Food airbrush
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With a food airbrush you can let your imagination run wild: delicate gradients, shading and vibrant designs appear on cakes, cupcakes and cookies within minutes. It allows you, for example, to colour your fondant cakes at low cost and in record time, create beautiful gradients, add shading or even conjure up a galaxy effect on your fondant cake.
Very well known in the world of cake design, the airbrush has won over many decorators who want to create very fine and neat effects. In this category you will find everything you need: kit, colours, stencils and cleaning spirit.
Kits, colours and stencils
The centrepiece is the airbrush kit for water-based colours, alongside the portable PME airbrush set with compressor and a single airbrush gun; kits and accessories are gathered in Airbrush kits & accessories. It pairs with airbrush colours in many shades – from pink, turquoise and violet to holly green, navy blue and black – as well as 250 g airbrush colours such as raspberry red, pistachio green, lemon yellow or deep black. Metallic airbrush colours such as antique gold effect, rose gold or black glitter add shine. Airbrush paints compatible with our airbrush kits can also be found in a dedicated category of our food colours: Airbrush food coloring.
Here we also offer our stencils, which naturally go hand in hand with the airbrush – from roses, calla lilies and poppies to a stork and baby designs, through to a Halloween pumpkin, a witch and a tartan pattern. The perfect combo for incredible results in a few minutes. Find all designs in Airbrush stencils.
Tips for getting started
- Only use airbrush colours: always use airbrush paints. Gel or other food colours may clog your airbrush and damage it.
- Clean after every use: after each use it is essential to clean the airbrush with an airbrush cleaner, for example Sugarflair Rejuvenator Spirit, so that it does not clog.
- Practise the distance: spray onto kitchen paper first to test the amount of colour and the distance. Several thin layers look more even than one thick coat.
- Choose the right surface: our airbrush colours are perfect for decorating fondant cakes, but also buttercream cakes. We do not recommend using them on ganache, as it contains cocoa butter and the colour will not hold.
Limits of the airbrush
These airbrushes are not compatible with cocoa butter. It is therefore not possible to make velvet spray with these devices – for a velvet effect you will need a more powerful air compressor. For gradients over large areas, fine shading and stencil designs on fondant, buttercream or dried royal icing, however, they are ideal.
What to look for when buying
To get started, the complete kit with device and a few basic colours is a good choice. Then pick the colours you use most often: black for outlines and shadows, yellow, red and blue for mixing and a metallic colour for accents. If you often colour large areas, go for the 250 g colours. Also plan for cleaning spirit and a few stencils so you can start straight away.
FAQ about food airbrushing
Which colours can I put in the airbrush?
Use airbrush colours only. They are fluid enough for the fine nozzle – gel colours would clog the device.
Does airbrush colour hold on ganache?
No, the colour does not hold on ganache because of the cocoa butter. Fondant, buttercream or dried royal icing work better.
Can I make velvet spray with this airbrush?
No. Velvet spray with cocoa butter needs a more powerful compressor; our kit is designed for water-based colours.
More ideas for designing your cakes are waiting in Cake design.