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That one's easy! If you are using an airbrush, you probably already have areas masked off or protected. If so, just apply a coat of clear varnish over the entire section (not so heavy that it tries to sag). While the varnish is still wet or tacky, airbrush away with almost any oil based paint you want--thinned with the appropriate thinner, or mixed with clear varnish. Use transparent colors for the best effects if you are going to leaf behind it after it dries.
Mike Jackson
-------------------- Mike Jackson Golden Era Studios Jackson Hole, Wy www.goldenstudios.com/ Posts: 390 | From: PO Box 7850 | Registered: Nov 1998
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Not having very much experience with an airbrush, just let me say that I would be thinking in terms of spraying Lacryl or Gripflex onto the glass. I know they're made for plastics, but having used TONS of the stuff, it seems to me like they would spray well, dry fast, and make a beautiful fade under the gold leaf. The Lacryl is especially transparent. It's pretty tough paint, and they also make a clear.
Well,that's my approach to the subject...good luck with whatever you use...
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