Heart of gold

[Javi]

Hello there,

 

It was about to time for me to start practicing some gold gilding, so I did. I read and re-read the “how-to” about ten times and practice with water in useless plates before attempting. I had a very annoying three-legged ring stand, an alcohol lamp, hair pliers (or whatever is called), trays, distilled water and a shaky hand.

 

The first attempt ended up resembling a Munch’s oil painting. The second and last attempt seemed much better, meaning, I didn’t ruin the image. One thing is what you read and the other is what you do. My question is: does anyone have a video/picture of the process? I searched but to no avail. It would be interesting to see the plate evolution during gilding.

 

In any case, I attach the non-gilded vs- gilded trials for everyone to scorn.

 

Cheers,

 

Javi

 

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[Pobboravsky]

Hi Javi,

Scorn, schmorn – Munch’s painting go for big bucks. You should be celebrating.

The gilding of the second image looks good.

Remarkably good results for the first two tries.

Cheers, indeed,

Irv

[Andy Stockton]

Looks like a decent beginning to me, and if Irv says so – feedback doesn’t get any better than that… You might consider making a video of your own process and posting it to get additional pointers.

[Javi]

Hi, indeed, thank you for the (much needed) words of encouragement. I will definitely try to record the process next time I give it a try to the gold rush.

I was about to add another entry but I might as well this post to ask two more questions:

– I have read in some posts people develop the Becqs with 2 layers of Rubylith instead of with just one layer. Why? Is there any evidence/experience that suggests the 2 layers are better than just one in terms of results?

Thank you!!!

Javi

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