I'm looking at making a beige teddy bear topper out of fondant/gumpaste. I have brown gel, and I'm wondering if I can somehow use that to paint the nose, eyes and mouth a dark brown??

Thanks for any advice. [/center]

Sure can! Mix with a little alcohol (vodka, gin) or lemon extract. The alcohol will evaporate quickly.

Duplicate post, please also see:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-639036.html

HTH

IF you don't want to use alcohol or extract you can use light corn syrup. I used it on one of my cakes it is glossy.

You can definitely can. You can use alcohol and extracts.