Water Gilding - White Gold over Black Clay

Water gilding 12k white gold leaf over black clay. C&J Frame number A561. Thin coats of gliders liquor (water, alcohol and glue) are brushed onto the frame. The gold leaf is applied on top of this water using a gilders tip. As the water evaporates the leaf will adhere to the frame. Once dry it is ready for burnishing with agate stones.

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• water gilding
• custom frames
• museum frames
• white gold
• gilding
• gold leaf
• picture frames

[rachelwynn]

Holy shit! That's so cool! He was like " wa pa" and that brush was there, then "wa pa" it's gone! Wa pa,

[Peaceluvjojo]

Nice!