{"id":4347,"date":"2023-01-04T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/majakowalczykart.com\/?post_type=blog_post&p=4347"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:32:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:32:08","slug":"obrazy-mieniace-sie-zlotem-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/majakowalczykart.com\/en\/blog-post\/obrazy-mieniace-sie-zlotem-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Paintings shimmering with gold - TUTORIAL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Materials used:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Primed canvas 50\u00d770 cm<\/li>
Gold leaves<\/li>
MIXTON acrylic adhesive<\/li>
Acrylic security varnish<\/li>
Round washer with a diameter of 9 cm<\/li>
Black pastel in pencil to trace the background, possibly a pencil<\/li>
Acrylic paints:<\/li>
Amsterdam Lamp Black<\/li>
brown Burnt Umber by Winsor & Newton<\/li>
metallic bronze - Bronze by Liquitex<\/li>
paint and glue and varnish brushes<\/li>
2 cm wide paper tape<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gilded paintings are a very attractive element. They go great in many rooms adding elegance, glamour and a glamorous effect. They provide many opportunities to visualize the work by gently inserting reflections in the form of, for example, adding flakes of silver or gold when painting jewelry, which makes a particular element of the painting beautifully reflect light reflections - up to filling the entire background with flakes of schagmetal. The technique of applying this material requires some skill, but it is not a very complicated process. I hope the tutorial will make it easier for you to learn it and encourage you to try this material in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1. Paint the primed canvas black. For this we use a wide brush, well wetted in water. Acrylic paint dries quickly, so you need to keep the brush constantly wet to spread it easily. Most often, several coats are needed to adequately cover the canvas and avoid white transitions.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2. When the paint dries, we can proceed to create the inner frame, which will be covered with the gold leaves. To do this, we stick a paper tape around the canvas. From its inner side to the edge of the painting the distance should be 3 cm. The tape should have a delicate adhesive, which will prevent the paint from peeling off when removing the tape. It is enough if it is lightly attached to the ground. Glue the inner tape at a distance of 1 cm from the already glued strip.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3. In the next step, we will deal with the application of the gold leaves. To do this, we apply MIXTON glue, which is characterized by a milky color. After about 15-30 minutes, when the glue has become transparent, we can apply the gold leaves. These are thin flakes of gold, which should be handled very gently so that they are not damaged. I spread the sheet of gold leaf on the glue and I like to press it gently with my dry fingers, but you can also use a soft brush, a cotton swab or through the paper with which the gold flakes are lined. You should wash your hands as soon as you get them dirty with the glue and dry them well due to the fact that the gold will immediately stick to your fingers and not to the actual surface. It will also dab and roll. We leave the remnants of gold that are left on the sides for now to let the glue dry well, because if we try to get rid of the unglued gold leaves beforehand, the layer we want to keep may peel off. Anyway, some of the residue will be removed when removing the tape. The glue dries from 3 to 20 hours.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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4. Once the glue has dried, we can start peeling off the tape slowly and gently. I started from the outer side, trying to hold the tape not to the side, but slightly diagonally downward, so as not to tear the gold leaves from the frame. However, if it was torn off, just repaint the cavities with black paint, preferably with a flat brush, as precisely as possible. If the surface of the gold is still uneven, we level the sides with a flat brush, thus removing excess flakes that have not been glued. We clean the surface of the painting from the gold pieces with a soft and wide brush, then apply acrylic varnish to protect the delicate gold.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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5. The frame is already in place, so we can proceed to fill in the inner part of it. To start, you can trace a circle with black pastel from the pad, or paint the bottom of the pad with brown paint and then reflect it on the canvas. I opted for the second option, because with this layer the circles do not need to be so precise, after which I spread the brown paint inside the circles with a small brush. We spread the circles evenly across the canvas inside the frame.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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