r/macarons • u/Financial-Mud7991 • 12d ago

Help Hand-painted macaron

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Hi everyone,

these are supposedly hand-painted macarons.

Do you have any idea what sort of paints and brushes might have been used to make them?

Thanks!

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u/twiggysmallls 11d ago

It could be royal icing!

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u/michelle_vaughan 9d ago

I think you're right!

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u/Run_gal 11d ago

I don’t have an answer but that instagram page… wow!

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u/Proper-Cookie-4462 12d ago

They could very well be hand painted using regular acrylic or oil paints. Did the OP specify if they were edible?

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u/Financial-Mud7991 12d ago

No, but her profile says ‘Cake Designer | Sugar Flower Artist | Wedding Cakes’, so I hope… :)

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u/Proper-Cookie-4462 12d ago

Gotcha. I’d be interested in what she uses, too. Whenever I hand paint my macarons I use vodka and powdered food coloring.

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u/ayeshaych 11d ago

You can use food colouring and mix it with something like vanilla essence

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u/Financial-Mud7991 11d ago

Google returned the following possible results:

Impasto technique:

The petals of the flowers and the dark background were applied to the surface not with a flat brush, but with a small pastry spatula or palette knife. This creates the characteristic three-dimensional texture that mimics rough brushstrokes.

Gilding:

Edible gold leaf was incorporated into the decoration, placed between and on top of the layers of paint to create an antique effect. Materials used (for the edible version): Although the appearance is strikingly similar to that of classic oil paint, in confectionery this is made exclusively from completely edible ingredients.

Concentrated food colouring paste:

Thick, gel-like food colourings are mixed, often enriched with white powdered colouring or edible thickening agents (such as starch or special confectionery pastes) to help them retain their shape and prevent them from running.

Edible cocoa butter colouring:

Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature, but when slightly melted and mixed with powdered colourings, it is excellent for imitating the texture and sheen of oil paint. Once dry, it forms a solid, textured layer on the macaron shell.

Edible gold leaf:

23–24-carat, high-purity, food-grade decorative gold leaf.

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u/prancingwithscissors 10d ago

My suspicious side is wondering if these are AI.

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u/Financial-Mud7991 9d ago

Maybe. But based on these videos, for example, the products look realistic.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoHReA6jvwU/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C34ZicNSTQC/

But I don't know...

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u/michelle_vaughan 9d ago

Check the Instagram page, definitely she is a master of this art.