Any of you ever do gold leaf on etched glass? Is it possible? Does it look bad, cool?
I was thinking of etching a flat glass with a design and then putting gold leaf in the etched areas but didn't know if it was a dumb idea or not!! Thanks!
[ December 05, 2001: Message edited by: Amy Brown ]
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
It will work but not have the brilliance that regular gilding produces. Give it a try and see how you like the results.
[ December 04, 2001: Message edited by: Raymond Chapman ]
Posted by jmathel (Member # 526) on :
Amy, If you are talking about gilding sandblasted glass, you are not going to have a lot of luck. If you are talking about acid etched glass, it can be done, and it looks good, but it's kind of tricky. Mainly you need to use a fairly strong gelatin size and be VERY careful when you burnish the gold. The same goes for glue chipped glass.
The real expert on this stuff is Rick Glawson at Esoteric Sign Supply. You might want to talk to Rick about his "Angel Gild". Esoteric is a merchant here. A couple of other experts on glass art are Mike Jackson and Kent Smith.
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
I have gilded etched (sandblasted) glass. First coat your etched area with Frog Juice, which reduces the white frosting effect, then when its hard dry, size with lefranc slow size (with no pigment) and gild as you would a surface-gilding job. If you have heavy glass (at least quarter-inch plate) you can blast quite deep, and the resulting gilded surfaces will appear three-dimensional. It's a very cool effect. If you've ever seen the incredible piece David Smith did for the last British Letterhead meet (it was the centerpiece in AMAL last year) this is how he created the central copy.
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Thanks guys! I might give that a shot Cam. Thanks!
