Hello Everyone,
Could someone please tell me how to achieve poinsettia red? I am planning on making a whole batch of red gumpaste and I wanted to add the color while mixing up the wet ingredients. Every time I try to knead the color in by hand I always wind up with the wrong shade of red, either it is to bright or leaning more towards burgundy. Also, can you please suggest which color petal dusts I should use once I finish assembling the flowers? Thank you for your time.
I just made some poinsettias and used a different method that works nicely. Color some gumpaste lightly with red (it will be a dark pink). Make your petals, let dry and dust before you assemble. Crystal Colors makes a color called poinsettia red that is pefect. I then added a bit of royal purple around the edges of the leaves for realism, steamed the petals lightly to set the color, then assembled. For the green petals I used Green Bean dust.
what "dust" are you referring to when coloring fondant? Can you give a brand name and the technique involved in dying and dusting?
what "dust" are you referring to when coloring fondant? Can you give a brand name and the technique involved in dying and dusting?
what "dust" are you referring to when coloring fondant? Can you give a brand name and the technique involved in dying and dusting?
When making flowers i use crystal colors (they are a high grade powdered food coloring) for dusting, which means i just take a soft bristled brush and brush the color over the petal/leaf. If you layer different colors you can get a depth in your piece that you can't get with just a flat mixed in color.
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