I'm wanting to do a carved flamingo for my mom's birthday, but I'm having a hard time deciding what how to get the color. I know I could just do a pink flamingo and be done with it, but I just love the color of the bird in this pic. Any ideas on how to get anywhere close to this shade?
Thanks! 
I get a coral color by starting with a pink and adding yellow.Maybe a dab of orange after that...
Thanks! I don't think I would have thought of that. I'll give it a try. 
. Will you do a standing 3-D one? I see orange with a bit of pink added..... Please post a pic when you complete your cake. I took the easy way out and made the flamingo sitting in the sand. 
Here's a link to the finished product....well, almost finished. I think I'm going to add a few details. My mom loved it though. 
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1475268.html
Thanks aquamom. Ibmoser, yes there is support in the neck...and what a difference it makes! I've used rkt before, but never with any support it in. I used what I had on hand. I had a new pack of unused wire coat hangers, so I took one and squeezed it together into a long straight line with plyers and then shaped it into the shape of the neck.
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