and blue.
But the order is really up to you- maybe your design would work best to start with the stronger colors first if most of your design uses those colors, for instance.
The tutorial here is awesome- I'm sure yours will be great!
What do you mean the imange is flipped backwards from what you want? I'm still confused here. Ok do I trace the drawing first with black or do I first spread white bc on the back then flip it over & start drawing?
print the image out reversed (backwards)
then trace
then fill
then the white
then freeze really good.
now, take it out and FLIP it over onto the cake while still frozen and peal off the paper --
Notice -- you flipped it OVER that's why the image you trace is backwards to start.
ever put on one of those temporary tattoos???
same principle -- the glue = the white icing -
then image is backward on the paper as you look at the side you can see easily.
then you flip it over on and apply -- peal off the paper
image now the correct way.
Awesome, Doug- temporary tatoos is the perfect example of how fbct works!
I think it will come to you as you work on it.
As for flipping the image-
Let's say Wonderwoman is looking to the left in the original image. If you still want her to be looking to the left in the finished image, then you must print it out "flipped" or "mirror image" so that when you trace it onto the wax paper and then flip it again onto the cake, Wonderwoman will still look to the left. If you don't care if she is facing left or right, then don't worry about printing it mirror image. But if you do...
Here's how mine works- I go to the File menu to Print. In the Print dialog box that appears, I click Printer Properites, or Preferences. I look thru all of the tabs in that dialog box for "Mirror Image" and check it off before printing.
Hope that explains it!
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