[Jewelry making - Article 00128] - Re: [Orchid] Gold Foil

[Noel Yovovich]

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    Hi, Janet, As a former calligrapher, I can tell you that golf leaf,
    let alone gold foil, will not stick directly to paper. I don't know
    what "glair" is, but gesso is the usual. As an aside, for doing
    illuminated letters-- those gold ones with elaborate decoration
    around them in old manuscripts-- one depends on the fact that gold
    doesn't stick to paper. The part to be gilded is covered very
    carefully with gesso, even in tiny details. Then, after it is dry,
    the gold is applied and burnished down. A brush will wipe away
    everything that doesn't have gesso under it, so the gold is as
    detailed as one wishes. Multiple layers of gesso are used to create
    built-up letters. Believe it or not, coloring the gesso will change
    the way the gold looks, it is so thin, so the gesso is often red.
    The point about the layers of gesso is, you can probably control the
    texture by texturing the gesso with a brush when it is tacky (on
    maybe the third coat??) though I've never tried this. Good luck! 

--Noël



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