I am only making my second ever gingerbread house. I'm doing a barn. Has anyone every "painted" on actual gingerbread to make it look like boards of wood? I kept the natural brown because I wanted it to be obvious that it was gingerbread and now I wish I had stamped it or something to make it stand out more. Any suggestions? I didn't want to cover the whole thing in fondant. (did that on the first one. Don't see the point of making it out of gingerbread if it looks like a cake..lol) I'm just wondering if it's doable. I used to decorate cakes and was a tole painter. Just thinking if I can somehow combine those to make this happen. I know I could do it on frosting/fondant, just wondering if it's possible on bare gingerbread.
You can paint on it with food coloring or watered down royal icing. Use a color that's darker than the gingerbread color, then you can use some lighter for accent color.
Try just painting on grain in light stripes and don't forget the knot holes. Sounds like fun..
OHMYGOSH!!! Thank you, Costumeczar!! I did the thinned royal frosting. I was hoping to do a dry brush or something like that to do the boards, no go. However, it made my barn look so old and rustic looking. It wasn't at all what I was going for but I LOVE it!! Will post pics when done :)))))
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