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This may have been done before, shoot, maybe I even saw it and my memory isn't clear.
But here it is: You know how when you're marbling,and you use a feather to make "veins"? Well what if you did that with some sizing and then applied varigated or real gold leaf? It would have that gold vein in quartz look. Maybe use ivories, off whites and tans, to make it look like quartz. It would probably also need some more sponging, to make the gold not lay on the surface everywhere.
Mike Languin(Man, I hope I spelled that right) does some way-cool work like this. Maybe I saw him do it allready.
Wish I had more time to experiment, oh well, put it on the to-do list.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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James... Thanks for the idea, buddy! I am working on a very special panel next week and I think I am gonna do exactly as you suggested! I don't care how ya came up with it...thanks. Love- JILL
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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The "TRICK" is to lay down a (SIZING or VARNISH) with your feather for the non-uniform LOOK. From there the Gold Leaf/Powder/Perlescent Dust/or even Beach Sand will adhere to the TACK. The amount of ideas is only limited to your imagination! Thinking (out of the box) is usally the key.
Hope this helps
-------------------- PKing is Pat King The Professor of SIGNOLOGY Posts: 3113 | From: Pompano Beach, FL. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Lay in the size with a feather - when it's at the right tack crumble some gold above it through a tea strainer with a dry brush (fitch or chip brush) and let it fall down like snowflakes. Mash it down flat with a sheet of wax paper. If you want a solid streak lay it directly onto the size like any other surface gild. Above all else ---
>>> have Fun <<<
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That's 5 more techniques and their offshoots I can come up with to stuff into my bag of tricks!!!
THANKS!!!!!!! And good thinkin folks!
-dan
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