A guide to gilding with metal leaf such as composition gold, copper, bronze, aluminum, and a variety of variegated leaf in both water and oil size. Different methods and a combination of techniques will be applied through multiple projects.
General Overview
1. PREPARATION
- Learn the tools and materials required
- Explore different types of metal leaf
- How to clean your glass to ensure it’s ready for gilding
- Making the water and oil size to use for metal leaf – reflective and matte finish
2. PROCESS
- How to apply composition gold leaf and other metal leaf
- Burnishing your work
- Protecting and backing up your work to complete the gilding process
3. PROJECTS
- Creating an ombré finish
- Crosshatching technique
- Distressing technique
- Masking your work to create designs
- Using vinyl for intricate and precise work