Any Tips On Painting On Fondant...
Decorating By jennygirl927 Updated 22 Mar 2008 , 6:37pm by Cookies4kids
I am making a tiered cake for cousins baby shower and would love to paint flowers on mmf any suggestions or how to would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank You!! 
Mix your gel colors with a little vodka, and it should be fine. I also use airbrush colors directly if you have that!
christie 
When painting on fondant with a brush or air brush does the paint stain the mouth of the person eating it?
I love to paint on fondant although I don't always have the time to tinker with it as much as I'd like too. I use americolor gels right out of the bottle they're almost exactlly the same consistency as acrylic paints...If I want more of a water color paint then I use airbrush colors. Neither one will stain the mouths of the people eating it unless you gob it on. I'll include a couple photos where I've used it...it really is a great medium.
Oh and in case you're wondering....everything I've painted has dried in at least 10 min. and once it's dry it's not tacky to the touch whatsoever........you can run your fingers across it and it doesn't smear or feel sticky at all!
Wow, thanks for the information. Your work is beautiful.
Oh my... those are amazing!!!! You have lots of talent!!!
thanks so much for your responses...do you use stencils when painting or free hand?
What consistency is the paint supposed to be? I tried painting with gel colors and it was streaking and not solid coloring, so I tried adding white gel to make it more opaque, and ended up with caked on color that has cracks and separation in it. Although the cake design is pretty, the painting technique is awful and I want to know what I am doing wrong. How do you get solid color without streaking, especially in a large painted area?
I have the very same question ruthi! I tried painting fondant last night with the gel colors and had the same results...was much prettier before I started painting! How else can you "paint" fondant if you don't have an airbrush???
Just a little bump....any help/suggestions would be appreciated! 
Wow! Great question. Also KHalstead. Did you airbrush the cookies then paint on details with brush or just brush paint. Did you use stencils or free hand the flower cookies and pansies?
When I paint on fondant, I use airbrush colors - not the airbrush itself. Sometimes it's a little thick/sticky so I dilute with vodka.
At first I was under the impression I needed to use petal dust with vodka but I didn't have any and it was too expensive (and sort of a pain) and then I realized I had a box of airbrush color. It doesn't change the taste or anything and it has a really good consistency.
Khalstead ~ holy crap, your cookies are amazing!
I have painted on fondant several times and I just use color gels thinned (or not) with vodka.
I have a huge array of paintbrushes and I'm sure I'm using each and every one incorrectly, but the whole thing is a lot of fun! If you look in my pics, there should be one in the top row - it's two tiers and has purple/fuschia/yellow flowers on it. It's no Monet, but it matched the invite well.
Now, if only Michael's was still offering painting classes, I'd be fantastic!
All my life I painted on wood for a living using acrylic paints and stencils that I bought or made myself. I am having the time of my life using the same techniques on cookies and fondant. For stenciling you want a soft stencil brush--the softer the better as too stiff will make marks in the fondant. I put some of my petal dust color in the cover and rub the stencil brush in that. Then I pounce the brush on a piece of paper toweling to take off the excess. Press the stencil just a tad into the fondant and pounce your brush on the area you want to color giving it a light coat of color. Now reapply the dust and do just the outside edge with a smaller brush to give the contrast you need. I use a black food writer pen to outline the areas and add detail. I just finished some large round cookies with spring flower sprays on them and they were so pretty. I don't know much about computrs so can't post the pics.
Another way for stencil or freehand paint is to use melted cocoa butter and mix in petal dust for the desired color. Use the same technique as above for stenciling or just freehand. If your color bleeds under the stencil, you have too much paint on your brush.
Hope this helps
Lily
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