FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes you can.
You can mix any Original paints together to make your own colour and you can mix any Metallic paint together to make your own.
Please note that if you try and mix the Metallics and Originals together you will lose the metallic finish therefore we don’t recommend mixing Metallic and Original paints together.
Original Paints can be used on the following:
– Fondant
– Ganache
– Tempered Chocolate
– Modelling Chocolate
– Chilled Crusted Buttercream (we only recommend American Buttercream recipes)
– Royal Icing
– Sugar Cookies
– Marshmallows
– Gold Leaf
– Fruit ie: Berries
– Macarons
– Gum Paste
– Confectionery
Metallic Paints can be used on the following:
– Fondant
– Chilled Crusted Buttercream (we only recommend American Buttercream recipes)
– Sugar cookies
– Marshmallows
– Confectionery
– Ganache
– Modelling chocolate
– Macarons
– Fruit ie: Berries– Gum Paste
Yes you most certainly can!
To achieve a water colour look for your creations simply add a high grade alcohol, 95% or higher to your paint palette along with a few drops of your desired colour. Alcohol must be high grade (vodka won’t work) For example: Rose Spirit (Australia) Ever Clear (America) Dipping Solution (Europe).
Alcohol free activator sets dry to the touch ie. rub free. Which you cannot achieve this finish using rose spirit. Now it’s possible to bag up your cookies without worrying about your lustre smudging onto the cello bags.
Large Surfaces
Make Paint using Alcohol Free Activator + Lustre:
- Dip your brush into the activator and apply a thin layer onto the surface. Less is best. The less back and forth with the activator the better! Using a Lustre Brush, apply lustre onto the wet area.
- Once covered, use your dry Lustre Brush and brush away any leftover lustre.
- You will need 2 brushes for this technique. One we and the other must be dry.
Make Paint using Alcohol Free Activator + Lustre:
- Place the amount of lustre you need into your palette and add alcohol free activator. Mix until it forms a paint like consistency.
- This method is great for small surfaces such as raised fondant cookies and finer details. It works well on chilled swiss meringue buttercream
Cover a Fondant Cake:
- Using our Wide Flat #5 brush apply activator in small sections with an upward stroke. Go over the wet area with a dry Wide Flat #5 brush and repeat this method once the whole cake is covered. Use the dry brush away loose dust.
Stencil with our Alcohol Free Activator
- Dip your brush into the activator and apply a thin layer onto the surface. Less is best. The less back and forth with the activator the better! Using a lustre brush apply lustre onto the wet area.
- Securely hold the stencil on the surface as you brush the Alcohol Free Activator over the top. The stencil will become sticky and it will stay in place.
- Take your dry brush and dab your lustre over the stencil and brush away any loose dust.
- When you are finished, slowly remove the stencil and admire your work of art !
- This method works on Ganache, Fondant and Buttercream. It will not work on Swiss Meringue Buttercream because of the oily surface.
Paint Powders & Alcohol Free Activator
- Place the amount of paint powder you need into your palette and add alcohol free activator. Mix until it forms a paint like consistency.
- This method is great for small surfaces such as raised fondant cookies and finer details.
- This combination does not work on chocolate
Our original colour range of paints have a drying time that varies between 1-8 hours depending on the surface, how it was painted (how thick the coat has been applied) and the humidity conditions. Humidity can play a big role in drying time so for best results make sure your workspace is low humidity or you can run the risk of it not setting at all if it is to0 humid. We recommend applying thin coats of paint for quick drying time. If a second coat is required – allow time for the first coat to dry well before applying the second coat.
If you need a quicker dry time for your original paints simply add a few drops of high grade alcohol to your paint palette along with your paint.
Our metallic range has a drying time varies from 20 minutes to 6 hours depending on surface, how it was painted and the humidity conditions.
For best results be sure to invest in a quality brush (we recommend Sweet Sticks brushes) and start off with thin coats. Less is more in this case.
Yes the Original and Metallic paints both contain high grade alcohol.
The Original Paints contain 14% high grade alcohol from the glaze component and 14% from ethanol derived from sugar cane.
The Metallic Paints contain 14% from the glaze component.
Shelf life is 24 months from manufacture date.
Yes, we are Kosher Certified
The colours that are NOT Kosher Certified are:
– Deep Pink
– Lavender
– Lilac
– Magnolia
– Pink Gelato
– Purple
– Watermelon Pink
Our whole range of paints are:
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Nut free
Yes we do.
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For best results hot soapy water straight after you are finished using your brush and then dry off with a paper towel. Please note to keep your brushes in their best condition don’t leave them in the cup of water as they will bend and damage.
Our paints are not designed for an airbrush machine although we have been advised it can.
No – they are cake decorating paint meaning they are to be applied on to your medium once set.
If the paint is painted on and properly air dried, leaving the paint rub free than there will not be an after taste. If the product is still wet and in paint form, yes there will be an unpleasant taste as the liquid has not been dried and evaporated.
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