Is Americolor what i would use if I wanted to paint the color on fondant?

If so, how do I mix it (portion wise)?

I use vodka right? Can I drink some while Im at it LOL j/k


I have tried using the wilton gel coloring before but only with pink and purple and it was very transparent.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!



PS~ this is why I love this board. Everyone is so nice an always willing to help!

I'm going to take a stab at this, even though I don't paint on fondant. It was my understanding that you add the vodka to the powder food colors, in order to make a "paint". If you're using gels to begin with, save the vodka and drink it instead!

Whenever I have painted on fondant I have used luster dust and everclear.
I haven't tried it with paste colors.
Here are a couple of painted cakes I've done
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1095933.html
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1158409.html
They both started out white and I painted them.

Jibbies

Thank you.

One last question on this then Im done (for now LOL )

when mixing it, do I use the whole thing of dust and little liquid? or what should the consistency be?

Thanks in advance!

I've only played around with it a bit so far, not even done an actual cake, but I just mixed a very small amount of powder with a roughly equal amount of liquid. Because the stuff evaporates so quickly, you might want to keep an eyedropper handy and add it in very small quantities, so it doesn't all evaporate away before you're done with what you want to paint!

THank you for all the info. I really do appreciate it!

And thanks to everyone else

I have only painted in TEENY TINY amounts, but I DO love Americolor for that. I didn't have to thin it like I do Wilton gels. I just used it straight out of the bottle I have yet to try dusts and vodka, though.

I've used color gels, (Wilton and Americolor) to paint with, but I prefer to mix them with everclear to thin them down a little. Plus the times I have just used them, they have remained sticky.

Some states don't sell everyclear so if you can't get it look for gin, then vodka.

When mixing it with your dust it just depends on what you are doing. You want it thick enough to cover, but not to thin to streak. You can go back over it, but let it dry completely first.

My favorite thing to paint with right now is actually the Americolor Airbrush colors. They are already thinned down and they dry and don't remain sticky.

Thanks Ashley! I will try that to!

Its always good to have several techniques and since I have till the end of September I have plenty of time to practice

The nice thing about luster dust and everclear is that when the everclear evaporates you can just add more and it good to go. also when you finish the dried luster dust can be scraped back into the little jar, so there's now waste.

Jibbies

Thanks Texas Sugar, i will keep the gin in mind to

Do you airbrush with the airbrush color or just paint straight from the bottle?

I have attempted airbrush yet. DH suggested it but just rolled his eyes when I said I would rather airbrush cakes LOL

My wife would paint with the gels. She would mix colors to bring out different colors, and it worked awesome on our cakes. She has her brushes in a little bowl of clear vanilla or vodka and basically dillute the gel (if necessary) to what it needed to be. You can check out what we have painted. The cakes that you can check out have a zebra print and on them and another has a purple like scrolling on a cake we did as well. On a Monster Energy Drink we did a mizture of yellow and green to get the color needed and the blend. She is awesome at that. Check them out and if you have any questions regarding painting on them I can help you there.

I attatched a pic of the blowdryer cake. This whole cake was painted. (My spraygun was down) But the blowdryer and mirror was handpainted so you can see what effect the gels will have

We also have a spray gun so we use that for shading and stuff like that to get a slightly different look.

If you want to see examples of how we painted on cakes just check my stuff out.

Hope this helps

tyrel9

Tyrel9!! That cake is amazing!!! Thumbs up to you and your wife!!! You do great work!

Thanks Tyrel9!

Your cakes are BEAUTIFUL!

I always do Americolor gels with everclear. I did "Starry Night" (in my pics) all like that. I started out with an all white fondant base and just started painting away. As well as any leopard print cakes too.