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Place the gold leaf on your adhesive.
Gently lower your wax paper against your canvas to deposit the gold leaf onto your tacky adhesive. Lay the gold leaf so it overlaps the edge of your adhesive by about . 25 inches (0.64 cm). Smooth the leaf onto the canvas by using your palm to apply pressure through the wax paper.
Keeping this in view, what glue do you use with gold leaf?
Gedeo Gilding Paste, Eberhard by Staedtler or alternatively an acrylic medium or a good PVA glue thinned to a milky consistency can be used. A traditional oil based size such as Japan Gold Size works best on hard smooth surfaces but will take longer to dry sufficiently to accept the leaf.
- Prepare Surface. Paint the surface a color.
- Apply adhesive. Choose water-based or solvent-based leaf adhesive (also called gilding or leaf sizing).
- Apply Leaf.
- Burnish.
- Clean Excess.
- Pre-Paint Sealing: Sealing the Leaf Before Overpainting.
- Paint.
- Post-Paint Sealing.
Subsequently, question is, can I use Modge podge for gold leaf?
To apply the gold leaf apply a thick layer of mod podge (or a different water based glue) and using a dry fluffy brush, sweep the gold leaf unto the wet mod podge without touching the glue. Allow to dry, and gentry brush off excess gold leaf. Reapply gold leaf if needed.
How to Seal Gold Leaf
- Apply the gold leaf, leaving it to cure overnight.
- Decide whether to apply the sealer with a brush or as a spray.
- Purchase a specially formulated sealer for use with metal leaf surfaces.
- Test the clear finish sealer on a test sample of leaf before using it on your project.