Article · Realism Today
A Quickstart Guide to Gilding for Oil Painters
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
A painter's six-step process for a gilded panel: sanding gesso, layering burnishing clay, applying water size, laying leaf with a gilder's tip, burnishing with agate, then painting in oil over the gold, with timing notes and photos.
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