I'm looking for a good techinique on making wood grain, like for a box. I know there are impression mats, but I don't really like the way they look, because you loose the depth of color I'd like to get. I recently tried a 4-1 ratio of chocolate fondant to black, but it ever really looked right to me.
any suggestions/tips?
I always start with a white or beige fondant or gum paste and hand paint my wood grain with varying shades of brown and golden tones.
I start with white or ivory fondant. Then I use a wide paintbrush and an alcohol/liquid food colouring mix to paint on the woodgrain colour. It naturally streaks and has lighter and darker bits. There is a photo in my pics of a wood-grained box shortwave radio I did last month.
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