What is the easiest way to make Navy Blue MMF or buttercream? Or should I just order premade Fondant? The last time I tried I had to use a ton of coloring and the fondant was too sticky to use and the icing cosistency was almost impossible to use. I am trying to make an Atlanta Braves baseball cap or sheet cake.

The only options I can think of are a boatload of navy blue powdered food coloring or airbrush.

I tried this once with the half white, half navy wedding cake in my gallery, using paste color, and as it got darker, it got more sticky as well. I didn't have near enough powdered navy coloring to get that much fondant a true navy, so I airbrushed that sucker.

Yeah...I would mix royal blue airbrush and a touch of black to get navy blue...

Thanks! That was my next though, airbrush. Now to invest in a good airbrush machine, any recommendations??

Yeah..I have the kopykake airmaster..Had it now for 10 years and love it!!There are many different models and cheaper ones out there so it really depends..I bought the kopykakae because it was specifically for cake decorating and not crafting etc...

Thank you!!

The easiest way... to mix blue, black, and a little bit of red pre colored fondant. makes a wonderful shade of navy and it doesn't get sticky on you at all. AND...no stained fingers! LOL

I got a beautiful navy blue fondant by starting with a medium gray and adding Americolor navy blue gel and powdered color until I got the shade I wanted. No sticky fondant.

As strange as it sounds.....

Mix blue (as dark as you can get - either royal or navy blue Americolor), and a small amount of Orange - it will darken the blue.

~Chelle

hmmm interesting. I will have to try these, thanks everyone, I was very frustrated.

When in doubt, you can always search the web on how to mix paint colors - the principles are the same. I do it all the time - that's how I found the orange + blue information. I've also found some strange combos that I didn't think would turn out the way I read, and was pleasantly surprised. Of course, I can't remember any of them now, lol.

~Chelle

I bought a Badger airbrush because it's a reputable name that has been around for years. It was $240 at Michaels so I waited for a 50% coupon before getting it. I absolutely love it. I had a cheap one previously and it was a nightmare.

Orange is blue's complimentary color... when you mix them you get grey. If you blue is too bright, adding some orange will grey it up a bit and give you a more muted blue... vice versa with orange.

Green and red are complimentary and yellow and purple are as well... it works the same. It's not fool proof of course. Some colors are warm or cool and that will effect everything. A book on color theory would be a good read if you want to get good at mixing your colors, but not necessary.