I need serious help coloring my fondant. I cannot get rich, bold colors. I am new to fondant so i was wondering if there is any specific coloring that works best.
i have the original colors from Wilton that i use with buttercream and royal icings. my black turns grey and my other colors end up pastels... any advise??
i make MMF...

hi tye:
any time you're trying to tint a large batch of icing, any kind, you will end up using a lot of colour. i've never tried the americolor pastes, but have heard raves about the product from others on this site.

the fact that you're making your own fondant (MMF) is a plus, as you can take advantage of tinting the whole batch at once by mixing your colour in with the liquid during the process (rather than adding colour later to the made fondant and kneading till your hands cramp and your brain explodes).

black is always going to be difficult, so the best advice i can give is to limit your use of black to small details on cakes, and then tint as small an amount of MMF as you'll need. it's a good idea to work in small amounts anyway, to reduce wastage and use as little colour as possible to get the most intense result. let the tinted fondant sit a bit too (wrapped well of course), as colours do deepen and intensify over time. unless you're doing children's character-type cakes, most people aren't interested in eating electric blue or red fondant, so you can usually keep to softer, more appetizing colours anyway.

Red and Black are next to impossible to achieve Fondant, Royal Icing or Buttercream..but the rest are easy to add to Fondant..if you look at my photos, I use a lot of Fondant that has bold colors..just keep adding, you'll get there.. if you add too little, you can always add more..if you add to much, you cannot take it out.

I like the paste. I have seen someone do a "black leather" fondant cake - he took a lot of time to work in the black paste color.

I despise working color into fondant....but sometimes you can get a kind husband to take over for a while!

Add color in small batches. I did this to get black, using Wilton, and was very happy with results. See my Mickey cake.

The red is the faux fondant.

Someone here suggested using the microwave. Once your MMF is made, take the amt you want to tint, and put it in the microwave and heat until its gooey - easy to stir. Add your color and stir it in. Then let it cool as you did before, and VIOLA! No kneeding at all! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this method. I have some arthritis in my hands, so this helps a lot...