Getting my Dinkydoodle on!

So todays road test is on the Dinkydoodle designs range of airbrush paints. These paints are quite unique in the way that they can be applied to both fondant and chocolate.

When you airbrush using these colours you can also layer them up, so if you have a coat of blue, and then you want to add some white over the top, the white will actually be white and not create a paler shade of blue. There is no drying time between coats - its pretty much instant which is awesome, and from what I could see during my airbrushing time, its not possible to end up with a blobby wet mess which I have occasionally done using my kopykake and americolor airbrush liquids.

The big bonus I see with this range of paints is actually my new best friend - also known as Pearl Silver, which is the white lustre look that everyone wants at the moment. Here is the deal, I have two different brands of airbrushes, and unfortunately I have found that the americolor pearl blocked both of them up due to the thickness of the paints. Watering them down would result in applying lots of coats to achieve the look of a fully lustred cake. The Pearl Silver (about to be renamed just Pearl) is a little gem of a colour which did not block my airbrush!!! Hooray, *imagine me doing a happy dance here lol* a quick and easy way to lustre without the dreaded spitting and blocking of the airbrush.




I was fortunate enough to do a class with Dawn on Sunday, and this is the amazing creation, which started off white, and by the end of the day was transformed into a beautifully airbrushed barrier reef creation.

 

My Overall Review:

Rating: 10/10

Positives: They go on dry, can be mixed together to get the colours you want, the black is a true black, you can use them on chocolate and fondant, and I don't think I need to say anything else about the pearl silver do I??? No wet blotches from over applying.
Negatives: They are hard to get a hold of at the moment, but Dawn assures me that there will be a bucket load in the shops this week. It would be good if there was a sample pack available so that you can try them all out and then purchase the larger ones that you like. It might be a little bit expensive at first, but I can see that they would last a while.
Cost: I paid from $16.50 - $23.50 per bottle at Cake Decorating Solutions. They are proving so popular at the moment, so if you are interested in purchasing them, I would recommend pre-ordering them so you don't miss out.

 

I couldn't leave this class without getting a happy snap with one of my cake idols - don't mind my blue nose lol!!!