Reply to "Using Too Much Color?"

Penny, looking at your photo it looks to me that your airbrush is doing a little "spitting." By that I mean there's a bit of an irregular pattern in the spray. I had a run of cookies that were doing that too but it was because I just needed to hand tighten the front nozzle area. Like everyone else, a couple drops goes a long way for me as well. I've only just started playing more and more with airbrushing. Initially I was having problems with airbrushing on glaze which I assumed was due to the high corn syrup content which makes for a less porous surface than royal icing. I recently did some experimenting and found something that works for me. Before I airbrush any color onto the icing I begin by coating the surface with a light spray of the clear pearl. Once it tries I then airbrush on the desired colors. I think this works because the the clear pearl provides texture for the colors to cling to. Lori, your airbrushing is spectacular!