when is it appropriate to use luster dust dry and when should you mix it with liquid?
I've encountered some issues both ways, just looking for some opinions
To me, when you mix the luster dust with alcohol or extract it gives you a darker stronger color than just dusting it dry.
ok, so how bout for covering a whole cake in luster dust? I've dusted it on dry with a pastry brush, but it doesn't come out very even
We used luster dust in my chocolate class at school for chocolate. You can use it both ways dry or with alcohol. To use it dry we just simply painted it into the chocolate molds with a dry soft brush. We then used white tempered chocolate and poured it into the molds to set. It gave the chocolate a light luster color and looked really nice. To use it with alcohol we applied it after the chocolate was set and popped out of the molds. We just painted it onto the chocolates to add a metalic shine. I used a copper color to add shine to the chocolate masks that we created.
I used dry luster dust on my molded chocolates on my fish cake. I liked the way it turned out!
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=891753
ok, so how bout for covering a whole cake in ? I've dusted it on dry with a pastry brush, but it doesn't come out very even
This is when I use my airbrush most. 
have you guys seen the new liauid from lucks? it comes in a bottle jsut like other airbrush colors and isn't supposed to clog your airbrush!
http://lucks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page§ionid=49
I wish they would sell to those of us who don't own a business.. heh
After dry dusting, steam the whole thing and it will shine evenly
fabulous, thank you!
BTW, I wish I had an airbrush machine 
We used in my chocolate class at school for chocolate. You can use it both ways dry or with alcohol. To use it dry we just simply painted it into the chocolate molds with a dry soft brush. We then used white tempered chocolate and poured it into the molds to set. It gave the chocolate a light luster color and looked really nice. To use it with alcohol we applied it after the chocolate was set and popped out of the molds. We just painted it onto the chocolates to add a metalic shine. I used a copper color to add shine to the chocolate masks that we created.
Thanks a lot for the information guys it was VERY useful!! 
I'm doing a monogram with chocolate and was wondering if I could use luster dust with it!
Thanks!
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