Food color info and some more AWing

[monkeybabe]

katfco

Here are some examples of powdered food coloring usage
the leaves before:

The leaves after:

I was able to make the leaves gradually change color, as opposed to a harsh line

Then, with the cupped leaf, I used color moistened with vodka, to paint over the green inside and once that had fully dried, layered it with powdered color to give it more depth of color. Then again, with vodka, painted the lines


Here's all the leaves and wings:


And the coral, which I'm not super happy with, but it's not bad enough that I'm going to remake it.

[monkeybabe]

Oh, and if you look closely enough at the before picture, you can see one of the moth wings and then in the pic of all the leaves, you can see how I softened the color changes with powdered color. Not the easiest to see, though.

[katfco]

Those are awesome.

[steph196]

Wow! I am so impressed! Good work!

[Deleted]

Good job! Those are amazing.

[muppetinma]

Those are beautiful! What design are you doing again?

[lolaburns]

Excuse me while I pick myself up from the floor in amazement! Those are gorgeous. The leaves look so real! They look just like the leaves on my orchids.

[TrudyCampbell]

I can't wait to see the finished product! This takes a lot of dedication, I'm impressed.

[monkeybabe]

Thanks ladies!

muppetinma

[Deleted]

After looking at that picture I think your coral looks really good.

[devotchka]

You are so creative and talented!!! That looks awesome so far!

[claralou]

you are amazing.

[carawestt]

You are incredible! I can't wait to see it when it's all done.

[monkeybabe]

Thanks everyone! I hope to finish it in the next couple/few days. I'm mostly just letting everything dry properly. The competition has officially opened now, so I'm excited! I don't have any illusions about winning, but it's fun!

[monkeybabe]

Tonight, I made a headless, tailless fish. (Those components are not necessary for the cake, so I chose to not make them.)

[rubber pants]

OMG!

[TrudyCampbell]

What do you win if you end up winning?

[cat19]

You are amazing!

[monkeybabe]

Sept 4, 2013 7:21:24 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

What do you win if you end up winning?

The grand prize for 2D cakes is $300 cash, $300 Threadless GC, 3 threadless design grocery bags, and a years worth of cake mixes from a company I've never heard of.

[Deleted]

Good Lord you are talented!