The Fascinating World of Metal Leaf

Samples of My Experiment On Metal Leafing: 2

      
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Vinegar: This ring mark is from a paper towel damped into
      vinegar. I squeezed and twisted the paper towel and made a circle,
      leave it on the leafed surface about 15 min.
 

      
Vinegar: Damped a paper towel into vinegar. Squeeze it and
      flattened it over the leaf. But this time, flattened the paper
      towel with wrinkles left. Put the weigh on and waited 1 hour.
      Silver leaf was also applied on the left side.
 

      
Vinegar: Another examples of vinegared paper towel flattened
      on the leaf.
 

      
Vinegar: Strong vinegar reaction on black base coat with
      acrylic paint underneath the composition leaf. Put the vinegared
      paper towel on the leaf, weigh it for 12 hours.
 

      
Texture: BEFORE applying gold leaf, I put Golden Gel Medium
      (Heavy Gel Gloss) with a paint knife on the illustration
      board. And then applied gold leaf on top of this dried gel medium.
 

      
Texture: BEFORE applying gold leaf, I put Golden Gel Medium
      (Light Molding Paste) with a paint knife on the illustration
      board. And then applied gold leaf on top of this dried gel medium.
 

      
Texture: Paint the base coat with acrylic green pigment
      first. Applied gold leaf on top of it. Then put some vinegar.
      Finally I used a sand paper for the scratched marks.
 

      
Combination:
      Combination of
      silver and gold leaf. Silver leaf was cut and applied on top
      of gold leaf. It also shows vinegar reaction as well as Golden
      Gel Mediums (Course Pumice Gel).
 

      
Combination: I painted base coat with various pigments and colors
      first. Then left side, I applied gold leaf and added vinegar.
      And then sprinkled the left over broken gold leaf and its fragments
      which appear shiner.
 

      
gold leaf used here is
composition gold leaf

      
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