Hi there. I am new to cookie decorating. I have read in a couple of posts that some of you paint your frosting on. How do you do it? What kind of brushes do you use? Do you get a nice clean edge like when you flow in? Sorry for all the questions, but this sounded really neat and I would love an quicker way to ice.

Thanks in advance.

Judi

I use sable burshes of varying sizes. You just want to make sure you don't lose bristles in the icing so a high quality bursh is best. Just thin the royal the same as you would if you were flooding. Paint like you would a "paint by the numbers" picture. I then outline when I'm done.

Good luck.

ditto Fairytale...

I love to paint anyway - so painting icing is lots of fun to me! If your icing is just the right consistency, it won't spread unless you want it to - if that makes any sense.

I'm new too, and honestly I wouldn't know how to get RI on a cookie without a paintbrush!

I swear you were reading my mind!! I was looking through some of the galleries earlier today and came across where Fairytale had posted a cake cookie and said that she painted on the icing. I wanted to post and find out how she did it, but then the website was down and I couldn't. By the time I got back on, I couldn't remember who to ask! LOL!

Fairytale, your cookies are beautiful and I can't wait to try the painting technique. Do you think the layer that you paint on is thinner than if you used a squeeze bottle? I hope it is, and it dries faster too!

I think that I may try this painting technique. I'm having trouble with using pastry bags and tips. Do you do the outlines with a brush as well, fairytale? (outlining is the part that I have the most trouble with!)

thanks!

I read Fairytales post this week also and tried painting. It works great. I found that my cookies could have a thin layer of icing on them or a thick layer like flooding. It is up to you. I have to go out and buy the right brushes, since I used a brand new craft brush instead. They worked o.k., but definitely not the right tool. I was think of buying the bottles also, what kind do you recommend? I hate the mess of the bags.

Now I've never tried this, but Ace of Cakes was painting on a cake with paste colors and adding vodka to his mixture for the right consistancy. He said the vodka made the difference when painting.

Flowerpot, I think that's just for using the powdered colorings, like Luster Dust. I love that look on cakes though! I think our cake decorator used a pearl color on the fondant pearls on our wedding cake. It looked so pretty!

Gosh, thanks for telling me that--I sure appreciate it.

I'm just guessing. I'm so new at this, I don't know where I get off telling anybody anything! LOL!!

i use vodka to paint with my liquid colors too. the vodka evaporates quickly so you have less drying time.

Wow! Didn't know that. Hubby just left for the grocery store, might have to call and put vodka on the list.

Wow, so you can mix vodka (or what about something w/high alcohol content like lemon extract?) into paste colors and it'll dry them?

If it does, how awesome is that?!

I'm intrigued by the painting concept, but still haven't had time to try it. I'm wondering if the painting technique will help prevent those annoying little air bubbles/sink holes.

Fairytale - what pretty cookies! Thanks for sharing this picture. You are a very talented artist. Were these requested by a customer or were you just having fun? Did you paint these cookies w/the technique described in this thread?