soooo..after reading & seeing some different kinds of gold leaf..german, italian. then the sizing.. slow, quick..i'm wondering if someone would like to share what brands they use(& supplier), that works in the northeast climate. i'm not getting fancy with the little burnishing(?)tool..just looking to gold leaf v carves to start. thanks in advance.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Karyn give me call this morning I'll go over it with ya!
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
Hi Karyn, you will get various opinions here, everyone has their favorites. After many years of working with gold, my favorite is German gold, 23kt glass gold,loose. After using others, I found it much easier to work with. As far as size, the same thing, tried others and found LeFranc to be the best. Especially the slow size when doing carved signs. Suppliers are Sepp Leaf, Barclay and Art Essentials.Good luck.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Karyn, the gold changes not only from manufacturers but seasonally. Who had the best last year might not still be on top. If you called the sales folks they can tell you the current hot seller. If you buy it from a regular sign supply house it's probably priced high and old stock. If you called Esoteric you'd get the scoop from folks that use the gold they sell and are regularly trying different golds. They know which gold is better for what.
Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Well I don't get to do as many gold leafed jobs as I would like, but my advice is......
Go with the slow. It dries more evenly and gives you much longer time to leaf. And the longer you wait the better the burnish.
wish I had a gold leaf job to do. shucks.
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
Hey Cheryl- Put some gold on your panel!!
I haven't worked with gold enough to tell difference, but I like the end result better with the LeFranc's slow size.
Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Yeah Terry! Great idea. I have to get different do0~~~~~~~daDs for my panel as they are way too big....maybe I will Gold LeAf THEM!!! YEAH Thanks Terry!!
Yippity Doo Dah.....I get to leaf my dooDads!!!!
Posted by Bruce Deveau (Member # 1600) on :
Hello Karyn, I strongly suggest the Smith/LeBlanc book "Gold Leaf Techniques." I've been gilding for 25 years and still keep a copy for reference. I've had good luck with Art Essentials of New York and I like their German Slow size over LaFranc.
Bruce Deveau
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
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