Techniques in Glass Gilding
Materials
- Gilding leaf - Describing gold leaf, its alloys and other metals available as leaf
- Glass - Preparation and things to be aware of
Fundamental methods
- Water Gilding - Applying the leaf for a bright mirror finish
- Water sizes - Recipes for water size and other interesting facts
- Oil Gilding - Using oil-based size for a matt or satin finish
Lettering
- Basic lettering types - pictures of lettering types
- Lettering method - Patterns, marking it out and painting
- Sequence - Painting and gilding the elements in the right order
Additional methods and embellishment
- Texture - Applying textures to matt sections
- Engraving the gild - The original method for imposing a design
- Distressing the gild - Scratching and rubbing
- Glazes and layered colour - Some great effects with depth and complexity and colour
- Blended Gilding - Achieving a smooth transition from one colour gold to another
- Ink Patination - Ink added to water gilding for a fine antique patina
- Smoke Patination - Using smoke deposition for an interesting soft effect
- Chemical Patination - Experiments in oxidizing metal leaf
Miscellaneous techniques
- Marbling - Painted faux finishes, great for backgrounds
- Etched Glass - Gilding on sandblasted or acid etched
- Glue-Chipped glass - How it's done and how to gild it
- Mirrors - paints and silvering issues when creating decorative mirrors.
- Other types of gilding - Overview including hot and chemical methods.
