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jdaniellej Posted 1 May 2013 , 10:04pm
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AHow do I make my fondant look like wood, I am making cupcakes for a tool party and I'm not sure how to make it look like wood!

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sixinarow Posted 1 May 2013 , 10:18pm
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I made wood grain on fondant using a toothpick and the claw gum paste tool. Draw on your wood grain and let the fondant harden, then I painted it with brown gel food coloring that I thinned with vodka. It turned out well, I think. :) Go over the places you want darker with a second coat. Here's the picture of the wood grain I made.

 

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IAmPamCakes Posted 1 May 2013 , 10:27pm
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AThat looks good sixinarow. I used the pointed end of a modeling tool to make lines, which was enough, but of course I decided to airbrush parts to add dimension. For smaller pieces, I just marble several shades of chocolate fondant.

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KathleenC Posted 2 May 2013 , 12:32am
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This is a great link that provides instruction on several different methods of woodgraining, depending on the look you're wanting.

 

http://shelf3d.com/Search/how%20to%20make%20wood%20grain%20fondant

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sixinarow Posted 2 May 2013 , 1:10am
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Originally Posted by KathleenC 

This is a great link that provides instruction on several different methods of woodgraining, depending on the look you're wanting.

 

http://shelf3d.com/Search/how%20to%20make%20wood%20grain%20fondant

That's a cool link! Wish I would've had that before I attempted mine! icon_smile.gif

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KathleenC Posted 2 May 2013 , 1:35am
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Ya, it was really helpful when I was making my treasure chest cake.  icon_smile.gif  I took snippets from a number of tutorials and applied what worked best for that project.  I was pretty happy with the result.

 

Yours looks really good, too!

 

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