Gartner Goldman Duff Cake Decorating Airbrush Machine Tips & Tricks

Duff™ Cake Decorating Airbrush Machine Tips & Tricks
Before You Begin....Practice!
Learning how to use an airbrush e ectively is easy. The great thing about
using an airbrush is that you will never stop learning. At rst, keep your
projects simple so you can master some of the basic techniques and
be comfortable with the behavior of your machine while still having
fun. When using an airbrush, the pressure, the speed, and the angle are
all very important. Practice airbrushing on at paper rst, both vertical
and horizontal, then try some complex shapes like cut out paper owers
or simple origami objects. DON'T PRACTICE ON A CAKE YOU WANT
TO PRESENT TO ANYBODY! Make sure you are very comfortable with
what you are doing before you bring out the cake so you don't have to
re-ice it. That will take the wind out of your sails!
Learn how the airbrush responds at di erent distances from the cake. The closer you
are, the ner the line. Think of your spray as a shotgun blast. You get a wider, more spread
out pattern the further you are from the cake.
PREPARATION
Before you begin, cover the surrounding surfaces with newspapers, plastic, or paper bags to protect them from
airbrush color that may be over-sprayed. This makes cleanup a breeze.
Assemble your airbrush machine according to the package instructions included in the kit. Prior to adding color to
your machine, be sure to fully clean it, following the package instructions. After cleaning the airbrush machine, run
clean, clear water through it to ensure it's working properly.
DESIGN AND COLOR
Sketch out your awesome cake design idea. This will help you decide which colors you will
need and the order to spray them on your cake. Use your Du Airbrush Machine only on food-
related projects and only with food-safe
machine to create your custom color. Or, to create depth in your color eld, try layering di erent
colors on with the airbrush to create a new color. The lightest colors should always go on rst.
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Once you've determined the design, gather your Du Airbrush Colors and a squeeze bottle
of hot, clean water for cleanup between colors. Unless you clean the machine with water
between colors, the colors will get muddy and the airbrush could clog.
Experiment with mixing colors. Pick some of your favorite colors and learn how to recreate
those colors by airbrushing. You can mix the colors before you add them to the airbrush
Select an airbrush color and add a few drops to the machine. Remember you
can always add color to the cake, but you can almost never take it away,
GO SLOW! This will also prevent color from beading up.
Du Goldman by Gartner Studios Airbrush Colors.
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