Special Survey: Airbrush Colorings for Sugar Artists

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Hi, all! I've got a special survey for you this month, fueled by my personal interest in airbrushing and airbrush colorings. This survey is intended for all sugar artists (cookiers, cakers, chocolatiers, floral artists, etc.) WHO USE AIRBRUSH COLORINGS IN THEIR SUGAR ART. If this description does not apply to you, then please do not take the survey.

In the survey, I ask about brand use, frequency of use, and pros and cons of various airbrush colorings and brands. I also ask you to design your ideal airbrush coloring line! (Have fun with that question, and please think pie in the sky!)

ALSO:
(1) Due to the proprietary nature of some of the questions, the survey results will not be made public.
(2) Please take the survey even if you live outside of the US. You will be given the option to add the brands you use if you don't see them listed.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS (PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU TAKE THE SURVEY!)
(1) Open-ended (aka fill-in-the-blank or "Other") responses below are limited to 255 characters. If you run out of space on any question, feel free to elaborate in the comments area under this survey, but please identify the question (by number) to which you're responding.
(2) Unfortunately, our survey software will not allow you to skip questions. You must answer every one, or the system won't accept any of your responses. Choose the answer that best fits. Thanks!

Thank you in advance for your participation! Please also share the survey. I am trying to gather responses from a large and (hopefully) representative sample of our airbrushing community!

Q1: On which types of sugar art projects do you most often use airbrush colorings?

Select your top two (or fewer) choices only.

Cookies or royal icing

Cakes

Cupcakes

Chocolate showpieces

Fondant, gumpaste, or pastillage flowers or showpieces

N/A - I don't use airbrush coloring on my sugar art projects

Other

Q2: How frequently do you use airbrush coloring on your sugar art projects?

Select the ONE option that best applies.

Less than once a year

A few times a year

Monthly

About once a week

A few times a week

Daily

Never - I don't use airbrush coloring on my sugar art projects

Q3: How long have you been using airbrush colorings on your sugar art projects?

Select the ONE option that best applies.

Less than a year

1 to 4 years

5 to 9 years

10 years or more

N/A - I have never airbrushed any of my sugar art projects

Q4: What brand(s) of airbrush coloring do you most often buy?

Select all that apply. Please select "Other", and write in the brand, if you do not see your brand(s) listed. Again, I am only asking about airbrush coloring use here.

AmeriMist/AmeriColor

Chefmaster

Cookie Countess

Genie's Dream/Creative Cookier

Kroma Kolors/Kopykake

Spectrum Flow

Other

Q5: Which of the following brands is your favorite airbrush coloring?

Select only ONE. Please select "Other", and write the brand in the blank, if you do not see your favorite brand listed. Again, I am only asking about airbrush coloring use here.

AmeriMist/AmeriColor

Chefmaster

Cookie Countess

Genie's Dream/Creative Cookier

Kroma Kolors/Kopykake

Spectrum Flow

Other

Q8: If your FAVORITE brand could improve on only one or two aspects of their airbrush coloring line, what would those aspects be?

Please be specific, and feel free to elaborate on any of the points you checked in Q7. If there is nothing that your favorite brand can improve, then say "nothing".

Your Opinion Required

Q9: Is your FAVORITE airbrush coloring (mentioned in Q5) water-based or alcohol-based?

Please answer this question WITHOUT looking at the product's label.

Alcohol-based

Water-based

I don't know

Q10: What is your LEAST favorite brand of airbrush coloring and why?

Please be as specific as possible. If you don't have a least favorite brand, say "I don't have one".

Your Opinion Required

Q11: What size bottle of airbrush coloring do you most often buy?

Select the ONE size that most often applies.

Small (about 1 oz/30 ml)

Medium (about 4.5 oz/133 ml)

Large (about 10 oz/296 ml)

Q12: Which type of lid style do you most prefer on your airbrush coloring?

Select the ONE style that you most like. Select "Other", and fill in the blank, if you don't see your favorite style listed.

Screw cap

Flip top

Dropper top

Other

Q13: Which formulation of airbrush coloring is your favorite type?

Select the ONE option that best applies.

Alcohol-based

Water-based

N/A - Don't know the difference

Neither, I use both but for different reasons

Q14: Of all of the different colors (hues or shades) available in your FAVORITE airbrush coloring line (mentioned in Q5), how many do you regularly use?

Select the ONE option that best applies.

Every single one of their available colors, most of the time

About half of their available colors; I can easily custom-mix what I need with this core set of colors

A small subset of their available colors; I can easily custom-mix what I need with just primary colors and a few others

Q15: What is the biggest issue or headache you have when working with airbrush colorings in general?

In other words, is there a gnawing issue that most airbrush colorings have that you wish manufacturers could resolve? If so, please be as specific as possible. If not, say "I don't have one".

Your Opinion Required

Q16: If you could design the world's best airbrush coloring line, what key features would it have?

Please think big (pie in the sky)! Imagine money is no object; just tell me what you would want, as specifically as possible.

Your Opinion Required

Q17: How many different colors (shades or hues), excluding sheens/metallics, should the ideal airbrush coloring line have?

Select the ONE option that best applies.

5 to 10; I prefer to custom-mix my own hues using the primary colors and a few others

11 to 30; some custom-mixing is okay when I can't find the perfect color

31-50; I'd like to do as little custom-mixing as possible

51 or more; I don't want to custom-mix at all

Q18: In what country do you live?

Select "Other", and fill in the blank, if you don't see your home country listed.

United States

Canada

England

India

Australia

Other

Posted by Julia M. Usher · 4/25/209:50 PM