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Can you use regular paint on fondant?

post #1 of 10
3/29/12 at 2:37pm
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I painted a cake using airbrush colors, but I have to finish it somewhere without them. Can I use regular paint to finish it? It's mostly just details, but I need to know if it will mess up the fondant or anything like that..
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post #2 of 10
3/29/12 at 2:54pm
If by "regular paint" you mean regular food color gel, (or dust) yes. Usually you would mix the color with lemon juice or a clear alcohol (vodka) then paint it on the fondant.
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post #3 of 10
3/29/12 at 3:05pm
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Nope, I mean acrylic or watercolor paint.
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post #4 of 10
3/29/12 at 3:24pm
No, you can not. You can ONLY use food colors as suggested by spuddysmom. And I am curious. When you say that you used airbrush colors, do you mean regualr paint colors or did you use food colors?
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post #5 of 10
3/29/12 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by xSabrinaLee

Nope, I mean acrylic or watercolor paint.



Hmm, I guess April 1st is almost here, eh?
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post #6 of 10
3/29/12 at 3:33pm
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I think I should have mentioned that it's a styrofoam cake and just for display. I'm not seriously going to paint a real cake with that! icon_redface.gif
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post #7 of 10
3/29/12 at 5:35pm
So happy that you cleared that up icon_smile.gif
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post #8 of 10
3/29/12 at 5:49pm
lol, in that case... if no one's eating it... paint away with whatever I'd say
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post #9 of 10
3/29/12 at 6:53pm
I'd choose the watercolor. The acrylic won't give you the food color look. IMO acrylic will look too plastic like.
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deborahanne

http://grandmasugarskitchen.blogspot.com/
http://lamaisondesgateaux.blogspot.com/
http://theenchantedline.blogspot.com/

Life begins at 325° F, and, yes, that IS powdered sugar in my hair.
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post #10 of 10
3/29/12 at 7:30pm
I have used acrylic with great esults for dummy cake
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