How To Get This Color?? Need It Asap

Decorating By JLRoos Updated 11 Nov 2011 , 9:11pm by ReneeFLL

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JLRoos Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 6:06pm
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A client brought me this photo and is wanting me to recreate this cake. I'm having trouble with the blue on the fondant/gumpaste. I think I've tried about a hundred things, does anybody else have any ideas? I'm attaching the picture she gave me. Thanks!!

UGH! I can't get it to attach! Image

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CupcakeQT82 Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 6:14pm
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Did you try mixing the "Tiffany" blue gel coloring with a little green?

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mariacakestoo Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 6:14pm
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I'll tell you one thing, the lighting in that photograph alone is probably making the color look like something it's not. Based on exactly what I see however (bad lighting and all), I'm going to say that's probably some turquoise base color with a splash of navy or black to darken it a bit. But again, the lighting looks like it's not truly the color it should be.

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JLRoos Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 7:00pm
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hmm...I don't have any "tiffany" blue, just wilton colors... I figure the picture distorts it a little but the client is going to see the colors as needing to be the way they look icon_sad.gif This is why I hate "re-creating".

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Claireybear1121 Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 7:24pm
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I accidentally made something very similar to that color that was 6 parts sky blue, 1 park royal blue, and 1 part grassy green (or any bright green). Hth

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ibmoser Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 7:55pm
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Try Wilton "Teal" by itself.

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mariacakestoo Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 8:47pm
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Teal! That's it.

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ReneeFLL Posted 11 Nov 2011 , 9:11pm
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I also agree with the teal color.

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