The person who taught me how to mix colours was my grandma. We used to paint together and we still sometimes do when I visit her ;) That is why when I started decorating cakes, mixing colours was quite easy for me... In this tutorial I'll try to explain all there is to explain. You'll see that mixing colours can actually be FUN!
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To colour my sugarpaste I use gel (paste) colours. The only sugarpastes I buy coloured are black and red. I wouldn't have the patience to colour black and red paste each time I need it! ;)
The colours listed above are the only colours I have been using for the past few years. You could probably reduce them to the primary colours, but I find it useful to have some additional colours.
If you know that you use a certain colour often and you're happy with the colour you buy, don't stop buying it just because you can get it from mixing basic colours... But if you don't use a certain colour frequently (f.ex. eucalyptus green) perpaphs it's better to make it rather than buying a whole pot ;)
All colours listed above are Wilton brand (apart from Dark Brown which is Sugarflair). Please note that I'm not an ambassador of any brand and I don't get paid for including the names of the above brands :) I suggest buying different products and choosing the brand/brands you prefer the most :)
As you can see in the photo - the more colour you add, the more intense colour you get. Adding small amounts of colours lets you create delicate pastel colours. The more colour you add to the white paste the brighter the colour gets.
It works the same way the other way around - so if you have a bright colour and you need to make a pastel colour out of it, simply add some white paste.
Note that the amounts of paste colours shown are not the amounts I added to the white paste.
Be aware that all computer/phone screens have different settings so the colours I see on my computer/phone might differ slightly from the ones you see ;)
The colours listed above are the only colours I have been using for the past few years. You could probably reduce them to the primary colours, but I find it useful to have some additional colours.
If you know that you use a certain colour often and you're happy with the colour you buy, don't stop buying it just because you can get it from mixing basic colours... But if you don't use a certain colour frequently (f.ex. eucalyptus green) perpaphs it's better to make it rather than buying a whole pot ;)
All colours listed above are Wilton brand (apart from Dark Brown which is Sugarflair). Please note that I'm not an ambassador of any brand and I don't get paid for including the names of the above brands :) I suggest buying different products and choosing the brand/brands you prefer the most :)
As you can see in the photo - the more colour you add, the more intense colour you get. Adding small amounts of colours lets you create delicate pastel colours. The more colour you add to the white paste the brighter the colour gets.
It works the same way the other way around - so if you have a bright colour and you need to make a pastel colour out of it, simply add some white paste.
Note that the amounts of paste colours shown are not the amounts I added to the white paste.
Be aware that all computer/phone screens have different settings so the colours I see on my computer/phone might differ slightly from the ones you see ;)